nutrients for clippings?

[revolutionary]

i just started cloning and used the faq version
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for just plain water

I am 1 for 3 so far and have 2 more that haven't rooted really want them to live since the mothers are in flower now

Anyway else use this method? Had success?

[PharmaCan]

11/14 showed roots and they were transplanted into 8" pots with a little rooting hormone and watered with rested tap water .5 litres per plant, PH 6.5, no nutes.

3 wilted to what looks like the point of death after transplanting. I'll still give them a few days in an "incubator" unter 2 cfl's 24/7 to see if they will come back to life.

Thanks to all that help along.

You are probably a little better off to go 24 hours after they start showing the roots. The roots grow significntly in that one day and the plant gets a little stronger.

Some plants really hate to be taken out of the dome and want that humid environmentfor a day or two longer. I always put the newly rooted plants into 18 oz. plastic cups (with drain holes cut in them and lava rock in the bottom) and leave them there for about two weeks then move to a bigger pot. One big advantage to this is that, if a noob transplant starts to wilt, I can put it back under the dome and pamper her for a day or two longer. I've never tried, but I'd imagine that would be pretty hard to do with an 8" pot. :jointsmile:


PC :thumbsup:

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dropped another 3 last night.
Maybe I moved them too soon. There were roots coming out of the rockwool....and it just seemed soooo moist in the dome I was 'fraid for root rot..

I will try them in coffee cups as a first transplant next time. Good tip Pharma.Thanks.

I wonder if I would have better success actually cloning from the mature moms. I just don't want to hack the moms up only to kill the clones and damage the moms, hence requireing a restart from seed.....

Ohhh the trails an tribulations just to get a little personal smoke....

[PharmaCan]

I wonder if I would have better success actually cloning from the mature moms.

What do you mean when you say "mature moms"?

PC :smokin:

[blink_inc]

the three moms that I have are very bushy and have many much pistils.
(see the crappy middle picture above)

the donors that gave me these clippings were about to go into flower, and the clippings I took were from the bottom growth. The clippings were very small (2-3 inches) and if I was to take from the 3 mothers the clippings would be about 6 inches and would have pistils already.

Hope that makes sense.

Wondering If the clippings would be more stable coming from a different area on the plant..top growth as opposed to bottom new growth.

[PharmaCan]

Your clones are going to be the same age as their mother. So, these clones are sexually mature, regardless of their small size, and will have pistils immediately.

I take cuttings from all over my mothers and I have never noticed any big difference in how the cuttings root. But, don't worry, if you have three mothers you will soon have all the experience you need cloning, and so many clones you won't know what to do with them. (You can easilly get 100 clones per month from three mothers. Good luck!)

PC :smokin: