==HELP NEEDED CHEAPO AERO CLONER CONCERNS==

[Weedhound]

no clue.....

Weedhound Reviewed by Weedhound on 04-12-2007. ==HELP NEEDED CHEAPO AERO CLONER CONCERNS== Hi everyone, let me preface this by saying ive googled and searched the threads, but still have some concerns, about my friends cheapo aero tub. The basics: 4 10inch bubble wands, water heater preset to 78 degrees, in PH balanced distilled water in a rubermaid tub. my friend has the bubbles on 24/7 and the clones are under a 6500k CFL . The good news: The cuttings are looking pretty healthy, in fact better than when they were on the plant. they are greener and standing up straight, Rating: 5

[Scarlet Sky]

they can be planted as soon as you see roots.

[Chronic Chrissy]

make sure you are gentle with those fragile roots!

[aaprime]

thanx! good news. these roots look very fragile! ill look up some transplanting methods that are extra gentle. post if ya got em, ill do it once i find anything.

[Chronic Chrissy]

If there is only a few roots growing strait down pack your pots you are moving them into. Water them down(water temp room temp or slightly warmer) and add more soil if you want then water again(great time to check and adjust pH). Let them drain for about 10 minutes. Poke a hole in the soil with a pencil or something as big as needed for the roots to not touch the soil on the way down(prevents damaging the roots). Once the clone is at the level you want hold it very still while you push the dirt around the stem in and down a little to hold the plant up and support it without compacting the soil too much or breaking the roots, but enought so that it can stand up pretty good. The soil isn't right up to the roots so be careful. In a few days the roots will reach the soil and a few days later it should be pretty stable if you haven't damaged any thing.

If you have a knot of roots starting then you kinda have to do the same thing but dig a hold and gently dump moist soil in around it's roots, but keep the plant and roots very still til you compact the soil again by the stem to support it.

Be careful and gentle and your plants will reward you, be sloppy or slip and your plants will forgive you but it will take as much time as the damage done. At this point you can sigh with relief because the survival rate greatly improves and it's time to grow quality plants instead of just keeping them alive.

Good luck.

[aaprime]

Thanks chrissy and everyone for returning with your advice. today is day 20, and over the course of today and last night i have transplanted 2/3rds the clones to their homes. for some reason the remainder are still not showing roots so im hoping by the next couple of days they will cuz the tops not looking so good. as for the transplanted ones im taking care to keep them a bit moist for the first 24 hours cuz my climate is VERY dry and the rubbermaid just makes it worse, the air is well circulated.

im guessing (hoping) within the next 3-5 days the planted babies will be showing signs of improved health in their new home.

[aaprime]

is it harder to clone from a plant which is small and bushy compared to a more traditional grown plant, cuz my momma was LST so much that i think maybe my cuttings were small, they had plenty of nodes in the length of the stem that i took the leaves off, and the stem was thick enough to have a distinct xylem (i think thats the term) but idk... i need to get a digital camera.