Clones not rooting.

Spykker

Member
Hey all, I've tried allot of growing mediums and I just cant get my clones to root. What is the secret behind cloning? Any suggestions would help.
 

Spanishfly

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I dip cut ends in rooting powder, and place in my normal soil mix - under a plastic bag and put 3 round a CFL. Takes about a week to root.
 

tip top toker

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I dip in rooting gel, chuck it into a rockwool cube then keep it humid and moist for a couple of weeks (it's a slow cloning strain it seems) and have never lost one other than through negligence :D
 

jawbrodt

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Every time I've had trouble cloning, it was due to not having good stem contact with the medium, or, from cuttings taken off an unhealthy plant.
 

Spykker

Member
Ive tried soil before but the stems seem to rot. Do you prefer hormone powder over the gel? Cause i cant find any rooting gel where I live.
 

wiseguy316

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try switching your water to spring water for cloning, on .89 a gal. that's what it took for me to get roots. I was using city tap and wasn't happening. Tried for 8 mos different methods. All i needed to do was switch the water. Hope this helps good luck.
 

Spykker

Member
Thanks wiseguy, Ive noticed that the tap water's ph is over 10. So I think you might be on to somethin. Ill definitely try that.
 

Spykker

Member
Hi everyone, this morning I went to check on the plants and slowly pulled out a cutting (I used about 70% coco peat and 30% vermiculite), amazingly it had roots. The roots are about 1inch in length and there's about 8-10 decent roots. Can I transplant it into a bigger pot or should i wait a week or so to develop more roots?

Thanks for all the info, I'm still learning and hoping to be a good grower one day...
 

Spanishfly

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Hi everyone, this morning I went to check on the plants and slowly pulled out a cutting (I used about 70% coco peat and 30% vermiculite), amazingly it had roots.
I clone in clear plastic cups - put the clone by the cup side so I can actually see when roots have formed. Works very well.

And congrats on your success.
 

Spykker

Member
Thanks spanishfly, I'll do that in the future. I think I'm gonna wait another week before I transplant, Just to play it safe.

Thanks for all the help.
 
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