Cloning can be easy or hard,
depending on the strain.
Some strains are almost impossible to clone.
A humidity dome will help for the first few days (3),
but then, if you leave it too long,
the plants can have a hard time adjusting,
when the dome is removed.
The hormone stuff only works in rooting plugs.
Won't work in a hydro cloner.
De-chlorinated tapwater, around 200ppm, seems to work well.
Some guys do well with a bubbler, or aero cloner.
The easy method, is to use the rooter plugs,
and then you can add the hormones also.
Here is a thread with a couple of methods.
hydro clones for dumbies - Cannabis Culture Forums
The floating styrofoam method has worked for me, once.
I have tried a few methods without success,
so keep trying and you'll find a method that works for you.
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