@JimmyBHarvests, Honey's main antifungal and antibacterial properties are due to the high concentration of sugar in honey. The concentration of sugar makes it just about impossible for bacteria and fungus to grow. Enzymes do play a role in this but they are usually dead after a month or so of storage.. maybe even sooner. So, when you dilute honey in water, you are effectively creating a haven for bacteria and other microorganisms. Honey dips for rooting should be a straight dip into no-diluted honey and into potting mixture, not water. FYI , I am a beekeeper, and storing honey is an important part of being a beekeeper.
Great info here, thanks for sharing it Joe! Looks to be exactly in line with what I found in my testing. Unfortunately, much of the internet recommends boiling the honey first - which clearly harms the plant's ability to propagate.
Clear language for non English speakers, I will plant using honey as a rooting hormone next week my brother, you have changed my life. I live is South Africa, Cape town. Thank you- Enkosi.
Next time you do something like this I'd suggest a bigger sample size, because from my understanding, normally some cuttings just do better than others and it's possible it could have been a coincidence
If you're going to spend money on honey, buy raw, local honey. Store-bought honey is allowed (by law) to contain other ingredients such as corn syrup. Read the label!
@@kelsimiller994 how do you know I didn’t watch the video?? Maybe YOU didn’t watch the video- it concludes that unpasteurised honey has the best result- better than using only water.
Thank you for doing multiple tests and not one, here-it's-how-it-is, solution because I'm an expert. Like you, I am an explorer in continue development and levels of understanding, learning and doing.
Thanks for the support! Ive found that a lot of content on gardening subjects tells you to do something, but doesn't ever prove if it works. While my experiments aren't perfect and have small samples, my aim is to show people how things actually turn out. Thanks again for the support!
You were right when honey is heated too much it loses the medical properties I think the same applies if it gets too cold that’s why it’s usually kept room temp
Thank you for doing this video! This makes all the sense in the world and proves what the Internet and other YT videos as wrong information. I am definitely going to raw honey route with distilled or reverse osmosis water. It’s only a dollar at Walmart
So...i believe since the tap water has chlorine and other antibacterial/antifungal components from the water plant, this may have givin the water more shelf life and a way to resist fungus and bacterial growth. This means that if you had covered the pasteurized bottles you may have gotten less fungal growth. Perhaps boiling the tap water weakened the chlorine presence. Just a thought.
your both honey pasteurized (heat treated) so it will not crystalize in cold temp. Last time i have checked, your pasteurized (bear shape) honey contain some chemicals (honey aroma) but not sure if it's same brand. Peace from overseas!
I’m interested in this because right now I am making molasses/honey water for my plants. I have a multitude of different honeys. I’m using Manuka honey. It is a powerful honey with many beneficial properties. I figure if it’s the best kind of honey for everything else it should also be the best for this stuff!
Any scientist or engineer who appreciates statistics. No conclusions can be drawn from this video. For example the raw honey dip was slightly ahead of the control…. Is this within the normal variation one would expect if the OP had done several controls. Do you think all the controls would have exact same lengths? Unlikely so then is honey dipped really make any difference we don’t know useless video
Wow man nice video it's January and I just purchased a song of Jamaica in India and I noticed it's just a cutting which is not even rooted .temperature is 8-20°c here. I have kept it in a water mixture of honey and cinnamon please give me some recommendations so it can root faster without rotting. Should I keep it in that mixture permanently? Btw nice video I m ur subscriber now.
I had the best success dipping in cinnamon/honey then keeping the plant in plain water. Patience is key. Change the water every couple of days. Best of luck!
Boiled off chlorine in tap water removes the antiseptic quality. Then adding a carbohydrate such as honey will create a breeding ground for the airborne bacteria that ends up in the solution.
Great video! I don’t understand what I do wrong. I can’t get any clones to root, even after 2 weeks. Literally did your exact steps 🤦🏾♂️. Very informative video though
Boiling water is hot. It will probably kill of any bacteria in the Honey. Mildly warming it might work a little as heat generally is good for most bacteria.
