Brown decay on tops of cuttings.
- Thread starter Hemp43
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They were wet (soaked and possibly submerged) for about 2-3 hours. Too long?
Thanks!
Stems in the water will be OK for 2-3 days but the leaves are more fussy about being submerged. That probably contributed to the problem.
Carolina Dream'n
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Too much humidity. Get rid of all of the ones with the brown shit, and be prepared to throw the rest away later. You may have one or two that push through.
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Thanks anyways for the bad news!
aaarg! We took 420 of them!!! We've got a pretty bad track record on this cloning business!
Thanks anyways for the bad news!
Yea, that could be a reason we've lost 1000s this summer. Thanks again!
propertyoftheUS
Well-Known Member
Sounds like you are over complicating the cloning process. Easy peasy.
1. Use a razor blade and cut just below the third or fourth node down at a 45+ degree angle."the more exposed tissue the better"
2. Use blade and trim leaves and nodes only leaving the top plus one or two nodes.
3. Place in a glass of water while you cut more clones or just dip in water and then into cloning powder. Skip the dip if using gel.
4. Take a toothpick or something similar and poke hole in the pre soaked jiffy pellet.
5. Stick stem down into jiffy pellet burying at least two of the cut nodes.
6. Pinch jiffy pellet ensuring contact on all sides of stem.
7. Dip clone top into a miticide/funcide mix for 5 SECONDS and then gently shake/tap off excess.
8. Cover with humidity dome and spray every three/four days.
Heck I don't even use cloning powder/ gel anymore and have 95-100% success rate.
If I missed something or if y'all do something a little different feel free to chime in!! Hope this simplifies things to some degree for ya!!! I couldn't imagine losing 400+ clones=-O
1. Use a razor blade and cut just below the third or fourth node down at a 45+ degree angle."the more exposed tissue the better"
2. Use blade and trim leaves and nodes only leaving the top plus one or two nodes.
3. Place in a glass of water while you cut more clones or just dip in water and then into cloning powder. Skip the dip if using gel.
4. Take a toothpick or something similar and poke hole in the pre soaked jiffy pellet.
5. Stick stem down into jiffy pellet burying at least two of the cut nodes.
6. Pinch jiffy pellet ensuring contact on all sides of stem.
7. Dip clone top into a miticide/funcide mix for 5 SECONDS and then gently shake/tap off excess.
8. Cover with humidity dome and spray every three/four days.
Heck I don't even use cloning powder/ gel anymore and have 95-100% success rate.
If I missed something or if y'all do something a little different feel free to chime in!! Hope this simplifies things to some degree for ya!!! I couldn't imagine losing 400+ clones=-O
Carolina Dream'n
Well-Known Member
Don't put more than 20-25 clones per humidity dome. You can't pack them in super tight, or you'll end up with the brown slime every time.