What it is
A product with rooting hormone (almost always indole-3-butyric acid, an auxin) that tells the cut stem it has to grow roots. It comes as a gel, a powder or a liquid.
Why gel
The gel sticks to the cut and seals it: it keeps air out of the stem (a bubble inside can kill the clone) and fungi too, and the hormone stays right where the roots will come out.
How to use
- Put a little gel in a separate cap (never dip the clone in the jar: it contaminates it).
- Cut the clone and dip its base, 1 or 2 cm, in the gel.
- Push it into the substrate without pressing, so the gel doesn't smear off.
- Throw out what's left in the cap.
Watch out
With light, heat and air the hormone breaks down: an open jar doesn't last long and is kept closed, in a cool, dark place. Without rooting gel, cannabis clones still root, just more slowly and with more losses.
▲ Pros
- Clones start with more health and less stress
- Fewer die in the tray
- They start 2 days ahead
▼ Cons
- Only works for clones
🎮 Practice it in UnderGrow
It's called rooting gel and it's an optional add-on (shop › add-ons). You pick it when taking clones ("with rooting gel") and it uses 1 use per clone. When planted they start with more health, less stress and 2 game days (2 real h) ahead, and fewer die in the tray. The open jar expires after 30 game days (30 real h).
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