Re: Willow cuttings

[Scott Pittman <pci@permaculture-inst.org>]

The said hormone is gibberellin a plant groth regulator that
are produced by a fugus (Gibberella fujikuroi) and acts like an
auxin.  It differs from an auxin in that it stimulates bud formation
as well as shoot and root growth.
Scott 

At 01:08 PM 10/5/00 +0200, you wrote:
> >helps to induce the rooting of other
> cuttings. Soak other cuttings in the
> > water where the willow cuttings were and they will produce roots
> quicker
> and
> > more prolifically.
>
> soaking the tips of new willowshoots in spring is even better -
> conatins
> huge amounts of said hormone - and put in screwtop jars this growthwater
> has
> lasted me over a year without going bad.
>
>
> georg
>
>
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