new pics of the clones?:rastasmoke:
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new pics of the clones?:rastasmoke:
[align=left]Here are a few pictures of my closet setup that some might find helpful and/or interesting. This is a picture of the entire cloning and mother area of my grow. Picture shows the following: Cloning tray w/ humidity dome on Left, lit by a 2' fluorescent fixture with (2) 20W daylight bulbs that runs 24/0; Mother area with Bonzai Mums on top right; Clone transition area on lower right. Click on the pic to see full size version.[/align]
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[align=left]This is the close up of the Mums section In this section the space is 24 in x 24 in x 36 in tall. It is lit by 2 CFL fixtures each running (2) 23W daylight CFL bulbs on a 18/6 light cycle. Click on the pic to see full size version.[/align]
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Here is the clone transition area, where they are developing roots before being moved along. This section is 24 in x 24 in x 27 in tall. It is lit by a 2' fluorescent fixture with (2) 20W daylight bulbs that run 18/6 light cycle. The clones are kept in an Emily's Garden (aka DWC Bubbler). Click on the pic to see full size version.
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For those wondering, I have a small number of plants since I am growing for MMJ needs only and am resticted to a small number of plants by state law. For mothers I have Black Domina, Dabney Blueberry, Master Kush, and Super Skunk.
MVP :jointsmile:
Are these all in a section of one bigger grow space and blocked off from each other?
The emily's garden thing.....no issues with roots tangling together as the clones grow....supppose if they don't have any roots its no problem. Curious.....how long does it take the clones to grow roots to the point that they would start tangling together?
How many plants do generally flower at one time?
WH, Here's the lowdown on your Q's:
1) Are these all in a section of one bigger grow space and blocked off from each other?
The Moms/cloning/transition area is the right half of my closet in the spare room. This room is kept off limits to others, but is used for storage and keeping all my grow projects in a single part of the house. It is literally a closet grow... The left half of the closet is the flower room and measures 42 in x 24 in x 7 ft tall. The grow areas are separated by several layers of black visqueen, using Panda as the inside layer facing the girls. I (cheated ;) and) purchased a HydroHut to use for vegging - it can be seen in the background... Check out the pics below
2) The emily's garden thing.....no issues with roots tangling together as the clones grow....supppose if they don't have any roots its no problem?
Emily's Garden is made by HydroFarm, and it is what some peeps model their own homemade DWC bubbler after (like me, Opie, et al). My clones grow in there for 2-4 weeks, depending on availability of other (limited) growing areas so they do have roots but not enough to worry about them growing together too much and causing problems. :thumbsup:
3) Curious.....how long does it take the clones to grow roots to the point that they would start tangling together?
It's been my personal experience that the roots can grow together after approx. 4-6 weeks after being introduced into this type of a setup. Your mileage may vary as results depend upon strain, health, and grower ability. In short they are out of there and in their perm. home before they get tangled up together. (I know how you like pics so I shot a couple of the girls that have been in there approx 2 weeks +/-) :)
4) How many plants do generally flower at one time?
This is an individual grower call. Last time I grew 2 Dominas in one of these type of homemade DWC contraptions that had a much bigger res (Emily = 2 gal, McGyver version = 6 gal), next to another identical DIY bubbler that held 3 Blueberry. After vegging 4 weeks and flowering 8 weeks the roots were tangled like a rat's nest... but not a big deal as they were intended to be vegged and flowered together as I did...
BTW, I got 4.25 oz from the Domina and 2.75 oz from the Blueberry even after encountering 100 F summer heat and colas falling over before trichomes signaled it was harvest time. And this was my first grow in 15 years or so. :woohoo:
Wow that is really cool. Brings tears to my eyes when I see an Emily's Garden in action. Reminds me of my first and my current grow. And your whole set up reminds me of mine. I want to get some pictures of it up, but it's all tore apart again, and I got that lst emilys garden thing going in my flower section.
Thanks for a glimpse into the lives of the plants of MVP.
Yeah Opie, this growing thing is a real hobby/addiction. I enjoy it a lot and like sharing with others to help them learn. Emily is a great transition spot for my clones - with the McGyver DWC it is deeper and suspends the net pots more, thereby allowing the roots to tangle easier. I find using old Em for this stage she is perfect to get the job done!
Stay tuned for a Black Domina DWC log, hopefully in the next week or two when I kick my Nute Def girls out of the flower closet and go for my first official SCROG...
That looks like a very nice set-up there MVP. :thumbsup: How do you keep all your temps under control?
Generally speaking it is pretty temperant here so I do not see many wild swings in temperature. However sometimes it is a bit tricky keeping the temps in line. Summer is a bitch since I live near the coast therefore I do not have AC in the house. Winter I run the central heat; summer (and most all year) I vent using a 6" Vortex 449 CFM on a rheostat (dimmer) switch thru the ceiling after neutralizing smelly air with a 8x20 activated carbon filter.
For the little cuts, I place a heating pad underneath the tray/humidity dome to keep the temps a bit higher than room temp. That is pretty much it, although I bought a couple of muffin fans off eBay and use them to vent the individual growing compartments into the ceiling area of the main closet where the Vortex fan/carbon filter empty the room. Fresh air is passive thru an open window/shadow box set up like in Cervantes' book.
I also bought one of those crappy little under desk heaters for around 10 bucks and plan to use it to keep the room temp from fluctuating too much as it gets colder... no need to run central heat all the time with that heater thing on hand.
ok, so, im guessin the bowflex is either for LST'in the really large plants, or, for you to get strong enuf to LST the medium ones?
ok, couldnt resist.:D;)
looks like a really cool set up, well organized.:thumbsup:
keep up the great work:thumbsup:
oh btw-i decided to not clutter your log with my experience.
what i will do is say, i agree with all the points raised here.
clean cut.
keep em wet.
scrape the skin off the new hopeful root area.
hormone / rooting product (i used Schultz powder)
dome, yeah, but like every other day take off and let breath.
and i go straight to dirt.
it worked the first time. maybe i got lucky?:wtf:
this time, with flowers, is a lil more complicated.:wtf::wtf:
Rock.Steady, I'm sure you're experience is welcome here. I know I'm always happy to get as much info as possible, especially from experienced people. And unless you never get a problem of mold or rot, IMO you need to burp the dome more than once every two days. If you do get mold or rot, you especially want to do it as often as possible. Take the lid all the way off and blow a bunch of lung air into the plants and dome. It also helps to start them hardening by leaving it of as much as possible. But watch carefully for wilting. It don't take long when a plant doesn't have any roots. If the opposite is true and you need more moisture, then be sure to mist with each burping, and/or use an anti wilt spray. Never used it myself.