First cloning attempt

bassmas

Member
So I'm going to try my first attempt at cloning just got a decent size white widow mother plant looks like there's about eight good cuts on her right now I have rooting gel, and I've Been reading that it will root right in coco coir, which I already have, has anyone ever done this? Or suggest something better to root it in any help would be great thanks

Edit- ive heard rock wool can be high in ph so would I be better off just going with the coco?
 

Dogenzengi

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So far I have a 90% success rate cloning.
I am only doing it with one plant but it is easy.

I use rock wool, substrate Doesn't matter.
You should have a plastic hood and a spray bottle,
a warming mat as well it does make them root faster.
I bought throw away scalpels on Amazon, cheap reusable. Razor blade works too.
I cut the clone from the plant and drop it in a glass of water.
I go to my table and first remove any lower growth.
I cut the bottom cleanly at 45 degrees.
Now looking at the face of your first cut split the 45 down the middle, this is a shallow cut.
I then scrape about 1/4" long strip of surface from the stem opposite the 45 .
Now I put them in a cup with rooting gel for 5 minutes and then I shove them in my rock wool, U can use your coco and a cup with drain holes.

I use Olivias Cloning solution at 1/2 strength, about 200 ppm to spray clones, ph to 5.95.
I use a 95 watt T5 fixture to light my clones.
Clones have no roots and need to draw in water via misting and humidity.
I mist 3x a day, each time misting the inside of the hood as well.
The overall moisture at over 80% will keep the coco or rock wool damp.
Roots will be out in 7-10 days, I have let them go longer but now I only go 10 days.
Have 2-4 fans on a clone and at least 3 nodes.
Cut off the tips of all fans, actually cut fans in half.
Keep cuttings moist till roots show.

Bless,
DZ
 

Greenhouse;save

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Yea dog I've only just started using clones.I normally just go from seed but cloning is turning out to b a royal pain in the ass for me I do EVERYTHING you mentioned(after reading and viewing) hundreds of threads the only thing missing is the heat Matt.I have had about a 50% success rate but for me that is not good enuff.I need it upped considrrably so mabay a heat mate will help but until then SCREEMING at them will have to do lol.....
 

Greenhouse;save

Well-Known Member
Yep that's how I got to my 50% had used jiffys(little success)Rockwool(0 success)plain water(0success)then onto rootriot cubes 40% success.....with Clonex that is....
 
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