Clones & Wilting..

[Just A Beginner]

Hi there, well i've just done my first clones yesterday, into rockwool with roots dipped in clonex, rockwool presoaked with a drop of superthrive in the water, is it normal for the leaves to wilt a little until some roots are established, they are still lovely and green, just wilting ever so slightly. They are in a propogator under a 2 tube lightwing unit.Thanks for any advice

[Tokudai]

Yep - a little wilting is normal. Do you have a humidity dome on them?

[Just A Beginner]

yeh tok, they are in a little propogator with a lid on, that ok for them ?

[divestoned]

they can wilt a lil ..rock wool is acidic,could be a factor,plenty of moisture on roots,lack of water can wilt them. pik up some "vita grow anti-wilt" next time your at the grow store.

[Just A Beginner]

erm never heard of anti wilt, can u get it in the uk?

[Zandor]

You can use Anti-Wilt and that will cure that problem and improve your chance of success.

[Just A Beginner]

THANKS FOR THE REPLY, JUST NEED TO FIND SOME NOW !

[stinkyattic]

I found Wilt Pruf at home depot. It's not in the fert section, but in with the pesticides etc. as I recall.

[Just A Beginner]

Thaanks stinky, i'm in the UK and can't seem to find anywhere that does it :( just looked in on them,, they aint wilted anymore, been 3 days now so i think if they was gonn curl up n die i kinda think they would have by now, but then again i don't know much lol

[stinkyattic]

Clones can be so suprising! One moment they may look wilty and dying, then you mist them and you can almost WATCH them standing back up... cannabis is a pretty amazing plant.
Ask at your fert shop for an anti-transpirant, which is the technical term for wilt-pruf.
I wonder if you can use neem oil? I neem my plants a lot and they get a nice glossy residue on them which I imagine makes them a bit less prone to wilting, it's just I wonder how much clones can take of the stuff? Hmmm...

[Zandor]

Many companies make the same type of product. They market is a leaf shine but its close enough to work for us. It may not have the other minerals but they do work, if you can't fine the proper anti-wilt.

Plus the good stuff you don't just spray you dip the whole plant before you ad the root gel or powder.

[Just A Beginner]

hey thanks for all the help. we're off to the garden centre tomorrow for more pots n stuff for all the new babies we've started off in rockwool so we'll have a mooch and see if we can get something. Yeah they do spring up when i mist them just like by big plants when i turn my lights back on, just hope they don't mind the move to the flower room on saturday:confused:

[latewood]

Many companies make the same type of product. They market is a leaf shine but its close enough to work for us. It may not have the other minerals but they do work, if you can't fine the proper anti-wilt.

Plus the good stuff you don't just spray you dip the whole plant before you ad the root gel or powder.You took the words right out of my mouth Z...before I procured anti-wilt; I experimented with miracle gro leaf shine, and it did the job. I still use it sometimes if it is within eyeshot or the anti-wilt isn't lol...:smokin: when I'm cloning.