planting clones into soil?

[unted.Bl]

probably seems like a dumb question but im planning my first grow and have not found any information on if this can be done.
so my question is can you plant clones into soil?
and if so whats a successful method?
thanks to anyone who responds in advance

 

[stumps]

yes you can. I just put them in seedling soil. Water with plain water the first time. Start nutes on the second watering.

 

[unted.Bl]

thanks stumps. iv also heard that you only veg. clones for a short period of time. is this true?
and if so does that mean my clones will remain pretty small/short? or no

 

[dinkydigger]

probably seems like a dumb question but im planning my first grow and have not found any information on if this can be done.
so my question is can you plant clones into soil?
and if so whats a successful method?
thanks to anyone who responds in advance

there is a way to do it, but i wouldn't do it. it's a lot easier to start them in peat plugs so you can make sure they are going to root (you can see the roots coming out of the plugs). then transplant into solo cups so you can build the root system up on them. actually, i think jiffy makes a seedling starting kit that would have everything you need (except the light and rooting gel)

 

[unted.Bl]

hmm interesting. do you just plant your rooted clones along with the peat plug into the solo cups with soil??

there is a way to do it, but i wouldn't do it. it's a lot easier to start them in peat plugs so you can make sure they are going to root (you can see the roots coming out of the plugs). then transplant into solo cups so you can build the root system up on them. actually, i think jiffy makes a seedling starting kit that would have everything you need (except the light and rooting gel)

 

[dinkydigger]

hmm interesting. do you just plant your rooted clones along with the peat plug into the solo cups with soil??

yep..like i said the roots grow and pop out of the plug

 

[think2toke]

yep..like i said the roots grow and pop out of the plug

His clones are already rooted. Those plugs are for unrooted clones.

 

[dinkydigger]

His clones are already rooted. Those plugs are for unrooted clones.

ahh..ok gotcha..i thought he was starting clones

 

[unted.Bl]

what sort of light cycle should i be running once i first put my clones into peat plugs?

 

[dinkydigger]

what sort of light cycle should i be running once i first put my clones into peat plugs?

i'm confused..are you starting clones?..or do you already have rooted ones and trying to transplant?....and the light cycle question is 24 hours until you know they are stable and will live, then go 18/6 to encourage it to grow roots

 

[unted.Bl]

im gonna be starting clones.
thanks for the light cycle answer.

i'm confused..are you starting clones?..or do you already have rooted ones and trying to transplant?....and the light cycle question is 24 hours until you know they are stable and will live, then go 18/6 to encourage it to grow roots

 

[unted.Bl]

also when can i put my clones into soil? just after they have a good amount of roots??

 

[stumps]

thanks stumps. iv also heard that you only veg. clones for a short period of time. is this true?
and if so does that mean my clones will remain pretty small/short? or no

you don't need much time to flower clones. Just good roots. you take a clone from a adult mom. That clone is also a adult. I like to veg a month or so.

 

[captin prang]

you don't need much time to flower clones. Just good roots. you take a clone from a adult mom. That clone is also a adult. I like to veg a month or so.

you can veg clones as soon as there rooted if you really wanted as long as its been taken from a mature plant (over a month old).it just depends on how patient or how big you want the plant to be ,the sooner you veg the smaller the plants gona be.depends on how strong your bulb is too,if you've got a 250w you might as well top early and start veggin

 

[captin prang]

you don't need much time to flower clones. Just good roots. you take a clone from a adult mom. That clone is also a adult. I like to veg a month or so.

sorry mate didnt see you post ,i pretty much repeated what you said

 

[stumps]

I sucked at starting in soil. a little bubble cloner is the way to go if you can set it up.