ProdigalSun
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How do you clone without a dome?
I have one, but options are good, and I'd like a better way.
I have one, but options are good, and I'd like a better way.
Domeless Cloning Methods.
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Travis9226
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with aero cloner. just a five gallon bucket with a submersible pump and a manifold on top of that with a few sprayer heads. drill a few holes for 2" net pots and neoprene collars. cut the bottom off the net pots and stick an airstone in there too. run your sub pump 15 min on 15 min off with straight water. roots in 7-10 days %100 of the time
fir3dragon
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I clone regular but without the dome. I only cloned 8 so far but all have rooted.
SnapsProvolone
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I just take cuttings, spray leaves with antiwilt (underneath is very important as stomata are there) then just root as you normally do. I just stick em in soil or if doing a lot I use a tray of rapid rooters.
Farmer's Hat
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Ive rooted a couple in water. Once the roots are present, I transplant.
This process is a lot slower than traditional cloning in a dome.
This process is a lot slower than traditional cloning in a dome.
SnapsProvolone
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Not the dome its the oxygen or lack therof in your water.
NorthofEngland
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So, if the water was oxygenated (by means of an aquarium air pump/air stone) the rooting process would be quickened?
SnapsProvolone
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Yes. Also keeping rootzone warm with a heatmat really speeds up rooting. I prefer to use soil. Keeping it simple.
anoos
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Normally, if I have no propagator or CBA to make a makeshift one, I just plant the cutting into soil and place a cup of water next to it, place a piece of kitchen roll half in the water, half draped over the cutting. The tissue wicks up the water and keeps the plant moist, cuttings don't need much light so if you want to put it back in your growroom its ok as the tissue shades it. Check every day/every other day and make sure it's still moist.
Right now, I literally just have a cutting sitting on my windowsill in a mug of tap water + a splash of maxicrop organic growth stimulator (I think that's what its called, read: any root stim)
Right now, I literally just have a cutting sitting on my windowsill in a mug of tap water + a splash of maxicrop organic growth stimulator (I think that's what its called, read: any root stim)
NorthofEngland
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I've just ordered a 200w 6400k T5 unit (one of those big, chunky bulbs)
Tomorrow I'm going for a Root It Kit
(Propagator, rockwool cubes, rooting gel....).
Next week I take my very first cuttings, before I put my girls on 12/12.
I have a tank cupboard (water heater) and UK water heaters USED to have big copper water tanks.
Now they've gone most people have instant hot water systems AND loads of space in their cupboards.
I will turn that space into my devoted CRECHE for Mom's and Cuttings/Clones (maybe even the occasional seedling....?).
Then, when they are well established, they'll be going into Clay Pebbles under MH.
After I take the cuttings -
should I allow my plants any time on 18/06 before putting them on 12/12...???
alusash
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70%coco and 30% potting soil.
Soak the coco so it is completely drenched.
Take cutting, into water, cut stem under water at 45 degree angle, coat in rooting hormone and place into your wet soil mix. Spray leaves with h2o twice a day. shuld root in about 7-10days. I stop spraying leaves on day5.
90-100% success so far
Soak the coco so it is completely drenched.
Take cutting, into water, cut stem under water at 45 degree angle, coat in rooting hormone and place into your wet soil mix. Spray leaves with h2o twice a day. shuld root in about 7-10days. I stop spraying leaves on day5.
90-100% success so far
alusash
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I don't use perlite or vermiculite in my rooting soil mix. I find that any large particles inhibit root growth as the areas around them tend to dry out quicker.
My mix stays nice and moist, but still allows ample air to the root zone. This is a shot on day6 or 7 of my new root growth in the described soil mix....
My mix stays nice and moist, but still allows ample air to the root zone. This is a shot on day6 or 7 of my new root growth in the described soil mix....
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DemonTrich
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I have a 99.99% success rate with my aero cloner and I grow in soil.
JohnDee
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I would argue that you are growing water roots and then, in soil, your plants need to develop soil roots...so your plants would probably take off faster if started in soil-like medium and didn't have to go through two rootings.
I tried to find references for this but all are on ganja forums (hardly scientific). General recommendations are to not allow aerocloner (water) roots to get very long before going to soil. One guy who posted a thread on ICMAG said he lost 50% going from hydro to soil.
Back to original topic...AlBFuct has a cool little cloning area that doesn't use a dome. Check it out.
https://www.rollitup.org/hydroponics-aeroponics/15030-batch-clones-rockwool.html
Cheers,
JD
DemonTrich
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well my success as a grower shows im doing it correctly. and that's all I need to go by. but thanks for the links. ill check them out. but im don't want to change things that are currently working for me.
GrowinDad
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Dip em in rooting gel, straight into seed starter type soil mix (add perlite) in solo cups. Take a baggie and make a slit in the bottom. mist some water into it, place it over the cup. (it helps to only fill about 2/3 of cup with soil). Put on a heating pad if possible under put under a Cfl.
CaretakerDad
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Simply not true. I also use an aero cloner ( home made ) and when I was involved with a medical marijuana support group put out 53 clones every 9-12 days. The problem with transplanting can be due to either damaging the roots by carelessness and rough handling or by leaving air pockets in the root area at transplant. I have some that have been in my newest cloner ( 33 hole ) https://www.rollitup.org/do-yourself/761544-easy-dyi-aero-cloning.html#post9939622 and will post some pics of the rooted clones in a few days. Most of them have 1/2" roots at this time.