Cloning with cinnamon / Making your own cloning gel

Tried cinnamon with no extra positive reactions to just water alone, clonex is your best bet as already said, last ages and can mix it down with water to further help root out.

heard of it. have not tried it, people also dip shit in honey then into potatoes and bury it. its all old wife's tails to me. It like saying how cinnamon is a fungicide or kills gnats in the soil but its not part of out common troubleshooting steps to ride ourselves of these things. plus after the cinnamon is spent it would just mold on the soil surface. https://www.gardenmyths.com/cinnamon-stop-damping-off-seedlings/ https://www.gardenmyths.com/best-rooting-hormones/ Best thing to do is just by a IBA extract and use it. clone gel or the powder and it will last years. small bottle of IBA is cheep. The one I use had three versions with IBA percentages. #1 0.1% | #2 0.4% | #3 0.8%, #1 is the most readily available. Or don't use anything as plants will make do.

Aloe vera is ideal as a rooting powder alternative because it contains glucomannans, amino acids, sterols, and vitamins. Studies show that these help many types of species develop more and stronger roots when growing cuttings or propagating via air layering. Other substances that can be used as rooting hormone alternatives include: Aloe vera gel Cinnamon powder Honey Cow dung Willow juice Apple cider vinegar Indole-3-butyric acid (IBA): The active ingredient in Clonex, IBA is a plant hormone that promotes root growth. The concentration of IBA varies by color of the gel: Green: 1.5 g/L IBA Purple: 3.0 g/L IBA Red: 8.0 g/L IBA Anti-fungal agents: Protect cuttings from fungal and microbial infections Vitamins and minerals: Provide nutrients for new roots 2-Hydroxyethyl cellulose: A viscosifier Indole-3-butyric acid (IBA) is found in many plant species, including: Maize: IBA has been isolated from the leaves and seeds of maize. It can be biosynthesized in maize from IAA and other compounds. Pea: IBA has been identified in pea plants. Arabidopsis: IBA is naturally present in Arabidopsis thaliana, a model plant used in genetic studies. Willow: IBA can be extracted from plants in the Salix (Willow) genus. to prepare IBA 2000 ppm solution? Weigh 1g of IBA powder and dissolve it in 50ml of Methanol or Ethyl alcohol. Make the volume up to 500ml with water. Store the solution in colored bottle, as it is sensitive to light. Personally I'd mix my own with Aloe vera/water.

Just buy Clonex and know that results will be successful.............a small jar will last years and treat many, many cuttings. Honey is supposed to also work, but........... Just buy Clonex and get guaranteed results.

I've never heard of using cinnamon. I know willow trees naturally contain extra amounts of hormones responsible for rooting and homemade rooting hormones are sometimes made using them steeping the bark. Honestly you can root cuttings without any hormones at all. Personally, I'd just buy the real thing.