perlite is so easy.. I wet cups and leave some water in tray for no more than 2 days..then drain away extra and do nothing for the rest unless cups get light feeling ...but usually you will notice some growth or bottom leaves starting to yellow...perlite holds more water than you would think..i leave tray closed for about 3 or 4 days then start opening it gradually....yeehaw..plugs are a waste of money IMHO...all else ya need is a heat mat and controller and ya can setup anywhere...those are on a 4 ft mat...the large sterilite trays hold 24 ,16 oz cups per tray..
Do you pH the water? Once rooted, how do you get the roots outta the perlite? Whenever I used to use perlite, I always snapped a couple roots pulling em out. Of course, I wasn't smart enough to use individual cups! Lol. I filled up the tray with perlite! Hahahahaha
Huh???? Cmon speedy.Because he's right. 14 days for clones to root is insane. It should take 3-5 days max. Plus I suggest that you cut those leaves off, as your cuttings are having to spend more energy supporting those fan leaves compared to using all of the energy for roots.