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HORTUS USA®'s HORTUS IBA WATER SOLUBLE SALTS® FACT SHEET
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Hortus IBA Water Soluble Salts make fresh IBA (K-IBA) rooting solutions for plant propagation from cuttings.This unique product is US EPA registered for use in greenhouses, nurseries, and technical programs.
• MAKING ROOTING SOLUTIONS: Use SPRAY DRIP DOWN with HORTUS IBA WATER SOLUBLE SALTS when doing foliar spray applications. Use water to dissolve the powder. These solutions are free of alcohol and active solvents. No mix agitation is done. The powders stay in solution to over 100,000 ppm IBA (K-IBA), and NEVER drop out! High rates can be used to make stock solutions for decanting into production tanks. Solutions are close to pH neutral. No other products, or technical IBA and K-IBA, can be made into such stable solutions and at such high concentrations.
K-IBA is the water soluble version of IBA obtained in solutions of Hortus IBA Water Soluble Salts.
• STORAGE: Dry HORTUS IBA WATER SOLUBLE SALTS in the original package have un-limited life. There is useful keeping life of solutions.
• SPRAY DIP DOWN with HORTUS IBA WATER SOLUBLE SALTS rooting solutions are used by foliar spray application. Basal & Foliar Solution Methods have ZERO HOUR REI and no required re-entry PPE. HORTUS IBA WATER SOLUBLE SALTS are used by any IBA or K-IBA solution method specified in technical literature or books and others.
• WORLD FAMOUS: When using HORTUS IBA WATER SOLUBLE SALTS ® you can see SPRAY DRIP DOWN when foliar applying solutions. "FOLIAR" is specified by your URC supplier
Propagate Plants from Cuttings Using Solutions.
- Take plant cuttings, usually stem, root or leaf cuttings.
- Woody cuttings are usually wounded by making a 3/4" notch at the basal end. Herbaceous cuttings are not wounded.
- With SPRAY DRIP DOWN you see HORTUS IBA WATER SOLUBLE SALTS correctly used.
- Make up a fresh HORTUS IBA WATER SOLUBLE SALTS solution using the appropriate concentration.
- > Using FOLIAR APPLICATION first plant then treat.
- > Using the IMMERSION, QUICK DIP, or the TOTAL IMMERSE: first treat then plant.
- Take care of the cuttings.
Total Immerse and Foliar spray application can be used interchangeably. The active ingredients are absorbed into the leaves and stems the transported to the basal end where it induces root formation.
The active ingredients are transported through the phloem to the basal end. It induces cell diffusion and root induction in the presence of oxygen and water.
These methods retard bud formation; the cuttings to put their energy into root formation.
Why is HORTUS IBA WATER SOLUBLE SALTS at 20% IBA?
The US EPA approved ingredients panel reads
Indole Butyric Acid (IBA) 20%
PREPARING A HORTUS IBA WATER SOLUBLE SALTS ROOTING SOLUTION
- Weigh the required amount of Hortus IBA Water Soluble Salts.
- Measure by weight not volume: do not scoop.
- Use tap water from 60F to about ~110F (water temperature used for hand washing). At higher temperature Salts dissolve fastest.
- Do not dissolve HORTUS IBA WATER SOLUBLE SALTS in liquids other than water.
- Mix: dissolve HORTUS IBA WATER SOLUBLE SALTS in water.
- Add water to the mixing container to bring the Rooting Solution to the final volume.
- Apply the solution by the selected method.
- After use, dispose of the solution as described in the ‘Storage and Disposal’ statements on the product label.
AVOID CROSS CONTAMINATION OF SOLUTIONS
- For the Total Immerse, Basal Quick Dip and Basal Long Soak dispose of Rooting Solutions between plant lots to avoid cross contamination.
- Using FOLIAR SPRAY you can visualize the HORTUS IBA WATER SOLUBLE SALTS solution by SPRAY DRIP DOWN®. Used one time, there is no cross-contamination. Solutions can be used completely.
STORAGE OF DRY PRODUCTS
HORTUS IBA WATER SOLUBLE SALTS are provided dry. Store dry products at room temperature. They do not require refrigeration. The dry products will be fully active for many years. The dry product is sensitive to humidity. Store them dry to avoid caking and difficulty to dissolve. Store the dry products in their original sealable labeled containers.
