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Rooting Clones: How do you do it?
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https://www.icmag.com/ic/showthread.php?t=46778
Nuff helpfull info in the above thread..
Ive been rooting straight into coco for a few months.been having great results,saving on rockwool starter cubes and not used the propagator since.
I give the mother plant plain water to flush out excess nitrogen has it impeads rooting,and after a week i cut a larger than norm cutting approx 3-5", drop it in a glass of water with a lil maxicrop seaweed added for 1min, then dip in the IBA rooting powder and straight into the coco 8oz cup bout 1" deep.
I then squeeze the pre watered and lightyl fed coco down softly around the stem.
I place em about 5ft from the light (250w hid),give em a spray of water once only.
I see new top growth in around 2 weeks.takes 20 seconds per cut saves me nuff time.
Nuff helpfull info in the above thread..
Ive been rooting straight into coco for a few months.been having great results,saving on rockwool starter cubes and not used the propagator since.
I give the mother plant plain water to flush out excess nitrogen has it impeads rooting,and after a week i cut a larger than norm cutting approx 3-5", drop it in a glass of water with a lil maxicrop seaweed added for 1min, then dip in the IBA rooting powder and straight into the coco 8oz cup bout 1" deep.
I then squeeze the pre watered and lightyl fed coco down softly around the stem.
I place em about 5ft from the light (250w hid),give em a spray of water once only.
I see new top growth in around 2 weeks.takes 20 seconds per cut saves me nuff time.
lostenspace
Member
I use little 4oz green plastic cups, cut slit in bottom fill with vermiculite. Mix up KLN and h20 and soak cutting for 15-20, then pour that into vermiculite cups, place cutting in each cup. Place cups under dome under T5, roots in 7-10days.
I used to do coco but kept getting gnats slowing my progress.
I used to do coco but kept getting gnats slowing my progress.
lostenspace
Member
my tek
my tek
I use little 4oz green plastic cups, cut slit in bottom fill with vermiculite. Mix up KLN and h20 and soak cutting for 15-20, then pour that into vermiculite cups, place cutting in each cup. Place cups under dome under T5, roots in 7-10days.
I used to do coco but kept getting gnats slowing my progress.
my tek
I use little 4oz green plastic cups, cut slit in bottom fill with vermiculite. Mix up KLN and h20 and soak cutting for 15-20, then pour that into vermiculite cups, place cutting in each cup. Place cups under dome under T5, roots in 7-10days.
I used to do coco but kept getting gnats slowing my progress.
I use the bottom 4 inches of 12 oz plastic water bottles with perlite as the medium. Cut clones beneath a node, give cuttings a good scrape down to the cambium layer in a couple places, make a 45 degree cut with a clean razor, dip in water then in Shultz Take-Root and then into moistened perlite.
No domes, no mist, just into a small cab with a single 23 watt CFL.
I like the clear plastic because I can see when the roots hit the bottom.
Roots in 7-10 days
No domes, no mist, just into a small cab with a single 23 watt CFL.
I like the clear plastic because I can see when the roots hit the bottom.
Roots in 7-10 days
I use a 50 site commercial clone tray... like what you could take home after a day at the nursery.
This is filled with un-amended promix... then watered with KLN.
Also I mist my clones and use a humidity dome.
Biggest tip for my method? Spray them with KLN water as well. My clones used to take longer and would get yellow by the time they rooted. Using the light KLN nute mix in the starter soil as well as the spray bottle made a big difference.
Only downside is the fact that the I have to cut clones to be pretty small to fit 50 of them in a standard size tray. I believe this is how Oaksterdam U does it, or at least thats what the pictures in High Times have shown. I don't think they use the domes though...
Ive had like 49/50 root before, but I usually loose a few if my mothers aren't big enough to give 50 good clones. I usually have to take some small branches to fill the tray and little bitch cuts don't always root
This is filled with un-amended promix... then watered with KLN.
Also I mist my clones and use a humidity dome.
Biggest tip for my method? Spray them with KLN water as well. My clones used to take longer and would get yellow by the time they rooted. Using the light KLN nute mix in the starter soil as well as the spray bottle made a big difference.
Only downside is the fact that the I have to cut clones to be pretty small to fit 50 of them in a standard size tray. I believe this is how Oaksterdam U does it, or at least thats what the pictures in High Times have shown. I don't think they use the domes though...
Ive had like 49/50 root before, but I usually loose a few if my mothers aren't big enough to give 50 good clones. I usually have to take some small branches to fill the tray and little bitch cuts don't always root
gtgio
Member
I didn't really have much cloning success in my last spot due to temperature fluctuations. At my current place it's much more consistent..All I do is take a cutting off the plant, snip it again at an angle,and stab that into a rockwool cube that has been presoaked in weak nutes. Then the rockwool cube goes in a plastic dixie cup, and the cuttings go inside a milk crate thats wrapped in black garbage bags with a 23w CFL bulb inside. Nothing too intense.