Cheers, I have experimented a little with honey towards the end of the bloom phase. I heard malasis works better, keep up these great videos. So helpful.
I've worked with powdered root hormone, plain water and processed honey. I'm going to try molasses next. So far it seems providing the right moisture and light is key. I use a dome lid with open vents to keep humidity , but not so much as to create mold or fungus.
The jars are white because I often grow plants in them, and reservoirs with nutrients need to keep out the sun to prevent algae growth. If you’re just propagating plants, clear or opaque work the same.
....also, not all clippings, but especially with tomato clippings, they tend to grow better, develope longer , bigger tomato plants by shaving the side of the root in water....the clipping will have more root developement soreading/appearing by having shaved one side of the tomato root clipping. I started a propagating experment 3 mo ths ago with blueberry clippings....but shaving the side had no effect/ better or worse with bluberry propagating
The very first cutting you put in the raw honey jar fell completely into the jar apparently, as it disappeared when you were doing the second cutting. You taped them up, but you pointed out that that first cutting had roots started higher on the stem, and the dunking might have been the reason.
A great observation Lynn! I dont think that the momentary submersion would have led to the increased rooting, but to your point it could have. Thanks for sharing!
Sorry if this question has been asked before but when you tried this method, how many hours of light did you give them? Also did you change the water at all? Or did you keep the same water until they were ready to be put in the soil?
I topped up the water, but didn’t do full changes. Full water changes every couple days definitely won’t hurt though. As for lighting these plants had maybe 1-3 hours of direct light each day, and then 10-11 hours of indirect light throughout the rest of the day. Just keep an eye on the leaves of your plants- if they are drying out, give less light.
Your boiled honey results were not at all surprising. You were essentially making weak mead! If you had let the water cool down completely first, you'd have some pretty good alcohol production going on (at least in the raw honey). The pellicle on the top of the raw boiled honey is exactly what you'd expect from a contaminated brew. I'm a little surprised that the raw honey dip did anything at all, though. The video was very intriguing! Thanks for posting it!
So some clippings, they seem to do really well regardless of the process, but for my blueberry clipplings and wild flowers i use the Miracle Grow fast rooting powder. I use sterile sheers to clip with, then wet my stem, then dip in the powder miracle grow fast root. Tap off any excess. Use a pencil to make a tiny hole/not to scrap off any of the powder on the stems, and put into either water or perlite. The blueberry clippings seem to do better in perlite. I use old clear vegetable bags you get from the grocery store that they have in the vegetable section to bag your veggies. they are fairly see through and light. I usually take 2 of the clippings sitting in jars/keg cups and put them in the bag. i loosely tie off the bags on top. It causes more of a greenhouse effect while keeping the moisture locked in. I only check on them once every 7-10 days to add more water...if perlite, i add just enough water so that i see about an inch of water sitting at the bottom. I also make sure at time of clippings at an angle to shave the side allowing more surface stem/roots to form more easily.
...i usually use both methods for propagating - water in jars and in perlite- i like to use both and double my chances of success, but i feel like the perlite method to be slightly more successful. Regardless, I always use the Fast root powder. For things like blueberry/wild flower clippings it takes a bit of time, but seems to help. As you already know, for most vegetables and things like green onions water seems to work just fine and for a lot of vegetable clippings they seem to be not too fussy
@@JimmyBHarvests yeah, so basically they germinate lentils, like for 5 days until therey have roots, and then they blend it and strain it, the liquid obtained is the root growth enhancer agent, im going to test it too
Which DIY rooting hormones work best? Find out here: th-cam.com/video/uQp2NfC0-kg/w-d-xo.html
Finally some real answers and results instead of just trying to sell me growth products
That was the goal! Happy to hear you appreciated it!
