Not your average clone issue

HIGH GUY

HIGH GUY

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I have a flood and drain style cloner that i use with 2x2 oasis cubes. I have a 2' T-5 about 6" above clones and I use Clonex in my 5gal res PH set at 6.0. Now I have a bubbler in the res and a water heater set to 72-74*. The clone room stays between 70* and 80* NEVER more or less (on T-stat). Also the table floods on Mon Wed and Fri for 3 min and has a overflow just incase.

PROBLEM: They stay green and helthy and none die but it takes over a month to get any root growth. WHY?

Im at the end of my ropes.....No bugs either
 
HIGH GUY

HIGH GUY

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Sure I grab a fresh razor blade un-wrap it and take my mother to the clone room. I rinse the flat of cubes with PH'd water (very carefully) I place the cubes in the cloner upside down. Then I use a small drill bit to make new holes slightly bigger than the cuttings. Once im ready I start at the bottom of the mother and take my cuttings one by one placing them in the cubes.
 
HIGH GUY

HIGH GUY

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One thought I have is that the cubes arnt drying enough between the three days??? Im thinking water only Mon and Thurs. Maybe they don't root because the don't need to search for water?
 
a mongo frog

a mongo frog

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r u cutting 45 degree angles on your cuttings? r u scraping the bottom of the cutting exposing the cambium?, r u using a rooting hormone?
 
taint

taint

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Dude oasis cubes are the only thing I have issues with doing cuts.I get them to root easier in fiberglass insulation than I do them things.
I can't stand'em and bet if you switch to something else yer probs will go away.
 
HIGH GUY

HIGH GUY

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Besides rockwool what do you guys like? I feel like I should cut a watering out of my schedule with the oasis cubes...idk
 
taint

taint

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You can literally use anything you want.
Some things I have used include,dirt,sand,perlite,rockwool,sponges,insulation,peat,coco,paper towels,paperbags,water.
Seriously the only thing I can't get to werk are them fucking cubes.
 
HIGH GUY

HIGH GUY

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from cutting strait in dirt? how often do you water? what size pot?

I veg and flower in dirt. Roots Organic to be exact
 
taint

taint

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I love roots organic for cuts,do this but use 2" pots for the cuts in dirt then in the dome till roots show.

This is an easy way to do some cuts.First a healthy plant in veg with some good branching,side and top views.
I use an old cutting board,a rusty razor,sharp fine pointed scissors and roottech gel.
You don't need any hormones at all to take cuts successfully but it speeds up the process and the plants are less beat up by the time they root.
How the branch looks removed with nodes attached and stripped off,I just pinch them off be careful not to kink the stem.......kinking is bad.
Stick in gel let sit for 30 seconds or so.
In this case I'm using peat pellets but it'll work in just about anything that will keep the cut from drying out while it's rooting.
Soak the pellets overnight or they'll suck the moisture outta the cuts with bad results.
Poke hole in pellet,stick cut all the way down again careful not to kink the stem.
Form pellet around stem,gently.......then dunk in water to replace what ya squeezed out by forming then put in a dome.I'm using a cake box,they come in a huge variety of shapes and sizes plus ya getta cake.......fucking A.
In this case they're about 12"s under a 42 watt cfl,just leave'em alone they don't like being messed with.
Roots take anywhere from 5 to 15 days depending on plant and temp,I will take some pics and explain how I quick harden them off and pot'em when these root.
Now the donor plant provided 6 cuts and has 4 main branches,ready to be up-potted and flowered tomorrow. ​
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