90%+ success rate so far.
90%+ success rate so far.
9oz clear cups of straight canna coco & a 100ppm feed of nutes . basicly to feed the coco not the clones . the coco needs a basic charge to keep the cations in balance .
cut , scar the stems ... dip them in a rooting hormone . stick the clone in the coco ... feed ill runoff then let them sit for a few day to dry out & feed again ... i have roots in 7 to 10 days .
cut , scar the stems ... dip them in a rooting hormone . stick the clone in the coco ... feed ill runoff then let them sit for a few day to dry out & feed again ... i have roots in 7 to 10 days .
Cali MedPatient
Member
I use Oasis. I've tried everything else on that list except hempys and its the easiest by far. No dome required either.
peat pucks soaked in willow water
humidity dome
15w florescent
average 5 to 7 days to see roots poking out of pucks.
humidity dome
15w florescent
average 5 to 7 days to see roots poking out of pucks.
legalizeDK
Member
in a cup of water sitting in the window
I've tried an Ez-cloner, rockwool, and not root riots(off brand rapid rooters). The rapid rooters have worked the best for me. I take the cut longer than I want, trim the fan leaves down by about 1/3, use a razor to cut the stem to ideal length, and then put it into Root Tech clone gel. I take 5 cuts at a time and allow the cuts to soak for about a minute. I then place them into the Root Riots. I take trays of 50, spray them down water and put a dome on them. It takes 7 to 14 days to get roots to the point I will plant them. During that time I will mist them a couple times with a light kelp mixture. That adds a touch of Nitrogen, which probably slows down rooting, but it keeps the fan leaves on the plants healthy and green and IME that cuts transplant shock down considerably.
The downside to relying on a dome is that if the dome vents accidentally get opened a little, and/or the tray cracks, it will really fuck up the clones. It doesn't help that I can't get my veg room above 15% humidity.
The downside to relying on a dome is that if the dome vents accidentally get opened a little, and/or the tray cracks, it will really fuck up the clones. It doesn't help that I can't get my veg room above 15% humidity.
SKUNK420
Member
Rapid rooters soaked in solution of 20ml per ga. liquid karma 6.0 ph
While they soak I set up Dip & Grow cloning solution and Super Natural cloning powder. Remove Rapid Rooters and squeeze out excess solution place into tray insert.
Then take clones, dip into Dip & Grow then dust with Super Natural and stick into Rapid Rooter. Roots pop out in 7-10 days.
My last batch had some pop roots in 5 days
Here are roots after 10 days
While they soak I set up Dip & Grow cloning solution and Super Natural cloning powder. Remove Rapid Rooters and squeeze out excess solution place into tray insert.
Then take clones, dip into Dip & Grow then dust with Super Natural and stick into Rapid Rooter. Roots pop out in 7-10 days.
My last batch had some pop roots in 5 days
Here are roots after 10 days
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quickest time.
4 inch pot, 2 liter bottle used as a humidity dome (bottom cut off and the bottom stuck into the soil.)
stuck under the canopy of a 400w mh grow (6500k) (24 h veg )
new growth seen, fourth day, (which means that rooting probably started on the third day.)
size of clone, pretty large, 5 or 6 nodes.
strain, very easy to clone (practically needed to fart on it to get new roots.)
btw, worst strain to clone, took 2 months to show roots.
amazing really the stem didnt rot before that, some strains do.
some strains you just have to keep on trying different techniques.
4 inch pot, 2 liter bottle used as a humidity dome (bottom cut off and the bottom stuck into the soil.)
stuck under the canopy of a 400w mh grow (6500k) (24 h veg )
new growth seen, fourth day, (which means that rooting probably started on the third day.)
size of clone, pretty large, 5 or 6 nodes.
strain, very easy to clone (practically needed to fart on it to get new roots.)
btw, worst strain to clone, took 2 months to show roots.
amazing really the stem didnt rot before that, some strains do.
some strains you just have to keep on trying different techniques.
wick cloner...w/... 1/3 perlite/vermiculite/napa floor dry
takes 2 wks...
1st wk straight water...
2nd wk add Cal/Mag
never needs humidity , domes or fuss
literally set in my window...w/ natural soft indirect sunlight all day
and a simple side light @ night...ie lamp, bathroom, stove...what ever....
Simple works well
takes 2 wks...
1st wk straight water...
2nd wk add Cal/Mag
never needs humidity , domes or fuss
literally set in my window...w/ natural soft indirect sunlight all day
and a simple side light @ night...ie lamp, bathroom, stove...what ever....
Simple works well
