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 If
you have ever wanted to propagate your own plants then this
is the way the professionals do it. This unit is ideal for those
who want to produce plants from cuttings. It is especially suitable
for people who want to plant out small wood lots or reforest
native bush. Anyone who has done this will know that purchasing
plants for this purpose can be very expensive as 100 plants/trees
goes nowhere on a farm. The unit operates on a safe 24 volts
so it is also ideal for schools. Combine this with one of our
plant raising panels and the possibilities are endless.
 How
does it work?
The unit is supplied with a transformer, mist control unit,
24 volt solenoid, electronic leaf and two misting jets. The
unit will mist propagating bed approximately 2.4 metres by 1
metre. The electronic leaf is placed amongst the cuttings. When
the electronic leaf dries out (simulating a real leaf), the
mist unit turns on until the leaf is wet again. In this way
the cuttings are prevented from drying out until they grow their
own roots. The unit works even better if you have bottom heat
as this stimulates root growth. The ideal is “warm bottom, cold
tops”. Our plant raising panels are an easy way to do this.
 How
easy is it to install?
The transformer just plugs into a 230- volt outlet. The mist
control has to be wired to the transformer. It is clearly labelled,
and is only at 24 volts, so you won’t get electrocuted. The
solenoid and electronic leaf are wired to the mist control unit,
again only 24 volts. All the wiring points are clearly labelled.
The transformer, mist controller and solenoid need to be located
in a dry place. The solenoid needs to be connected to a water
supply. We recommend using 15mm PVC class E pressure pipe for
the mist line. The misters are supplied screwed into a short
piece of 15mm pipe because they have a 1/8 BSP thread and you
are unlikely to have a tap to make the thread. These short pieces
of pipe with the misters fitted need to be glued into the main
line.
 The
mist controller has a sensitivity control. If the cuttings are
looking too dry (they are wilting), the control knob is moved
around further towards dry, so the electronic leaf has to get
a lot wetter before the unit cuts off. When your cuttings have
a good root system, the control is set to wet, which will reduce
the misting. This gets the cuttings used to obtaining their
water from their newly developed root systems.
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