Hydro Cloning - Limp Clones

[elrodvoss]

Trying my hand with clones and using a 8 station Hydro Clone Bucket (5 gallon bucket with pump and sprayer). I have cloned before with success and followed the same steps, though different strain.

3 of the 4 clones have become very limp (like noodles) and are laying down. They are less then a week old.

Using 3.5 gallons of water in the bucket, Using suggested amounts of Clonex in the water and used clonex gel on the clones' stems. Cut from bottom of mother, placed in water, cut 45* angle and scrapped bottom to expose the "meat" of the plant for clone gel.

Under 2x 6500k 100w equivalent CFL bulbs 2.5 feet away on 18/6 timer, with sprayer going 24h.

They look over watered, but its a hydro setup so lost on that one. They still look green, just stems are very limp and cannot hold them up.

Any suggestions?

Thanks in advance

 

[slyone]

The light at that distance seems a long way up, maybe not getting enough light as it is a CFL ?

 

[researching]

Are you misting the leaves and or have them covered?

 

[alaskachic]

Got any Picts man? I want to see as. I tried my hand @ cloning first time today. Still standing @ this point

 

[makka]

total guess, if ones still standing not limp? then the rest got an air embolism or too much heat makes them floppy as they have no roots to supply the foliage water to keep cool/upright hence the floppy stems lol

 

[Kcbscrogger]

Trying my hand with clones and using a 8 station Hydro Clone Bucket (5 gallon bucket with pump and sprayer). I have cloned before with success and followed the same steps, though different strain.

3 of the 4 clones have become very limp (like noodles) and are laying down. They are less then a week old.

Using 3.5 gallons of water in the bucket, Using suggested amounts of Clonex in the water and used clonex gel on the clones' stems. Cut from bottom of mother, placed in water, cut 45* angle and scrapped bottom to expose the "meat" of the plant for clone gel.

Under 2x 6500k 100w equivalent CFL bulbs 2.5 feet away on 18/6 timer, with sprayer going 24h.

They look over watered, but its a hydro setup so lost on that one. They still look green, just stems are very limp and cannot hold them up.

Any suggestions?

Thanks in advance

Misting the leaves is very important.

 

[adower]

You don't have enough humidity so the clones re flopping over. Give them a couple days and they will stand up. Otherwise use some anti wilt when taking the clones.

 

[adower]

Misting the leaves is very important.

You don't need to most clones in a Ez cloner type setup.

 

[Kcbscrogger]

It helps.

 

[researching]

It helps.

Yep! Especially if they are wilting.

 

[saiyaneye]

I notice when i clone, clones go limp for almost a day then perk up

 

[elrodvoss]

Here is the 4 clones. Like I said the stems are like limp noodles. This is day 6 there were cut and placed in there.

 

[saiyaneye]

idk never had them look that bad

 

[elrodvoss]

My only assumption is maybe I took too low or too young on the mother. Maybe I need stiffer stalks from clones

 

[Budley Doright]

I have a hit and miss thing going with bubble cloners and actually stopped using them. I put them in root riot cubes and then into a tote filled with vermeculite, I get real close to 100% success. I dip them into rooting powder and keep everything well misted and warm with a mat. You may want to put them in with that exposed node under the disc and not scrape but just slice the node flush. That's what I do but by no means a clone expert lol.

 

[Cobnobuler]

They didn't take bro ---

 

[researching]

Yeah they are toast. What was your water time cycle?

 

[researching]

I prefer rapid rooters or rockwool. Excellent results and I feel like its less work.

 

[Hoare]

If it's been close to 7-8 days looks like pathogens from too warm of water. Pump could be heating water by running constantly. Use a short cycle timer. 3 min off 1 min on.

 

[kmog33]

Sounds like you need higher humidity.


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