Here's a pic of the coco plugs. I have a whole bunch of these so hopefully they will work?
Bix - I have had great success using coco pellets although this tutorial shows Rockwool just replace the rockwool with the coco pellets the method is exactly the same:
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Tools & materials required:
Seedling tray/clone box with bottom heating (heating mat optional I don't use one personally)
Sharp knife or safety blade
Rooting Hormone or gel (Clonex works great)
Spray bottle
Small rockwool cubes or coco pellets
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1) With a sharp blade cut a growing tip from the plant. Make sure you don't cut the cutting too short, you need 2-3 leaf nodes for a good cutting:
2) Trim off the lowest pair of leaves close to the main stem, as shown in images below:
3) Make a 45 degree cut near the bottom on the main stem just below the node where you trimmed the leaves off in step 2. The cut needs to be at an angle just below the leaf node to create the maximum amount of surface area for new roots to grow:
4) Dip the end of the cutting in rooting power or gel and ensure all cut areas are completely covered with powder or gel. Gently tap off any excess powder:
5) Soak a small rockwool cube or coco pellet in water and make a hole about 25mm (1/2 inch) deep into the cube with a match. Make the hole just a little smaller than the diameter of the main stem of your cutting if possible; you want a reasonably snug fit for the cutting
Now gently insert the cutting into the cube far enough to cover the area where you cut off the leaves. About 25 mm:
6) Now place the cutting in your seedling tray or clone box, mist the cuttings with water using a spray bottle and also mist the inside lid of your clone box. Place the cover on, plug in the bottom heater if you have one, and you're done.
Check the cuttings every day and pour a little water over the rockwool cubes / coco pellets if they begin to dry out. Do not fill your clone box with water, just pour enough on the cubes/pellets to re-soak them to prevent drying out. You will probably have to do that every 2 days.
Mist the cuttings and inside cover of your clone box every few days with a spray bottle or whenever you see the water droplets disappear from the inside of the cover:
7) After about a week to two weeks you should see roots growing out of the rockwool cubes/coco pellets like in the image below. You now have a clone of your original plant that is ready for planting.
After about 1 week to 2 weeks you should see roots growing out of the rockwool cubes like in the image below. You now have a clone of your original plant that is ready for planting.
Hope this guide has helped!
