Why do my clones keep dying?

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fureelz

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Your clones keep dying because there aren't any roots. The cuttling is dying because of a few things. First cut it off the mother; water her 6 hours before cutting, put them in water. Second, place them on a towel and with a clean razorblade shave the tough outer part of the plant .5" from the bottom and down to the tip. Then cut again, under water. Get an organic rootgel. Place them in there for a few seconds, then directly into your rockwool, perlite, or soil. I have a tray/dome with a heatpad set on Hi. Her feet need to be warm, 85*F ideal. Water every 4th day, venting the dome for an hour a day. If there is excessive moisture roots will lock, its a _ _ e _. I have 100% success rate with transplants to 2 cup pots in 9 days.
 
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biotek1967

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Hairy Bob said:
Ive been checking out the forums for a while now, and noticed most experienced growers (fdd, skunkushybrid et al) maintain that clones are tougher than most think and will grow if humidity and temps are kept within acceptable range.
So why do my clones keep dying?
Im using clonex rooting gel, cutting the plant in water to avoid air bubbles in the cut, planting in wet (but not soaking) soil, misting twice a day and keeping a makeshift humidity dome over em (keeps it above 70% rh in there). i cut all the leaves down to half size, and removed the lower nodes, but the first time i tried with the top of my bagseed plant it just fell over within 12 hours, left it for a week and it showed no signs of perking up so i pulled it up and no roots, nothing. Second time, 8 days ago i took 4 from the bottom of the same plant, using the same method, and they wilted slightly for 5 days then fell over, so i staked them upright, but the leaves look ready to drop off now. I've just left them be aside from misting them and leaving the cover off for 30 mins or so a day. Do they just need more time or should i pull them and try again? Frustrated cos I wanna start flowering in a week and i don't wanna lose this strain in case it's a good smoke, but I can't let the plant grow much bigger in the space I have.
Sorry for lack of pics but i don't have a digicam, or a camera phone.
Also sorry for rambling (rather stoned atm).
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
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howdy,
I found that Iwas watering to much lesving soggy wet try not spraying them after I stopped spraying left them in the cornrer for 10 days bang roote every time
 
Knowledge420

Knowledge420

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When you cut off the portion of your mother plant for the clone make sure you cut at a 45 degree angle and make sure the cutting tool you are using has been disinfected with rubbing alcohol to prevent transfer of diseases from the tool to your clones and mother plant
some people scrape one side of the stem about an inch from the bottom to help the plant absorb water and nutrients but i havent really heard much about that, also since the clone has no root system you need to rely on the leaves to absorb the water rather than the roots
the rooting compound that your using should have the hormone that encourages root growth rather than vegetative growth i forget what the hormone is called but it is key
if you do not have access to rooting compound you can also yield the hormone by mashing up willow tree branches and mixing it with water because willow trees have an abundance of the hormone used to encourage root growth

I haven't read all of the replies so if i repeated shit i apologize
 
JonnyDankness

JonnyDankness

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calicat said:
Another suggestion but it can be laborious is after you take the 45 degree cut. On the bottom of the stem you slice it in half prior to dipping in a root hormone solution. If you sever the cambium that way you increase the surface area where roots may sprout out rather than just the initial exposed area at the 45 degree angle.
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I'm using cheap olivias cloning solution and putting my cuttings straight into a rapid rooter into whitneys farm soil.
Works great My clone ex and humidity dome clones did'nt work I spray my clones several times a day but I don't over water.
 
noob12345

noob12345

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ok, i have not tried cloning without dropping p.h before but my p.h goes crazy in my dwc i will see the signs pretty quickly so i can not see how it can't be bad for clones...just my 2 pence.
 
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Gorillaglue4u

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noob12345 said:
ok, i have not tried cloning without dropping p.h before but my p.h goes crazy in my dwc i will see the signs pretty quickly so i can not see how it can't be bad for clones...just my 2 pence.
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I use a clone king from Amazon fill it up in bathtub cut clone put in water take a few layers of skin off stem dip in clonex and stick in the clone bucket 6-10 days later I have roots.
 
noob12345

noob12345

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good job i just read this and remembered to go and check my babies lol! 7 seems high, but hey if it works..maybe clones like slightly higher ph. maybe worth some future experiments.
 
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