DIY - Aero Cloner - Fresh Aloe Vera

[DCobeen]

Everything is looking healthy. I will take some pictures tonight. I will be out of town until Monday. Anybody wanna take a guess on how many days until root?

10-14 days. is my guess.

 

[Lysemith, Lowkey]

That is interesting after a little research I found: salicylic acid
This is the ingredient that is in Aloe Vera, Cloning Hormones and Willow (Still not 100 % sure what this is- looks like a stick with leaf buds). Apparently this is the magic ingredient. Although, Aloe Vera has minimal amount compared to the "Willow".

Alright lol, they are the growth tips of the weeping willow tree you mentioned on page 1, they contain the most growth hormones, but the salicylic acid is present in all the bark of the willow. You get a cup of water, about 20 branch tips, cut them up the side, and soak them in the cup for an afternoon to make your rooting tea. My grandma taught me how. a weaker tea for hardwood or lignified plants, and a stronger tea for fresh, apical tips.

 

[yktind]

Right on, Lye. And thank you for clarifying the willow thing, haha.

So I will be updating again on Wed. When I update my other grow log. I checked everything out last night and everything is happy and healthy. No roots yet but it has only been a couple of days.

 

[yktind]

Alright so it's been about a week ish. No roots yet.
A couple observations:
- Clones that were dipped started rougher but seem to be more on top now, when compared to the un-dipped.
- The rez smells fresh... Not sure how else to explain it but my other aero units smell like an aquarium or something.
- No root bumps as of yet.

Here are a few pics of the last couple days:


We shall check back in another couple of days. Will be out of town again this weekend. So update maybe next week.

I am a little worried that we will not get roots in the hopeful 14 days. I would expect to at least see tiny bumps at this point.

 

[yktind]

A good point has been brought up to me.

I took clones from all over the SNOG. Clones may root at different times and some will be stronger than others. A better experiment would be to take clones from the same locations. Unfortunately the Mother Plant only had enough for the 12.

*Disclaimer* I am not a professional. My goal is to find out if Aloe Vera will aid in my process. I travel a lot and need a system that is self sufficient. So if this works it is a success.

Please feel free to post questions and comments. This is for everyone. When I was using Google searches, I found a lot of incomplete stuff. The more info the better. Post away.

We will keep on going until all the clones root or they all die... I will complete this log. <----Brought to you by wake 'n' bake.

 

[yktind]

Well I guess I should have added another question to the poll... "Nah you suck those things will never root"

No Roots and it is now day 17. They are still fairly healthy but my cloner is leaking like crazy and I can't fix while it is wet. So we are crossing fingers hoping for the best. I will probably take some rockwool cutting to be safe. Since It is time to switch over the rooms.

Here are the pics any ways.


Tomorrow is the first weekend I get to stay home in a while. So I'll be working on the rooms and trying to dial everything back in.

 

[DCobeen]

lol. yeah im gonna dump my bubble cloner and go back to root riot cubes. i need to get a few rooted so i can have a veg area when i move c99 into flower next week.

Well I guess I should have added another question to the poll... "Nah you suck those things will never root"

No Roots and it is now day 17. They are still fairly healthy but my cloner is leaking like crazy and I can't fix while it is wet. So we are crossing fingers hoping for the best. I will probably take some rockwool cutting to be safe. Since It is time to switch over the rooms.

Here are the pics any ways.
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Tomorrow is the first weekend I get to stay home in a while. So I'll be working on the rooms and trying to dial everything back in.

 

[yktind]

Holy Shit!!!

Started fixing everything today... We have ROOTS!!! Well one of them does at the moment. And it was one that was dipped. I'll take some pictures once there is more development. Need six by mid next week.

 

[DCobeen]

ive doen the root riot cubes and 10 days max. my cloner is being the same slow as hell. i gonna give mine 1 week more then cubes it is. i need to be more patient lol. clones can take awhile.

 

[yktind]

More good news we have more than two clones with roots and the rest have root bumps. Will have pics up tomorrow.

 

[jcdws602]

Sweet!

I seem to have better results in spring and summer with my home made cloner.....I think cold water temps make cuttings root a lot slower.

 

[DCobeen]

i put my air cloner on hold. was taking to long. went back to old faithful root riot cubes. i mist them 2 times a day and they are on a heat pad. this set is all reveg 24 of them. ill only keep 6 and then give another 2 of them away. i was lazy and didnt make them so its gonna be fun. i know what the buds look like for each strain so ill be able to sort them easy enough.

 

[yktind]

Update:

Pictures --- Also all of the clones have root bumps on them but only one has roots.

Left Side = Dip
Right Side = No Dip

 

[Beblunted]

Dude aloe is the shit I use mine every chance I get

 

[Lemon king]

My local supermarket sells an aloe drink to drink obv but all it contains is water, aloe and citric acid, would i see any benifits adding a small amount to plants in dwc???......hmmm.mmm

 

[yktind]

So far my conclusion on Aloe Vera... = It doesn't hurt, haha. Haven't done any tests using my aero units but I will say that the cloner smells clean. Not like an aquarium.

Maybe I'll try throwing a spear in there with every water change during the new veg.

 

[DCobeen]

no buy 100% aloe vera juice. dont put that crappy stuff in your system.

My local supermarket sells an aloe drink to drink obv but all it contains is water, aloe and citric acid, would i see any benifits adding a small amount to plants in dwc???......hmmm.mmm

 

[yktind]

Well We have roots it only took... lol Way to long. Plus a horrible leak. Anyway will be throwing away this unit and trying again.

Good news is it appears they will all eventually root except for maybe one or two. But who cares they look like shit and I would call this one a fail. Thanks for following along everyone.

My experiment proves nothing.

I'll post pictures of the roots tomorrow and how horrible the tops look. PH was out of whack for a while. But this does show that you can completely neglect the clones in this system and still wind up getting some to root.

 

[yktind]

HAHAHA OMFG 5 weeks. <Rolling Eyes>

Well I had roots last week on 6 of them but still 4 weeks at least. For barley 50%.

 

[DCobeen]

Yeah i

HAHAHA OMFG 5 weeks. <Rolling Eyes>

Well I had roots last week on 6 of them but still 4 weeks at least. For barley 50%.

tossed mine in root riot cubes and in 3-5 days they all had roots. i saved 2 of each ww and bb. tossed the rest.