ROOTING SOLUTION WATER QUALITY
Ordinary tap water is usually used to make HORTUS IBA WATER SOLUBLE SALTS Rooting Solutions. If the Rooting Solution is clear, having a small amount of particles, then the active ingredient is in solution and ready to use.
Hard, well or pond water may reduce solubility; in those cases use another source such as filtered or demineralized water.
STORAGE OF UN-USED ROOTING SOLUTIONS
Stock and production Solutions made with Hortus IBA Water Soluble Salts maintain full potency for several days when kept in a closed container, at room temperature and normal light.
Simple Tip to PRE-MEASURE SALTS: RE-USE EMPTY CONTAINERS
To batch measure DRY HORTUS IBA WATER SOLUBLE SALTS and save for later, save empty Hortus IBA Water Soluble Salts containers with original covers and labels. If a particular powder weight is used for production tank loads, measure that amount. Put the weighed powder into the re-used empty containers. Cover securely. Mark the containers with the weight and save to make solutions later.
SPRAY DRIP DOWN® is a unique way to visualize foliar spray application of HORTUS IBA WATER SOLUBLE SALTS.
- First plant the cuttings.
- Spray the solution evenly over the cuttings until drops go down to the media.
FOLIAR SPRAY APPLICATION
Herbaceous Cuttings, Chrysanthemum, Begonia, Dieffenbachia, Heath, Hibiscus, etc.:
- Hortus IBA Water Soluble Salts @50-250 ppm IBA
For cuttings which take a long time to root, or when roots of cuttings are killed by root fungus periodically spray solution on leaves and stems until drip down into media:
- Hortus IBA Water Soluble Salts @50-250 ppm IBA
TOTAL IMMERSE APPLICATION.
- First totally immerse the cuttings in the solution for a few seconds.
- Plant the cuttings.
- You can use a basket to dip the cuttings in a tub, not placing too many cuttings in the solution at once.
- Allow time for the solution to dry on the cuttings before watering, misting or covering.
- Broad leaf cuttings are especially suited for this method.
- The temperature of the solution should be at least equal to the cutting temperature.
- A cold solution temperature causes the stomata of the cuttings close; the amount of active ingredients absorbed is reduced.
Herbaceous Cuttings, Chrysanthemum, Plumbago, Ivy, Clematis, Delphinium, Lavender, Ficus, Potted Rose Bushes, etc.:
- Hortus IBA Water Soluble Salts
@50-250 ppm IBA, Softwood Cuttings, Buddleia (Butterfly Bush), Hydrangea, Pieris, Hedera (Ivy), etc.:
- Hardwood Cuttings, Conifers, etc.:
Hortus IBA Water Soluble Salts @200-500 ppm IBA
BASAL LONG SOAK
- Use the Basal Long Soak Method on cuttings which are more difficult to root or are more woody.
- A long soak of the cuttings in a low concentration solution causes the plant tissues to absorb the active ingredients.
- Use this method on plants which may be sensitive to high concentration used in the Quick Dip Method.
- Immerse the basal end of cuttings approximately one inch in the solution for 12-25 hours nominal.
- Plant the cuttings immediately or cuttings can be stored in cold storage.
Hortus IBA Water Soluble Salts:
- Herbaceous cuttings: 50-150 ppm IBA
- Herbaceous and Woody Cuttings, including hard to root cuttings and rootstocks: 150-250 ppm IBA
QUICK DIP
- First treat the cuttings then plant them.
- Immerse the basal end of cuttings approximately one inch in the solution for a few seconds.
- Plant the cuttings immediately.
Use the lowest possible concentration to achieve the desired results.
- Excess concentration may result in reduced numbers of roots formed, phyto toxicity, shock, excessive callus, and rooting inequality.
RATES: QUICK DIP
Herbaceous Cuttings, Tropical Plants, House Plants, Roses, etc.:
Hortus IBA Water Soluble Salts @150-500 ppm IBA
Chrysanthemum: Hortus IBA Water Soluble Salts @200-500 ppm IBA.
Softwood Cuttings:
Hortus IBA Water Soluble Salts @500-1000 ppm IBA.
Hardwood Cuttings:
ortus IBA Water Soluble Salts @500-2000 ppm IBA.
Difficult to Root Cuttings:
Hortus IBA Water Soluble Salts @5000-10000 ppm IBA. |
