Quote Originally Posted by the image reaper
:wtf: an update ... I pulled the clone out of the hydroton yesterday, as one of my new seedlings was looking better ... out of curiosity, I tore open the rapidrooter plug ... the clone had no roots at all ... zero, zilch, it never even tried to root ... I can understand that OK, but the damned thing 'looked' fine ... it looked just like the day I put it in there (which is why I replaced it) some sort of suspended animation, I guess ... regardless, I found out I can't always be lucky , and luck has always been my 'ace in the hole' ... :jointsmile:
Yeah, I completely understand. I've had the same thing happen before, so I always make sure the babes have a nice amout of roots started before placing them in the hydroton. It saves me the frustration of an uneven growth rate and canopy, kinda like my growth bubbler (I transition the cuttings from the rockwool cubes to the clay pebbles under CFL for a week or two) which seats six babes but has been taken over by two and the other four are fighting for light...