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I do not water the clones, I only keep the humidity dome soaked. Once i accidently left the dome off overnight, they all perished :(
Cloning is not hard, but I have noticed in the colder weather it can take up to 2x as long to root.
I just finished building a bubbler from info I got on this site. I am hoping to speed up the process to have nice roots in one week like i was getting last summer.
I don't like seeds. I do like the vitality of hybrid seeds but they are almost unmanageable for me. Some will triple in height in 10 days of flowering. I can't remember the one strain I had but it grew so tall I had to bend several colas and finished at 55" tall.
Clones are soooo much easier to use than seeds. But I agree, it can be frustrating when having problems cloning. But keep at it. Your won't be sorry.
I assume you know the procedure ( at least one node, cut at 45 deg. angle, scrape clone stem, dip in rooting hormone and place in medium.)
I don't use a humity dome but recommend them. I time my taking of clones so I'll be around during 1st 48 to 72hrs so I can mist them a few times a day.
So why clones? All female, less stretch and more uniformity.
I must say that while I didn't like the 55" height of the plant mentioned above it did yield 127 grams.
Depends on your veg room size. Clones are easier, if only keeping one or two strains' mothers. But having a fairly high tolerance to pot, I love having a variety of strains to chose from.
But it is a painfully slow process keeping fingers crossed praying for females.
Worlds Worst Cloner is still trying.
My AeroBubbler seems to work. Cuttings are as fresh as the day I cut them. It's been 12 days and I have some roots forming.
This is just tap water in a bubbler, no dome. Day 9 I did add some Superthrive, 1 drop in reservoir. 2 days later I got roots, not sure if the Superthrive helped or just a quinkydink.
I saw an add on the net for a FOG CLONER, they claim roots in 3 days and transplant in 7. They want $500 for their system. I built one with odds and ends I have hanging around for $0. Gonna give it a shot. Instead of tap water I'm going with a mix(WEAK) of, Superthrive, Molasses, and Tarantula in PH 6.2 mix. If this works out I'll post more, if not I won't mention it again. :D
Thanks for all the input.:hippy:
I'd avoid adding molasses or any other supplements (maybe a tiny bit of superthrive but go real easy) to your fog cloner, which is, BTW, one of the coolest DIY items I've ever seen on here.
How the HECK did you fab that thing?
Hi All :D
I am definatly SOLD on the bubble cloner.
All of my original cutting have rooted and I added a couple to try and save them. ANOTHER bad cloning experiance.
The FOG CLONER has some bugs I got to work out.
In 24 hrs I cooked 2 of the cuttings. The water is heating up too much.
It's a warm fog and the 24/7 operation heats the resevour too much. I am adding an air pump to try and lower the temp.
The only reason I don't give up on this right now is, it looks like I am getting roots on one of the cuttings already.
stinkyattic thanks for the input, the added suppliments probably helped kill off the 2 cuttings.
I am moving the 3 remaining cuttings to bubbler till I get bugs worked out.
The Fogger is only DIY if you have the part laying around.
It involves a ceramic disc and a metal disc vibrating at ultra sonic speed. I dont have the brain power to build one, BUT my wife DID HAVE a fog fountain. You can get them at WALLY WORLD for about $20.
This maybe a stupid question but if you use a cloner you get bare roots? Do you then need to stick it in rockwool to provide a little protection on those bare roots? I would be scared in my hydro garden the hydroton would crush those roots and the plant couldnt stand up with out that base.
luvfriday great question.
At the moment I grow in soil, so I have no problem transplanting them.
I am however going to try an Aero grow and I plan on using perlite as the medium. We will have to see how that works out.
UPDATE
One of the cuttings I removed from the fogger and placed in the bubbler has rooted. It has one root in 48hrs.
THIS IS TRUELY AMAZING