@@JimmyBHarvests Trying the method now on some random plants I took from nearby vines let's see how many times it takes before I'm successful
@@cephalonplant40872 years ago, i’m a little late. but how’d it work just in case u remenber😂
It’s amazing for cannabis like make sure it’s raw honey
@JimmyBHarvests, Honey's main antifungal and antibacterial properties are due to the high concentration of sugar in honey. The concentration of sugar makes it just about impossible for bacteria and fungus to grow. Enzymes do play a role in this but they are usually dead after a month or so of storage.. maybe even sooner. So, when you dilute honey in water, you are effectively creating a haven for bacteria and other microorganisms. Honey dips for rooting should be a straight dip into no-diluted honey and into potting mixture, not water. FYI , I am a beekeeper, and storing honey is an important part of being a beekeeper.
Great info here, thanks for sharing it Joe! Looks to be exactly in line with what I found in my testing. Unfortunately, much of the internet recommends boiling the honey first - which clearly harms the plant's ability to propagate.
Yes people don’t understand that if you delute honey in water it’s no longer considered antibacterial
The kudos in Comments are overwhelmingly right-on! I just want to add that you made it look simple, but the work is all there to see. Thank you
Thanks for the support, Margret! 🙏🙏
Clear language for non English speakers, I will plant using honey as a rooting hormone next week my brother, you have changed my life. I live is South Africa, Cape town. Thank you- Enkosi.
Love to hear it, Enkosi! Good luck with your plants!
I love your experiment videos, I'm a seasoned grower but I'm still learning a LOT from your videos. +1 subscriber and fan!
Love to hear it, Joan! 🙏🙏😊
Next time you do something like this I'd suggest a bigger sample size, because from my understanding, normally some cuttings just do better than others and it's possible it could have been a coincidence
Definitely agree
Was thinking the same thing
If you're going to spend money on honey, buy raw, local honey. Store-bought honey is allowed (by law) to contain other ingredients such as corn syrup. Read the label!
Reading the label is key! As long as the only ingredient is honey, we are good to go, right?
Clear, concise, precise instructions and demonstrations. Thank you.
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I’m about to use honey as a rooting hormone and this is SUPER useful thank you!!
Good luck with your plants!
You didn't even watch the video. You don't even need honey. You can just use water
@@kelsimiller994 how do you know I didn’t watch the video?? Maybe YOU didn’t watch the video- it concludes that unpasteurised honey has the best result- better than using only water.
@@kelsimiller994 I know plants and I know propagation. No need to presumptuously comment that I’m uninformed.
@@theadraghici2960 How did it go? I am about to try it out but not sure if i have raw honey.
i used aloe for the past 5 years or so now and its my rooting hormone of choice, the raw honey works great too have used it many times.
So in general regular tap water seems the safer choice :D Thank you for the video! So interesting and compelling!
Idk… tap water is hardly safe for human consumption lol.
By far the best and most scientific of the videos in this genre iv seen so far, thank you!
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I literally love this dude!! He has almost all of the answers to my weed questions!
🙏😁 happy to hear you're enjoying the content! Thanks!
Thank you for doing multiple tests and not one, here-it's-how-it-is, solution because I'm an expert. Like you, I am an explorer in continue development and levels of understanding, learning and doing.
Thanks for the support! Ive found that a lot of content on gardening subjects tells you to do something, but doesn't ever prove if it works. While my experiments aren't perfect and have small samples, my aim is to show people how things actually turn out. Thanks again for the support!
Dude... This is a brilliant video. Very informative, well structured and well executed. Good work bro
Thanks bro greatly appreciate the support! 🙏🙏
Raw honey is the clear winner. Thanks for making this video
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You were right when honey is heated too much it loses the medical properties I think the same applies if it gets too cold that’s why it’s usually kept room temp
Thank you for doing this video! This makes all the sense in the world and proves what the Internet and other YT videos as wrong information. I am definitely going to raw honey route with distilled or reverse osmosis water. It’s only a dollar at Walmart
Great stuff thanks Kenpo! Good luck with your plants
Nice video. Low on the B.S. high on the information is always a pleasure.
