home made cloner

[J.C.grower]

high guys so i decided that it was time to cut some clones , so i made a cheap ez cloner out of a ziplock container. this is how it turned out. i use an air pump, an airstone, and a 60 watt cfl. i also leave an open container of water next to it, so it creates some humidity. let me know what you think.




Stay fligh and high
-JC

 

[johnipedestran]

ditch the open container of water.

also, I can't see from the pic, but you want to make sure the stem is out of the water, and is just getting wet from the bubbles bursting.

put a timer on that pump and have it run for 15 minutes then off for 45. I have found that to be much more effective than leaving the pump running all the time.

you can easily make something like this larger with a larger container and bigger airstones/bigger pump

peace
jip

 

[tube dude]

You might want to get a smaller cfl.If you give a cutting too much light it trys to grow leaves insted of roots. I have a small homemade cloner too and have found the 13 watt bulbs work the best for me.

 

[exploziv]

yeah, 10-20 w are enaugh for cloning even more than one plant. and not as close as you would put it in veg, also.

 

[dragon.gamer80]

as to the comments from the others it's true imo, but i have had friends that did everything different and that worked for them, just try it your way and if it works for cool, if not go a different rout.
GL

 

[Larc]

It's pretty hard to mess up a clone. The reason we all use certain methods is to make them root faster (5-10 days is good). A clone grown improperly can take 4-6 weeks to root.

So my advice is to take read everybody's advice and follow it =D i.e. less wattage and move the bulb further away.

GL!

 

[exploziv]

I started cloning with an 11w cool white cfl placed 15-20 cm away. was more than enaugh for 6 clones in an food container. (made holes in the plastic cap)
10 to 15 days later they had roots. and 1 week after transplanting them they were like this(3 weeks from cutting):

 

[DevilWeedSeeds]

That light is pretty big, the leaves will start to turn yellow if the light is too many watts. The clones will start to grow without roots.

 

[FreezerBoy]

It's pretty hard to mess up a clone.

Screwing up clones may be the single easiest thing a grower can do. Following instructions to the letter may well kill everything you have.

Used correctly, my bubbler has a 100% death rate. Used "wrong" 100% success. Until I got new water... now I'm back to 100% death.

Punchline, adapt. If your clones are dropping like flies, you're not alone, don't feel bad. Just hang in, experiment, adapt.