The bean counter is still screaming... so I had to appease him some...
3 plants under 2 lights...
And the other side gets to play SOG for a little longer...
The bigger plants are my moms... they will go to a separate veg room before I switch this room to flower...
Or maybe they'll stay and I'll make more moms... we'll see...
I have... and I like them...
Let me get this straight...
Yeah I went to RR after several bouts of sick plants with rockwell. i just hate having to treat those cubes.
I'm with ya GB???? RW in a bubbler?
What concentration and how much do you use at every res change...?
not wet, but the bottom stays very moist from the bubbles splashing up . I put rockwool plugs not cubes they are round 1 1/2 in long and wide with a split down the middle for cuttings in a 2in net pot drop those in a 1 gal tote with holes in the top. the level of water is level with the bottom of the net pot. i only do 4 at a time
Rock Wool, regardless of the shape, are able to absorb ENORMOUS amounts of water...
This is what happens if your medium stays WET..like the RW we use..just DAMP..i lost these due to that.
Yea ill get some pix up soon, so you can see what im trying to say. so you mean i could put the clones in just RW on a tray with a dome? or stick my clones straight into a hole in styrofoam or something and let the stem hang into bubbler? Thankx so much man your guys GB PD helped me big timeRock Wool, regardless of the shape, are able to absorb ENORMOUS amounts of water...
And they are really good at wicking... so if one corner of the plug it wet, the water will be distributed evenly over the plug...
RW should never be wet... damp is the word... a 4gram cube (dry weight) should weigh 25 to 35 grams damp (with a 5" clone included)
I wet the corners of my cubes for one second every day... and sometimes that is too much...
I can only imagine that if your plugs are allowed contact with the bubbles, your plugs are soaked, and will rot your stems...
Can you post a picture of your cloner?
I am not harping on you... but over-wet RW is the #1 killer of clones...
Why not just use the RW OR the bubbler by themselves?
I am really confused about your cloning method.. it's almost like having chocolate pasta... seems like 2 recipes got crossed....
That makes perfect sense, Im still trying to get pix up of me little cloner, Do you use the 3 in square cubes? Do you make the hole for the clones bigger or a snug fit and how deep? Thankx again for your help Oh Yea I Have Rootech cloning gel, What do you suggest is the best?
I put a layer of hydroton in the bottom of a 5 or 6 in net pot lay the clone and RW on top of that verry gently then fill in around the RW with more hydrotion pellets cover the top with something like a plastic butter bowl lid so no light can get to the RW or roots then stick her in a 5 gal bubble bucket, With the nute level just to the bottom of the pot
