How do these clones look?

johnmac240

johnmac240

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Took them 3 days ago. I used clonex, and rapid rioters plugs, I take the dome off for an hour 3 times a day how are they looking? The ones on the left are crown royales, the ones on the right are sour diesels.1463182284413505295344.jpg 1463182345285-524723522.jpg
 
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Streetdream1738

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They look good see you took the time to trim the leaves back lol I like to just take my dome off for about a minute a day to exchange the air because the really need the humidity at this stage, just make sure they don't dry out keep the cube moist at all times and I believe it's not a good idea to spray them anymore as you want them to feel forced to grow roots to absorb the water instead of trying to absorb the sprayed water through the leaves good work though
 
johnmac240

johnmac240

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Streetdream1738 said:
They look good see you took the time to trim the leaves back lol I like to just take my dome off for about a minute a day to exchange the air because the really need the humidity at this stage, just make sure they don't dry out keep the cube moist at all times and I believe it's not a good idea to spray them anymore as you want them to feel forced to grow roots to absorb the water instead of trying to absorb the sprayed water through the leaves good work though
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Thanks I haven't sprayed them since yesterday morning, I'm just scared of mold if I leave the dome on all day ever have an issue with that? Also this is my hardest try at cloning I failed 99% of the time but I usually only take 2 or 3 at a time and didn't look after them that well. So here's to hoping this works.
 
johnmac240

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I also just spray the cubes once a day and give them a light squeeze to make sure there not to wet, is this good practice or can that message up there rooting to be squeezing them?
 
MeJuana

MeJuana

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When rooting cuttings there are two approaches in regards to food and light distance but they are not interchangeable.

  • The way I was taught is keep them in extremely low light but don't use any food for them just use straight tap water. In this case you could use 1 daylight cfl bulb pointed at the wall 3 feet above the plants, not directly at the plants. Or use tin foil and cut slits in it to partially block the light. (Some method to greatly reduce but not completely eliminate light)
  • The second approach I see used is to use the light at normalish distance but give them a low amount of food usually around 250-500ppm.

What I think you need to do is decide either move the light or give them a very small amount of food. Sometimes what I do is foliage feed Cal Mag Plus by Botanicare it makes them look good again if getting too pale.
 
johnmac240

johnmac240

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MeJuana said:
When rooting cuttings there are two approaches in regards to food and light distance but they are not interchangeable.

  • The way I was taught is keep them in extremely low light but don't use any food for them just use straight tap water. In this case you could use 1 daylight cfl bulb pointed at the wall 3 feet above the plants, not directly at the plants. Or use tin foil and cut slits in it to partially block the light. (Some method to greatly reduce but not completely eliminate light)
  • The second approach I see used is to use the light at normalish distance but give them a low amount of food usually around 250-500ppm.
What I think you need to do is decide either move the light or give them a very small amount of food. Sometimes what I do is foliage feed Cal Mag Plus by Botanicare it makes them look good again if getting too pale.
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Ok thanks for the info I just leave the room light on for them it's a 23 watt 3k cfl I figured that would be enough for them? I also open the blind and let the sunlight in.
 
MeJuana

MeJuana

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johnmac240 said:
Ok thanks for the info I just leave the room light on for them it's a 23 watt 3k cfl I figured that would be enough for them? I also open the blind and let the sunlight in.
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I don't know that sounds like a lot of light. I just remembered if you are going to feed them you use bloom nutrients because you need low Nitrogen. You can Google this stuff to learn what pH people recommend that actually currently use the second approach. Here's one example I found
https://www.thcfarmer.com/community/threads/how-do-you-get-clones-to-root-in-rockwool.49500/
(The first reply from johnmac240)
 
johnmac240

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Still no roots it was really humid in there today so they look wet, just gonna leave the cover off for about 30 minutes to give them so good fresh air. Do they still look ok?(paranoid about these)
 
tyke1973

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No need to take the dome off,just open the vent's.after about 7 days i put tack's in each corner of the tray,for air ventilation they work a treat,just the coloured ones used to pin pictures to boards,but that is only because the propagator i have has no vents,its a cheap one the one with vents was getting a tad old

They look sound though,has long has there green then they will be fine,
 
tyke1973

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johnmac240 said:
Cubes haven't dried out but I have aloe Vera plants here should I mix up some I've never heard of this before?
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take the juice from half a leaf blade take the slime out of it by squeezing it into a bowl with cold water mix it in,they love it,soak the cubes in it now just squeeze out the excess.been using it a while now i use it has my rooting gel too
 
Chunky Stool

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tyke1973 said:
take the juice from half a leaf blade take the slime out of it by squeezing it into a bowl with cold water mix it in,they love it,soak the cubes in it now just squeeze out the excess.been using it a while now i use it has my rooting gel too
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This is absolutely true. Aloe works great as a rooting gel and I also soak my rapid rooters in aloe water. Right now I'm cloning some cuttings taken from a flowering mother plant, which isn't easy and takes much longer. Checked them yesterday and only one was a dud. It had fallen over. Fresh aloe is the best thing I've used so far.
 
johnmac240

johnmac240

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tyke1973 said:
take the juice from half a leaf blade take the slime out of it by squeezing it into a bowl with cold water mix it in,they love it,soak the cubes in it now just squeeze out the excess.been using it a while now i use it has my rooting gel too
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I will do that tonight. Thanks for the info
 
johnmac240

johnmac240

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Chunky Stool said:
This is absolutely true. Aloe works great as a rooting gel and I also soak my rapid rooters in aloe water. Right now I'm cloning some cuttings taken from a flowering mother plant, which isn't easy and takes much longer. Checked them yesterday and only one was a dud. It had fallen over. Fresh aloe is the best thing I've used so far.
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That's wicket I have a bunch of those plants everywhere, I'm do a lot of welding in my spare time and get burns frequently ahah
 
MeJuana

MeJuana

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Chunky Stool said:
This is absolutely true. Aloe works great as a rooting gel and I also soak my rapid rooters in aloe water. Right now I'm cloning some cuttings taken from a flowering mother plant, which isn't easy and takes much longer. Checked them yesterday and only one was a dud. It had fallen over. Fresh aloe is the best thing I've used so far.
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I have found for me personally flowering plants root faster than veg plants if taken right after the bud starts to fill in a little and that was something I learned by necessity. But I don't like cuttings taken in flower I prefer taking cuttings in veg because I feel the plants are kinda of "pre-charged" to flower if veg is maintained. Said a different way; Veg plants that are stress free grown for longer than 2 months seem to burst into flower quicker and dominantly in comparison to plants that weren't in a stable veg room for 2 months+. If I keep light hours the same for my cuttings I feel like that is true of the cuttings regardless of how long ago they acquired roots.
 
johnmac240

johnmac240

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Just mixed up a mix of aloe Vera and water and let them soak for a bit in it , hoping this helps, I might make an aero cloner after this I hear it's the easiest
 
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