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Oh yeah and I've got alternating nodes now on all but one plant. So I think i'm gonna go get some cloning supplies (blades and rooting gel) in the next couple of days, take some cuttings, give the plants a week to recover then flip to 12/12!
Here's pics of the alternating nodes.
Well I made a trip to the hydro store to get the cloning supplies, sterile scalpel, root riot starter cubes and clonex rooting gel. While I was there I thought i'd get an oxypot (dwc) too, i've been thinking about trying something other than soil for my next grow so thought i'd get my feet wet with the oxypot. It'll give me a chance to get a feel for a different way of growing and I can still grow a couple plants with soil too incase I screw up the dwc.
Anyway I come home and get the oxypot set up, test the pump, no problems. So then I start on the clones. Get four of the five plants out, (i'm not doing the other one yet as it's lagging behind the others and it's not got anything big enough to take a clone) Find one good branch from each plant, around 4" tall i guess, cut off all but the top leaves, and trim the bottom of the stem about 1/2" under where i've trimmed the bottom leaves from, dip it in clonex and pop it in a cube. All 4 done and in the propagator, misted and under 125 w enviro I decide to relax and roll one up. :rastasmoke:
So I'm sat there chillin when I realize i've forgotton to label them up :mad: Gutted! I've made my best guess to label them now, but I could very well be completely wrong lol Oh well it'll teach me to take my time in future!
On the bright side the clones look quite happy. :D
been there, done that. also, it's probably a good idea to take 2 cuttings minimum per plant, first cause 1 might die, second, so you can flower one and hold one back to become a momma maybe, or to die if a male.Quote:
Originally Posted by hudson88
and good luck with the DWC, my first grow was in dirt and now i'm using DWC for my second and i love it, my plants are WAY bigger than when in dirt and the seeds came from the same source so i know it's the DWC and not different genetics. just make sure you add plenty of air to the res, oh, and if you like the DWC and think you want to use more of it, don't buy small pumps, get a good one at your local hydro store, it will be cheaper in the long run.
bozo,
peace, love, dope
Plants are looking great......man it seems we have silimar thoughts.....i was just about to arder one of those tents of ebay, but one of the more expensive ones with the metal braces and vents i think it was like $200 for 26"x56"x 60". I definely going to be tuned in for this one......Good Luck:thumbsup:
Killa12345
Glad things are progressing, Hudson. I hope you will be starting a new log on your DWC grow. :thumbsup:
Hey thanks for dropping by guys!
Bozo - Yeah you're right I should of taken more clones, out of the 4 clones I took 3 of them look pretty good, just the one of them looks like it might struggle. I'm sure you know what it's like tho, you just wanna get your plants into flower ASAP so you can get some bud, I'll plan better next time. I've also taken my clones a little too soon to flowering, the cutting's I took were one of the top shoots that had developed after my lst, since then i've read that it could affect my yield not giving the plant enough time to heal. I've made a decision to go ahead with flowering as planned anyway because basically i'm short on space. So hears hoping it won't affect yield too much.
Killa - My tent's got metal braces and vents, I think the only difference between the DR and the DR Street is that the street is made from a cheaper material, thinner fabric and the reflective material on the inside isn't the best. Other than that i'm happy with it, just wish i'd got a bigger one now ;)
Cede - Good to see you mate, not seen you around for a while. Yeah I'll keep you all updated on the DWC but i'm not sure when i'll be starting that. I was hoping to put one of the clones in it when it's rooted but I need to get some stuff first, (ph and ec reader) money's a bit tight at present and it might be a better idea to wait till I get back from my trip.
Oh btw even tho i'm still running 18/6 lights there's been quite a bit of stretching going on, I don't think it's anything to worry about but just thought i'd mention it.
Here's some pics I took earlier today.
btw, have you considered building yourself a cloner? mine cost me about $12.00 to make, not counting the air pump, and i love it. i put 18 cuttings in 8 days ago and 15 are rooted firmly and ready for transplanting (today) and the other 3 just didn't make it, still, i count that a success! come take a look
anyway, toke amongst yourselves
bozo,
peace, love, dope
Ok so i've switched the lights to 12/12.
Here's some pics I took of them in the tent, sorry they're not the best quality.
Hey bozo,
15/18 in 8 days is great, i'd be happy with speed and success like that! No i'd not really thought of building a cloner, tho when i've got this grow running pretty smoothly and i've got a bit of time i'd like to give it a try. Oh yeah and there's the DWC to worry about first too, i'm sure that will take a while to get used to.
I'll come over and take a look at yours later mate, $12 sounds like a bargain!
i went to post some pics of the roots today and noticed that it was May 6th that i started them so it's only been SIX days not 8, wheww, that was fast. oh, and it looks like maybe 2 of the 3 that didn't root might still be ok, so that will be 17 of 18! awesome!
my first grow was in dirt also and i decided to try hydro this time myself. EVERYTHING i'm using is DWC, right down to the bubble cloner, it's basically just a shallow DWC. i have had awesome vegatative growth with it and really good luck too 'cause i have NO meters. i can't check anything but ph right now but, so far, everything is going great.
anyway, i'm about 1 week away from starting to flower for sex, then i will hold back a momma from both strains and start filling my sea of green, 4 clones at a time.
bozo,
peace, love, dope