That’s the goal! Glad to hear you enjoyed it thanks bro!
Thank you!
I love the experiments! Awesome channel, I really like your approach :)
Thanks Ruan, appreciate the love! 🙏🙏
Nicely done video. Thanks for the time and effort to make and post this.
Thanks Hartford, greatly appreciated! 🙏😁
Never considered honey, but fascinated with your results.
Seems like it works to me!
Thank you was the smartest simplest video i have seen thank you 😊
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This is tremendously helpful and good hard science with solid results, no BS#& whatsoever too. Love it and thank you for doing this! 🙏👍👍☺️
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Great video. Well done with comparison of different applications.
I will subscribe and follow you.
Greatly appreciated!!
What agreat vid, nice job bro!
I’ve also seen cuttings dipped in honey and placed in potting soil. Ever done that?
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Thus was wonderful, thank you so much for doing it for us!
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Thanks Jimmy, that looks too easy :D
Thank you so much. This test really helps.
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Always love your comparisons and test.
Thanks Toonz!
Thank you for sharing God bless you
That's a thorough experiment! Great work
Glad you liked it! Thanks!
The best video on TH-cam.
Thanks for the kind words, Renato!!
Well done son
Great research
thank you for your experiment. 👍👍👍
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thank you. Simply and Clearly Explained.
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Really interesting, thanks very much😊
Thanks for making this video
"Water from my tap, simple as that" 😌
Great Work. Keep it up.
- Sensei Growth
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So...i believe since the tap water has chlorine and other antibacterial/antifungal components from the water plant, this may have givin the water more shelf life and a way to resist fungus and bacterial growth. This means that if you had covered the pasteurized bottles you may have gotten less fungal growth. Perhaps boiling the tap water weakened the chlorine presence. Just a thought.
Definitely possible!
This was well done! You explained everything so that I can understand it. I will attempt this with Red maple tree. Thanks so much.
Best of luck with your tree!
Next saterday i should know if it worked I'll come back and let you know how i did. Thanks
Cool man. Thanks for the information
The thing is, most supermarket honey isn't really honey, only honey from a beekeeper is the real deal, with all the enzymes etc.
Oh my honey does work
Nice experiment, love to see more
Thanks for the kind words. I’ve tested a few different substances in this way on my channel, hope you enjoy the rest too!
thanks man as always interesting stuff
great video
GREAT VIDEO!!!
your both honey pasteurized (heat treated) so it will not crystalize in cold temp. Last time i have checked, your pasteurized (bear shape) honey contain some chemicals (honey aroma) but not sure if it's same brand. Peace from overseas!
With regard to the boiled honey with stuff growing in it, congrats, you discovered mead! :-)
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I’m interested in this because right now I am making molasses/honey water for my plants. I have a multitude of different honeys. I’m using Manuka honey. It is a powerful honey with many beneficial properties. I figure if it’s the best kind of honey for everything else it should also be the best for this stuff!
Who would thumbs down this excellent content?
😂 great question! Thanks for the kind words!!
Any scientist or engineer who appreciates statistics. No conclusions can be drawn from this video. For example the raw honey dip was slightly ahead of the control…. Is this within the normal variation one would expect if the OP had done several controls. Do you think all the controls would have exact same lengths? Unlikely so then is honey dipped really make any difference we don’t know useless video
Loved your experiment!!
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Wow , how interesting, nice one , thank you
Thanks for the support! 🙏🙏
Wow man nice video it's January and I just purchased a song of Jamaica in India and I noticed it's just a cutting which is not even rooted .temperature is 8-20°c here. I have kept it in a water mixture of honey and cinnamon please give me some recommendations so it can root faster without rotting. Should I keep it in that mixture permanently? Btw nice video I m ur subscriber now.
I had the best success dipping in cinnamon/honey then keeping the plant in plain water. Patience is key. Change the water every couple of days. Best of luck!
