The "C" Crowd

thanks i will remember that (Im a noob to growing):D

So the place where I buy my seeds usually gives out five free unsexed seeds with each order. With my Brainstorm order they sent me these. What do you guys think?

Shoot...can't get the link to work. i'll keep trying.....:wtf:

nope, cant seem to get one that works. Well the seeds are supposed to be an "updated" thai stick. Wish I could work out the link. :(

I CANT believe it. One of the 20+ clones I've tried is actually starting to grow roots!! :jumphappy::woohoo::jawdropper:

It's a Dutch Dragon cutting and so far the only success I've had,
Most of my clones either wilt to death or develop mold and/or squishiness in the stem where Ive fucked with it. She's the one on the right in the front row...the one next to her is another DD. In the back there are two WW's and one power plant clone in the midde. The pp seems ok but developed mushy brownness in the lower stem which I cut off to a higher point. Will this work at all or am I screwed?

WHY are these new clones I'm putting in wiling? Is it because they are too dry or too wet? I honestly can't figure out which it is.

Opie, Stinky, MVP, or any ordinary joe out there.....any tips appreciated to improve my 1/20 ratio??

What I've been doing is taking them from the flowering plants (these are the only plants I have to practice clones with I'm afraid), dipping in anti-stress, cutting leaves to one inch, scarifying, clonex gel, clonex liquid in bubbler. These days they are wilting by the next day pretty uniformly these days. My older clones were on a 15/45 schedule and didn't wilt but alot of the practice 20 just got too wet and soggy so right now I'm on 15/75. The older plants seem to do ok with that.....but any new cuttings I place in there seem fine at first but wilt by the next morning.

PLEASE help stop the killing......:(

WH, I have switched back to Olivia's cloning solution -- it worked better 15 years ago than much of what I have tried lately. Congrats on the roots, but the Canna Crispie's are starting to kick in so I won't be making too much sense for a few hours. I'll re-read and post tomorrow hopefully...

Yeah, Opie was talking about some sort of powder vs gel......is there a Olivias powder?

I'll wait.......:D

hey WH..alot could have to do with the fact the clones are coming off of flowering plants. you are trying to make them root, and revert...Ive never had a problem with clonex..usually had id say a decent % root...IMO:stoned:
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whiskeytango

I would like to recommend not taking cuttings during flowering. Success is much more elusive that way. That aside, try a powdered rooting hormone. I've found that the gels completely seal off the root from moisture for about 2 days. I had the same problem when I experimented with gels, and have never had the problem with powders. You can use a gel, but it's more work and not as safe. With a gel you must be very diligent with your humidity dome. Not too wet, not too dry. For the first 2 or 3 days the only way a cutting can get moisture with a gel, is to get it through the leaves. I don't know if an anti wilt would help, or keep the leaves from transpiring completely and end up killing the cutting. Never used one. Also, IMO you are cutting off way too much foliage from your cuttings. You only need to trim the leaves down if they are big. The cutting needs leaves for food after a few days in the cloner. Notice they get yellow? If there is not enough leaves, and they all get yellow, she's a goner. I don't even cut my leaves down at all. Well, I guess I do occasionally, but only if I take a larger than normal (for me) cutting. Good luck.

Opie if my DD clone makes it I'm going to put her in soil and if she STILL makes it (:D) I'll make her a mom for some practice clones. I will cut less on the leaves as you suggest as well but I had a couple that I actually FORGOT to cut the leaves on and they wilted even faster than the cut ones.

I am dipping them in Anti-Stress which I think helps but you've got me thinking about perhaps them just plain being too wet.....Anyone tried Wilt-Pruf or anything and then leave the humidity dome off?

I'll keep trying....I really do want to try some clones from vegging mommas instead of my flowering plants. :(

Hey guys check out the link for my new grow log in my sig (Operation Redwood Tree). I'm going to be growing a Power Plant and Brainstorm in some big buckets and try and go for a new personal best yield. I also have a Master Kush and Nexus baby I'm going to include in that log but I don't expect them to be very exciting. I'm actually going to veg them for a shorter length of time (4 weeks) to (hopefully) avoid root problems down the road.

Ps.....I'll grab some cloning powder and stop using the gel too. ;)

Stealth what would you say your percentage of surviving clones is generally?