Cloning Questions

To begin, if this is in the wrong section my sincerest apologies, I am new to the forum. In addition, if I ask too many questions, feel free to let me know. With that said....

I recently acquired some White Rhino clones that are unrooted. They are in the smalle rockwool cubes. I have them in a tray with a plastic dome. At first I was using just normal light (yes granted not the best solution, but I came across the clones without fully being prepared for them).

A couple of the clones appeared to build mold and their leaves were extremely damp.. There is a lot of moisture on the plastic dome, but I vent (it has two vents on the top of the dome) for 30 minutes every day, should that not be sufficient in keeping the humidity to acceptable levels?

One of the clones was so damp that it fell over on itself (the stem was soaked). This particular clone was making contact wit the dome, so I assume it had more to do with that, as none of the other clones are quite as bad, most are in fact relatively dry.

The rockwool cubes are quite saturated, not to the extent that one would drip upon removal, but enough that they feel wet to the touch. Is this normal, or is this signs of too much water?

Would you recommend any root encouraging solutions and if so what brands, or what should I be looking for?

Last quick question. Lighting. I bought a Sylvania Gro-Pro (or something to that affect) to replace the normal lights I was using. It's a 120 watt vegative light (with added blue spectrum). Would this be good for the clones? Or would it be better to use a fluro light? I only ask because I didn't see any fluro lights at the stores I've visited, or perhaps I'm not looking for the right thing.


Any help that can be provided to any of the questions, would be greatly appreciated. I hope not to lose this investment. Mind you it is my own fault for not being prepared.

1. Use CFLs for your clones... 42/150 watt bulbs... 8-12 dollars
2. take the dome OFF NOW... leave it off for at least 24 hours
3. fill the bottom of the tray with 1/8 inch water... do not saturate the cubes or even water the cubes..
4. let the cubes become nearly dry before refilling the tray with 1/8 - 1/4 inch water

it will be a miracle if these survie..

good luck..

post pictures...

keep us posted


don't ever write such a long post ever again..

iloveyou : )

Sorry about the long post :(

Thanks for the information. I removed the dome earlier, it is now off. If I add it again (after 24hrs) and if moisture builds up again, should I remove the dome entirely?

Also it's really only a couple of the plants that are damp in the stem. The rest feel more like a normal plant stem.

The clone that fell over on itself, I removed from the tray. When I broke apart the rockwool, it showed no signs of rooting. Is this because of the light? At this point it had already had 3 full days of normal lights (3 100 watts), should it not have shown some signs of rooting?

It's been a day, a couple more of the clones that were wet, have somewhat fallen over on themselves. I've lost 4 clones, and 1 looks to be on it's way to the grave. But the rest seem rather healthy, and even the smaller ones that were slightly damp are starting to come back around.

At this point I'm a little scared to put back on the dome. I have an organic anti wilt spray.. could I not just leave the tray uncovered and use the anti wilt spray. I'm generally against additional anything really, but I would rather not lose too many more of my babies.