DoeEyed's Perpetual Grow Log

nice dude...thats also something i want to start doing so i wish you luck.

Thanks! I did go ahead and tape shut the strips I left open, last night - it just wasn't retaining moisture the way I wanted it to. Not like the lid is airtight anyway. That did the trick, checked them this morning and viola - happy, humid clones! They are perkier even then they were last night, I'm thinkin that has to be a good thing, yes? My hubby is hovering around them like a mother - rooster ? lol You would think they were his babies instead of mine!

DoeEyed said:

Thanks! I did go ahead and tape shut the strips I left open, last night - it just wasn't retaining moisture the way I wanted it to. Not like the lid is airtight anyway. That did the trick, checked them this morning and viola - happy, humid clones! They are perkier even then they were last night, I'm thinkin that has to be a good thing, yes? My hubby is hovering around them like a mother - rooster ? lol You would think they were his babies instead of mine!

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Glad you taped it up... It will work a treat... They love the greenhouse effect... Well done...

Clones recover from droopiness in about a day with or without a dome. Glad to see you took the leap and made some clones up. Now that they have recovered from the initial droop, as long as they stay warm and moist, not wet, in the rootzone (dome is optional) they should have roots in about 10 days or so. Good luck!

Hey guys, how often should I be misting them? I've been doing it about every four hours or so, not saturating their environment but three or four good sprays - is that too much?

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Hey guys, how often should I be misting them? I've been doing it about every four hours or so, not saturating their environment but three or four good sprays - is that too much?

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I always just kept it "moist" in there. Not so much where water is dripping, but just condensing on the dome. When I do aero-cloning, I will only spray for the first few days. Not sure if it's the same in soil.

Just read the journal well done +++++REP

If the medium is wet the leaves don't need to be misted or domed. The stem will take up all the water it needs.

^^^Imma firm believer in not misting. I use plastic wrap over mine and can see the moisture on the top. I let them sit and do thier thang..

Alright, thanks guys! I sure appreciate the clone help - probably kill 'em dead right off, without you! I'll post updates on the other plants later this evening.

DoeEyed said:

Alright guys, I had to try my hand at cloning. First time ever, so I don't know if they'll make it! Took ten clippings off of the Lemon Skunk girls. Made a cloner - put an under tank reptile heater underneath a ten gallon aquarium. Filled with 2"-3" of soil, buried clones (inserted into peat plugs after scraped and dipped in rooting powder) about halfway into soil, for warmth and moisture. Misted heavily. Duct taped a piece of window plastic across the top, leaving about two inches on each end for air flow. Put the whole thing under the CFL rack. Did I miss anythign guys?

This is kind of a practice run, so if it doesn't work, no big deal. If they root, I'll just throw them in with the other LS in a couple weeks, waste not want not right? But I wanna try and get this down before growing a more expensive strain, like Chronic. How many generations can you clone for? Say if I don't keep a mother, but take clones from each generation before flowering - how many times can I do this?

Wish me luck!

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Googd Luck there Doe...looks Good cant rep ya anymore but here + rep

DoeEyed said:

Thanks! I did go ahead and tape shut the strips I left open, last night - it just wasn't retaining moisture the way I wanted it to. Not like the lid is airtight anyway. That did the trick, checked them this morning and viola - happy, humid clones! They are perkier even then they were last night, I'm thinkin that has to be a good thing, yes? My hubby is hovering around them like a mother - rooster ? lol You would think they were his babies instead of mine!

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Nope never heard of a mother Rooster ...Mother Goose however is another tale...lol

Hey Doe,
Just thought I would mention something, cuttings will look fine for weeks but not root if they dont get air to the roots. Its like cutting a flower and sticking it in water. I usually water every other day.

What you want to see it the leaf getting yellow, that tells you the plant is taking the stored nutrients and making roots. Keep root temps between 70 and 85° dont go over 85° or they die. I mist them the first couple days then ween them off the dome.

OK, don't mist them, keep them moist, no dome after a couple days. That cover it? Getting anxious again! lol

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OK, don't mist them, keep them moist, no dome after a couple days. That cover it? Getting anxious again! lol

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You do what you think your plants needs... I love to mist them and cover them, as I like to foliar feed with Rhizotonic during the cloning, but that's the only reason... I find I get explosive root growth.. Its the one product I constantly rave over. I also mist the dome as it creates my 100% humidity that I like, but remember its what you like, there really is no right or wrong, just dont over or underwater...

Alright, for some reason, I've been thinking these guys were a week further on all week. Wondered why the buds weren't bigger. lol Anywho!

Here we are, at the end of six weeks. The Lemon Skunk look none the worse for having bits of them cut off (kinda made me feel like a child molester, lol) - especially the bushiest monster, who I took five of the ten clones from! I'm really impressed with this strain - they are the biggest, after six weeks, of any strain I've grown thus far.

The older girls have packed on weight this week, and now I've realized they are only six weeks along (duh), I'm much happier with the size. Trich production is amazing at this point - the widow's and rhino's are starting to get that "white" appearance. The Sour Cream, that tall lanky bitch, still looks as if she has a long way to go. I'm really debating, how much I wanna run a light for a single plant, if all the rest mature well before her. May wind up harvesting her early.

I checked out the trichs under the scope last night, most of the them are cloudy now - probably about 90%. Thinkin the White Rhino may be first to finish, we'll see. Based on overall appearance though, along with the trichs, I think they'll all (except the SC) be finished by eight weeks.

I got some before light's on pics, and some "yellow" closeups. Enjoy!

Very nice Doe, You take some great pics.
So that Lemon Skunk is out shining the rest eh? Sounds like it. Is that Green house seeds?

Definately! Especially for vegging under the CFL's! Yep, Greenhouse Feminized Seeds.

Yea, I thought so. I was at Seed Botigue last night and looking for some. Seems they are sold out cause it isnt even listed anymore. I picked up there White Rhino and Dutch passions Blueberry figured I would toss in Nirvanas Master Kush. It was cheap. yea, all fem.

That should hold me for a while.

Sounds like a grow! I've heard the stories about the Blueberry, tending towards hermie and not a huge yielder - but I still wanna try it one of these days. Heard it does better topped, though. I've got the GHS rhino in there now - got a nice sweet, fruity fragrance to 'em.