Clone problem
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Well it could be a couple things I'm thinking nutrient burn or your ph is to high or low
What type of nutrients are you using and how much/how often
And what is your ph at
Yeah then prob the ph because of the leaves curling in
I get a ph of about 8 before adding ph down but without a ph pen I was just trying to judge it
K I’m gonna switch water source to something low in ppm and see if that helps
Also stop the nutrients for a bit. A flush with PH and temp adjusted water should help but not that 400ppm tap, preferably RO with 100-150 ppm of cal mag. Flush about 2 times the volume of that pot through. What soil is that? It will determine if you even need nutrients at all
Its peat (60%)perlite(20%)and compost(20%).
Did you slurry test that mix? That PH mat be a bit low and some lime might benefit you. That compost is enough that you should water only
Never tested the mix, will water with regular water for a bit, also they have just been in regular light bulb light for a week while I construct a grow room
That's probably a good thing light drives growth so slowing it at this point will benefit you until they recover... if you get them to. Also a bit high humidity like 65-70% while they recover will ease the stress on the roots and slow nutrient uptake
ColoradoHighGrower
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When did you root the clone/put it in your soil-mix? You shouldn't need to give any nutes to a clone for about two weeks, until it shows roots/growth first.
Month ago maybe, clones not growing as good as plants from seed either
ColoradoHighGrower
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Have you checked for or otherwise confirmed roots ever formed? It could have never rooted and is just sitting in the soil slowly eating itself from the bottom up.
Did you use a rooting hormone like clonex? You could try gently pulling the whole dirt ball out of the cup and very carefully removing most of the soil from around the roots and transplanting it to a different medium with less or no fertilizer like a coco/peat mixture (if you discover a root system actually formed). That said, it is a pretty large cutting to try to clone in the first place, and the base stalk that you cut/inserted into the soil could be undesireably large/woody/tough which makes successful cloning much more difficult. Most people have better success taking much smaller cuttings from the very top of branches of the mother (only one tip each cutting). You could try taking a few of the healthier upper branches off (each with only about 2-3 nodes/leaf sets) and try to clone those too. That could be risky at this point though, as it is already pretty stressed, but probably worth a shot since it's not looking good...
Did you use a rooting hormone like clonex? You could try gently pulling the whole dirt ball out of the cup and very carefully removing most of the soil from around the roots and transplanting it to a different medium with less or no fertilizer like a coco/peat mixture (if you discover a root system actually formed). That said, it is a pretty large cutting to try to clone in the first place, and the base stalk that you cut/inserted into the soil could be undesireably large/woody/tough which makes successful cloning much more difficult. Most people have better success taking much smaller cuttings from the very top of branches of the mother (only one tip each cutting). You could try taking a few of the healthier upper branches off (each with only about 2-3 nodes/leaf sets) and try to clone those too. That could be risky at this point though, as it is already pretty stressed, but probably worth a shot since it's not looking good...
ColoradoHighGrower
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Also, like @Aqua Man said, keep your humidity super high, like 75% or higher for first ~1-2 weeks after cloning. I use humididomes and spray to keep the inside of the lid covered with mist and then slowly lower the humidity back down to normal veg levels after that. Low light like some t5s or even some household cfls is good enough (dont want your babies to get sunburned!)
This is a clone that has roots and growth
Concrete3511
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PH
ColoradoHighGrower
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Disregard then!!