From Rockwool to Soil... Transplatning without visible roots?

[Blammo300]

Some clones are about 4 inches high but there are no visible roots and they need to be transplanted into soil. Do I have to have visible roots coming out of the rockwool before I can transplant into soil? If there isnt any visble roots exposed can I cut at the rockwool until I reach the roots?

 

[SEEDYNONO]

if there are no roots poking out how do you know the clone has rooted?

i'd say sit tight and wait for roots..

 

[Blammo300]

Is there anything I can do to help the clones grow inside the rockwool (like Superthrive)? One of the clones leaves are starting to brown and it looks like its drooping.

 

[SEEDYNONO]

nope no superthrive.

clones are kind of hit or miss.

you have to cut and prepare them properly and keep them in a stable and tuned environment and hope that they take root.

how much did you read up on cloning before you started this endeavor?

 

[dubracer]

Some clones are about 4 inches high but there are no visible roots and they need to be transplanted into soil. Do I have to have visible roots coming out of the rockwool before I can transplant into soil? If there isnt any visble roots exposed can I cut at the rockwool until I reach the roots?

Ive been doing experiments for the last 4 months with clones and their level of "rootedness". Essentially, when some of the clones show roots through the Rockwool (which is 2-3 weeks in), I plant everything. Half the clones are usually not showing any roots. However they have survived the entire time so obviously they are rooted to some degree. Ive marked these plants in an effort to discover if they lag behind.

The discovery? Nope! After a week or 2 there is absolutely no distinguishment between them. The yield is not affected either. Does this mean you can plant clones early in an effort to cut down time? No. But once some are rooted, the others are soon behind and will catch up. These clones are usually more picky about the transplant and too much light but Ive never found them to lag in any way in the end.

If the leaves are still green and they are over a couple weeks old, they are about to show roots. But nothing is better then seeing them. Remember, if you wait to long, you risk stressing the plant and breaking roots upon transplant.

 

[Blammo300]

One clone has a brown leaf that isnt looking to good but I can see a root coming out the bottom of the rockwool, it is barely visible though.

 

[senseless]

try and let your rockwool dry out a little. not bone dry. then your plant will seek water and the roots will grow.

 

[Guest]

If you know its rooted because it wont easily pull out of the cube,just plant it cube and all dont try and seperate the rw from the roots if its started to root it will grow.

 

[CaptJamesTKirk]

I recent tried rockwool for the first time - I'm back to aero cloners or bubble cloners - our of 24 starts - 23 have died and one - that I put into soil well over a month ago,, still wilts when the rockwool goes dry - I know the soil is still moist, so there are few, if any roots into the soil. _ And I cut the size of the cube down to about 25% of original - - sooner to get root into soil but she will not root and she will not die.


A continuing reminder of another failed experiment.

I wouldn't stick it in soil till there are roots sticking out - if I used rockwool again - which I won't.

Can you say cheapo aero cloner?
try a search, they work well when dialed in - probably the same for rockwool, but I'm sure not dialed in with that.