First Time Cloning - Suggestions Welcome

[faithlessxxx]

Will they start growing out the holes in the bottom of the plastic tray or what?

Yes. Well, out of the rockwool.

faithlessxxx Reviewed by faithlessxxx on 06-14-2007. First Time Cloning - Suggestions Welcome Today is my first attempt at cloning. Below are some pics. I followed all of the standard cloning practices that I found here. So, for the clones themselves it's a wait and see thing. But I do have a couple of questions. The foliar spray for the clones - should it have anything else in the spray or just pure H2O? My dining room has a large window facing north = lots of indirect sunlight. Will the clones be good on the d/r table with lots of indirect sunlight? How does the mother Rating: 5

[Zandor]

Don't tell anyone I said this but Miracle grow has a product you can use called leaf shine. Its sold at most grocery stores like Ralph's or Von's and is sometime they have other brands but they all do the same thing. Its just a food grade wax and theirs is either a pump bottle or a spray can.

It's the same basic product but with out the anti-bacteria additives is all.

They would not use something like that on the farm unless they were processing fruit but then they would buy it in 55 gallon drums. That is where I first found that product over 25 years ago, they were spraying it on apples and other fruits of an convoy belt just before they were packed. It made them shine and look pretty and I was told then it was just a food grade wax spray that held in the moisture while the fruit was in transit to your table.

I know of a lot of medical growers in California who can use clones, but giving them to the local club for clone credit when you are better is a great idea for you. When I was growing (before the show) my self and a few others would always give away about 30 clones a month that we did not use so yours is a good idea. Plus a little karma goes a long way :hippy:

[Al B. Fuct]

PC, I'm afraid that your humidome is keeping things too humid. If there's water condensing on the inside of the dome, the humidity in the dome is 100%. Doesn't need to be quite that high- 60-80% max. In fact, if you can remove the dome and nothing wilts, leave it off. Excess humidity can cause you some serious grief.

Humidomes are really only useful for the first 1-2 days after cutting until water uptake through the stem cut is established- and even then I'd debate their usefulness. I haven't used one in many years- my clonebox even has an exhaust fan. The humidity in my clonebox runs about 60% max.

I see some of your stems purpling. Mine did that until I started adding a little nutrient to the water I give the clones, shooting for a weak 400ppm @ pH 5.5 or so. With Canna (Vega) nutes, that's 5ml "A" and 5ml "B" in 10L water.