Many people use rooting agents when transplanting seedlings while gardening or flower cultivation. In fact, you can make rooting agents at home, and one effective option is using brown sugar. Below is the secret formula for rooting with brown sugar:
Secret Formula 1:
Mixture of Wood Ash and Brown Sugar: As widely known, wood ash itself has rooting and sterilizing effects, while brown sugar serves as a rooting additive. The combination of these two substances works well for rooting, and it's safe, environmentally friendly, simple, and affordable.
Method: Take 1 pound of wood ash, 50 grams of brown sugar, mix with 8-10 pounds of water, stir well, let it sit for a day, then use it to irrigate the roots of vegetable seedlings. It can be used for transplanting and planting, promoting rapid root development.
2. Aspirin and Brown Sugar: Aspirin has been used as a rooting agent for many years, primarily in horticulture and flower cultivation. Aspirin contains a substance called salicylic acid, which promotes root growth.
Method: Take 30 aspirin tablets, grind them into powder, add 100 grams of brown sugar, mix with 30 pounds of water. When transplanting vegetable seedlings or other seedlings, soak the roots in this solution for 30 minutes for good rooting effects. If used for root irrigation, double the water.
3. Potassium Dihydrogen Phosphate and Brown Sugar: Potassium dihydrogen phosphate is known to promote root growth. Many people use it alone for root irrigation. By adding a little brown sugar to potassium dihydrogen phosphate, the effect becomes different.
Method: Take 50 grams of potassium dihydrogen phosphate, 50 grams of brown sugar, mix with 30 pounds of water. When transplanting vegetable seedlings, pour this solution onto the roots, or dip the roots in water, then transplant. If used for irrigation, double the water.
Effectiveness and Functions of Brown Sugar in Crops:
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Nutrient Supplementation: Brown sugar contains a large amount of vitamins, amino acids, glucose, zinc, iron, chromium, manganese, and other trace elements. These nutrients can be directly absorbed by crop leaves, especially effective during seedling and winter greenhouse cultivation.
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Disease Prevention and Control: Spraying urea + brown sugar solution during the flowering and fruiting period of crops can thicken the leaves, significantly improve photosynthesis, and enhance crop disease resistance, especially effective against viral diseases and powdery mildew.
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Relief from Pesticide Damage: Spraying a solution of brown sugar + gibberellin after pesticide damage can help plants recover and quickly alleviate pesticide damage.
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Yield Increase: Spraying a solution of brown sugar + potassium dihydrogen phosphate in the late stage of crop growth can prevent premature aging of plants, supplement almost all the nutrients needed for crop growth and development, significantly increasing yield.
Above are the introductions to the secret formula for rooting with brown sugar. These three rooting solutions are super easy to prepare and can be used for planting, transplanting, and irrigation. Feel free to give them a try!
