Clones 1 week old drooping leaves

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fadetoblack72

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Not sure if this is the place to post this or not. This is my first post. I tried to search but didn't find too much. So my friend cloned some plants last week in peat pellets(small), used take root powder, put them in humidity domes, sprayed once or twice a day, and didn't water. He put 2 26w cfl's over the top(right above the dome). Yesterday he put 2 more 26w cfl's over them. This morning they are drooping/leaves curling under. The temperature was around 60 in the dome but he moved them into a warmer area, about 70 degrees and took all of the lights away except one 26w cfl and raised it up about 1.5 feet above the clones. Do you think it was the temp? Light?

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hannah

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I am not very experienced and have not attempted a clone yet but my research sounds like it was temperature. I had the same problem with my vegataive plant.My problem was over watering. You can look on Amazon there are a lot of good books to read on stuff like this.Books have been my go to for problems so far. I also just joined yesterday. Keep trying on this site. I had several people help me very quickly and they actually told me what i did wrong. Thanks to all of you experienced people helping people like us. I agree with you on this one dont know why dude attacked your name. Hope i helped a little. I do know clones dont have a way to water themselves until they grow roots. So they live off what is stored in there leaves. My book said just keep doing what you are supposed to do. They suggested if you dont have roots after two weeks get rid on them. It may just be them trying to survive. They very well might be on there way to being good producers.
 
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cee

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Keep the humidity nice by spraying...maybe not enough water in peat? I like to keep my dome to 75 and clones don't need much light I here so probable good idea to take away some lighting. I use one 200 W cfl mounted about foot and a half from dome and my plants do well.
 
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cee

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Yes the only way they get water in the beginning is through the leaves so you have to spray (under leaves is better i have heard) and keep humidity in dome up.
 
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skunkyLEMon420

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Pictures would help. 60 degrees is a bit cold. I would suggest a reptile warming pad, and put it on a low setting then some cardboard then the dome, this keeps a very nice temp, and great humidity. They could be over watered. But like stated above they do use the nutrients in the leafs and clones tend to droop a little. They will pull out of it and become healthy ladies.

Another issue could be your light, what is the kelvin? Cfls are okay. I just cut my clones around 4 days ago, I am using 40w tube 6500k bulbs two of them. Keep everything optimum and you will be golden :D
 
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fadetoblack72

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Thanks for all the replies. The temperature is up to around 75 now. After moving the light higher up off of the dome there is condensation over the entire dome instead of just on the sides. The lights being so close used to burn off anything on the top of the dome.We are using 3000k for this stage because that's all we have. As for overwatering I am not sure if the misting could have caused it or not. I took the nylon casing off one of the peat pellets and after misting it seems to be saturated. Should we be leaving the dome off for a certain period each day? I though I was supposed to leave it on until there are roots.
Thanks again for all the replies :-)
 
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skunkyLEMon420

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I usually give it fresh air a couple times a day. Google light spectrum. 2700k is optimum for budding. While 6500 k is optimal for veg. I am using 6500k right now, then they go under hps 600w x 2. If you want to get something out of it then go for a better light :D
 
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jcdws602

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My clones always droop 2-3 days after cloning I place them in the propagation tray also and keep a heat mat under the tray and keep temps at 75-79 degrees f. Spray once or twice daily After a week or so I start taking the dome off more frequently.Oh yeah I also cut the big fan leaves in half at first.18\6 light cycle.I use simple fluorescent lighting.Good luck!!!
 
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fadetoblack72

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Thanks for the info. We are just trying to grow a few buds with limited space. The leaves are turning yellowish now. Is that normal? I am guessing that the clones are using the nutrients in the leaves and that is why it is happening. Also I read that the 6500k lights were for flowering and the 2700k were for vegging. Is that what you meant to say skunky or am I mistaken?
hope everyone has a great day!

P.s. -- Does anyone know if sour diesel is a good strain for outdoors?
 
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Little Tommy

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Okay, probably a little late to chime in. I think that your temps were your biggest issue. The clones seem to yellow the lower leaves. This is normal. As long as the uppermost growth is green you are good to go. I keep my propagator at 80-85F. I have a mat that goes under the tray and keeps the temp in the dome at 10F above ambient room temp. At about day 7, I start to open the vents on the dome and start exposing the clones to more and more veg room air. By day 10 they are ready to be transplanted and join the ranks of the clone army. This is what works for the strain I grow. Yours may be slightly different. I try to keep the humidity at 100% until day 7.
 
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fadetoblack72

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Cool...Thanks for the help guys. We really appreciate it. The leave are still curled and the yellowing of the leaves is still getting worse. Just the lower ones. We haven't misted them for a couple of days yet the dome is covered with condensation and the pellets are pretty wet so I think we am ok. Still wondering if the misting caused them to be over watered. Definitely didn't hold back on the misting. Also thanks for the clarification on the type of light to use. I have some bulbs to switch now.
 
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