Boiled off chlorine in tap water removes the antiseptic quality. Then adding a carbohydrate such as honey will create a breeding ground for the airborne bacteria that ends up in the solution.
Thanks for the explanation Chester! Lot of tutorials on the internet saying to boil the water, I’m glad we could prove them wrong
Have you done this with a mix of Aloe vera, honey and cinnamon?
I haven’t yet! Hoping to try aloe vera soon!
That is the mixture I was planning to use when I get home this evening
Super appreciate this thank you so much
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Great video! I don’t understand what I do wrong. I can’t get any clones to root, even after 2 weeks. Literally did your exact steps 🤦🏾♂️. Very informative video though
Autoflower cannabis will never root. Maybe you’re trying some plants/genetics that don’t have the ability? 🤔🤔
You could also place a piece of tin foil over the top, then poke a hole in it, and put the cutting through that as an alternative to using tape.
Yep, great idea!
Boiling water is hot. It will probably kill of any bacteria in the Honey. Mildly warming it might work a little as heat generally is good for most bacteria.
Cheers, I have experimented a little with honey towards the end of the bloom phase. I heard malasis works better, keep up these great videos. So helpful.
Thanks for the kind words, bro! Glad you're enjoying them.
Using honey with developed plants is interesting - I'll have to look into that!
I've worked with powdered root hormone, plain water and processed honey. I'm going to try molasses next. So far it seems providing the right moisture and light is key. I use a dome lid with open vents to keep humidity , but not so much as to create mold or fungus.
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Well done. Real game chamger
Thank you so much for doing this experiments. Could you do a aloe vera experiments.
I have tried aloe vera! This video summarizes all the different items I have tested:
th-cam.com/video/uQp2NfC0-kg/w-d-xo.html
Is there a reason you painted your jars white? Do you find that works better than leaving them clear? Thanks
The jars are white because I often grow plants in them, and reservoirs with nutrients need to keep out the sun to prevent algae growth. If you’re just propagating plants, clear or opaque work the same.
....also, not all clippings, but especially with tomato clippings, they tend to grow better, develope longer , bigger tomato plants by shaving the side of the root in water....the clipping will have more root developement soreading/appearing by having shaved one side of the tomato root clipping. I started a propagating experment 3 mo ths ago with blueberry clippings....but shaving the side had no effect/ better or worse with bluberry propagating
Great video, am off to root my favorite plants.... Lol!!!
Love it! Best of luck!!
It's good with the honey, I would change the water every 3 or 4 days but with the honey can leave it for 1 week.
Happy to hear you’re having success with it!
Thanks that you shared with the honey, maybe I don't have to change the water so much.
great video ..thanks
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There are something that I want to clear about tap water that can be FLUORIDE WATER or RAIN WATER . which one ?????
Most municipal taps have fluoride added. Thats what i used. Distilled, filtered would work too. Rain water likely works great
Is Manuka honey ok to use?
The very first cutting you put in the raw honey jar fell completely into the jar apparently, as it disappeared when you were doing the second cutting. You taped them up, but you pointed out that that first cutting had roots started higher on the stem, and the dunking might have been the reason.
A great observation Lynn! I dont think that the momentary submersion would have led to the increased rooting, but to your point it could have. Thanks for sharing!
This cat knows his stuff
Good video.
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Sorry if this question has been asked before but when you tried this method, how many hours of light did you give them? Also did you change the water at all? Or did you keep the same water until they were ready to be put in the soil?
I topped up the water, but didn’t do full changes. Full water changes every couple days definitely won’t hurt though.
As for lighting these plants had maybe 1-3 hours of direct light each day, and then 10-11 hours of indirect light throughout the rest of the day. Just keep an eye on the leaves of your plants- if they are drying out, give less light.
Love the channel man! Quick question, do you know what pH your tap water is at?
7.2ish
Good to know. Thanks
Would this method work for sage plants as well?
I don’t see why not! This worked well for me for sage cuttings: th-cam.com/video/CivPYxUX7MA/w-d-xo.html
Thank you.
