CLONING

whats the best way to clone??????

water in a container with an air stone and pump. Just take the clones and put them in neoprene inserts. Mediumless and effective. Definitely an opinion type answer though.

im doing that and nothings happening.. temps are at 18 C, lights are on 16/8 (42 Watt CF) , stems are just an inch above the water level, lots of air bubbles are coming up. P.H. is at 6. my clones are slowly dying its been like a week.., i got a see through garbage bag over top to keep it humid.... I had the stems under water before, then i realized they should be above water surface.. any help ? I really need these clones to root, i got 8 of them i can take a pic of my setup later on today. thank you

I just built my first wick cloner, just a little deli container nested in a big one, perlite, and a string.
Fill with cuttings, ignore for 2 weeks. :D

why do you have them on 16/8.the recommended veg time is atleast 18/6.i would suggest raising your on time on your lights

in a study they found peak root growth at 16 hrs daylight, its only 2 hours less than 18/6 for veg so thats not the root of the problem. i wish it was that easy though lol.

do you have a link to that study?cause everything i have ever read stated for veg you need atleast 18 hours of light.would be interested to read the study you found.when you put the clones in your cloner did you use the bag or is that something you tried later?

use vitamin b1 thats what the plant uses to initiate root development also you can use a commercial rooting hormone.

its not online its an oldtime book constantly revised throughout the years, its called how to supercharge your garden.. as far as i know if your over 14 hrs of daylight your plants veg... just like outdoors, it also depends on increasing or decreasing daylight hours. 1 min/per or something like that... plants notice it...but thats not what im wondering right now....i guess il just be patient and let them root... i have b1 thrive alive... im pretty sure thats not whats holding them back, sure it helps out, but you don't need it, just like rooting gel...but i guess it wont hurt..

I MISS OVERGROW..... bahhhhhh

i am betting it is your light try moving it furter away than you have it now.i have a bubble cloner also and have 2 shelves in my veg room on top shelf i have my lights on the bottom shelf is the cloner with no direct light on the cloner.and usually have roots in 5-10 days.or possibly trim away some of your leaves that will also help as the cutting will not be able to absorb as much light

I have heard of the wicker cloner and it works good I have read. There is a thread in icmag.com about how to make one. I will be trying this in about 2-3 months on my next grow.

I like it.
It's really portable, and cheap.
I visited a friend last weekend and wanted some cuttings from his Chocolate Chunk, so I ran out and picked up everything I needed to make the wick cloner for $6 from Family Dollar!
Just add Clonex and perlite, which everyone has kicking around, and there you go.