This has never happened before. Clone growth tips stunted!

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Captain Picard

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I am at a loss to figure out what's gone wrong.

I've been gardening and taking cuttings for over a decade. I have always had 90-100% success rate with rooting. They always grow beautifully after that.

BUT NOW, just look at them! growth tips have stunted and I'm so sad. It's almost all of them that are exhibiting this problem.

Anybody have any ideas? The only thing I can possibly think of is that they were left under the dome in damp conditions for too long.



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Captain Picard

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It's not a feed issue. I've used this setup successfully for ten years. I've just never had clones do this after putting them in the tray. In every other instance they've simply started growing properly, with new leaves thriving at the growth tip.
 
Wastei

Wastei

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Look like start of WPM. Hope I'm wrong. How does the roots look? Do you do any preventative measures to combat WPM(white powdery mildew)?
 
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Captain Picard

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I've never had WPM before, so I've never taken measures to prevent it. Could that be caused by staying under the humidity dome for too long? I estimate I left them in there for two days longer than usual, but I can't be certain. The roots are robust and white.
 
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Captain Picard

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I looked up photos of WPM and they don't seem similar in appearance to my little stunted growth tips. I could be wrong, of course. But I consider myself a seasoned grower with a good track record. That's why this is so shocking to me.
 
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Captain Picard

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BobThe420Builder said:
Sounds like you got it then since you have it dialed
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But that's the thing: it's a unique and first-time problem. Yes, I have the system and it's adjoining flower room completely dialed in. But that doesn't account for these deformed growth tips, which seem to stem from something that happened during the cloning phase.
 
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Captain Picard

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The only thing I can think of at this point is that it might be botrytis. Never had it before but there's a first time for everything. I imagine the extra time spent under the dome may have contributed to this now that I've found more info.
 
Mookjong

Mookjong

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You need to wait on that fertilizer, clones can't use it. They don't have roots yet, nor are they established enough to handle 500 ppm worth.
 
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