Your boiled honey results were not at all surprising. You were essentially making weak mead! If you had let the water cool down completely first, you'd have some pretty good alcohol production going on (at least in the raw honey). The pellicle on the top of the raw boiled honey is exactly what you'd expect from a contaminated brew.
I'm a little surprised that the raw honey dip did anything at all, though. The video was very intriguing! Thanks for posting it!
Thanks for sharing that info Paul, helpful stuff
Can you still dip even when the cutting has been in water for a while?
Haven’t tested it personally. If it’s been in water more than a day I probably wouldn’t dip. Good luck with your cutting!!
Backyard science is VERY cool, but it wasn't very scientific to use the same spoon from one jar to the next without cleaning it :D
You aint wrong! 😆
You still got a like and follow out of me 🙂
Same! It was going well until that part. Inward wince when I saw that spoon go from one bottle to another. 😂
grazie chicco
Hi,have you changed the water within that 7 days?
I didn’t change the water. You can but it’s not required, as you can see from the plants rooting anyways
Thank you 👍
Thanks
....I did a similar experiment a few years back using about 15 different methods.
What did you find to be the best?
So some clippings, they seem to do really well regardless of the process, but for my blueberry clipplings and wild flowers i use the Miracle Grow fast rooting powder. I use sterile sheers to clip with, then wet my stem, then dip in the powder miracle grow fast root. Tap off any excess. Use a pencil to make a tiny hole/not to scrap off any of the powder on the stems, and put into either water or perlite. The blueberry clippings seem to do better in perlite. I use old clear vegetable bags you get from the grocery store that they have in the vegetable section to bag your veggies. they are fairly see through and light. I usually take 2 of the clippings sitting in jars/keg cups and put them in the bag. i loosely tie off the bags on top. It causes more of a greenhouse effect while keeping the moisture locked in. I only check on them once every 7-10 days to add more water...if perlite, i add just enough water so that i see about an inch of water sitting at the bottom. I also make sure at time of clippings at an angle to shave the side allowing more surface stem/roots to form more easily.
...i usually use both methods for propagating - water in jars and in perlite- i like to use both and double my chances of success, but i feel like the perlite method to be slightly more successful. Regardless, I always use the Fast root powder. For things like blueberry/wild flower clippings it takes a bit of time, but seems to help. As you already know, for most vegetables and things like green onions water seems to work just fine and for a lot of vegetable clippings they seem to be not too fussy
You should make a video with unoxygenated, and oxygenated water. Oxygenate one with room air / aquarium pump and another with 100% O2.
Aerated vs stagnant here:
th-cam.com/video/UAZUzgQMd_M/w-d-xo.html
How would you get 100% O2?
@@JimmyBHarvests you can buy O2 tanks and regulars from local welding shops
Whatever food you may have put in that pot may have jump started that mold situation… the water got contaminated from the pot possibly?
Apparently boiling the honey strips it of its antimicrobial properties
@@JimmyBHarvests that definitely explains it! Thanks for the experiment papa
what if you did it with, 100 plants of each and at the end cut off all the roots and weigh them to get some real #'s
Larger samples are always better, no doubt.
It did not look like you let the water cool. I think that would have made a difference.
What does this tell us about pasteurization? Yes, raw milk is better!
Would say could u do the same thing with cannabis
Haven’t tested it personally but I don’t see why not
can you please test lentil paste?
Havent heard that one before, thanks for sharing
@@JimmyBHarvests yeah, so basically they germinate lentils, like for 5 days until therey have roots, and then they blend it and strain it, the liquid obtained is the root growth enhancer agent, im going to test it too
maple syrup also works quite well
Haven’t heard that one before, thanks for sharing!
I thought you are suppose to use the honey straight out the bee nest. You can't use the honey already store packages.
That is theoretically what 'raw' honey is supposed to be.
@@JimmyBHarvests yeah I wrote this before I knew you had raw honey 😂 I was like that store bought honey isn't gonna be good 😂