Clone Log - Cloning with Pics using Master Kush mom...

[hoho123]

About 4 days ago i took the topps of 4 plants and i am trying to clone them im doing almost every thing wrong! i have them in a dome with a heat pad under them i have them in thoese black growing cube things i scraped them and put cloneing gel on it waters not ph balanced well it might be hahah not really sure just put a few drops of ph down in the water and i have them under 18/6.
Do you think they will make it?
oh yea what r u guys useing to check the ph of the water i bought this pool tester one and the lowest it goes it to 6.0 its stupid well ether that or me and im going have to say its the gay plastic tester.
for clones its 5.8 and plants 6.0? is that right

[tinytoon]

6.0 water is pretty much neutral for growing. as for the test kit, the ones used for fish aquariums has a decent scale range on it and very affordable. Lighting, I have mine under 2 24" t12 cool white tubes. Prob will change to CFL's on next cabinet but tubes is what I have for now. I also keep lights on 24/7 atm. After keeping clones in fridge for about 4 weeks I had roots showing out of 1 of the cubes after 6-7 days.

[MVP]

Update: It's Wednesday and 2 more of the 2-week fridge clones have roots, so I am 3/5 so far and the other 2 look like they might push roots soon...

[SnSstealth]

6.0 water is pretty much neutral for growing.

try that in soil and see what happens....lol, gotta dumb question though MVP....can you cut a top as a clone if its "woody"? what is too think to be a clone?
whiskeytango

[hoho123]

just cut 2 new clones actual cuts not topps so ill see how that works i have a new thread need some help so if anyone can pop and put there 2 cents in thanks

http://boards.cannabis.com/grow-log/...-problems.html

o yea anyone use a ph pen?

[greenatik]

BRO! i just cloned my outdoor bitches and I was wondering if you could give me some advice (or anyone) on my setup, and how I did it.

Took a razor blade out with me and cleaned it with alcohol, as well as a small cooler and a container with R/O. the water was nice and cold and the cuttings went straight into the water. came back fairly quickly (took 45 minutes) and stuck them into the fridge as I laid out all da materials.

I bought Dip-N-Grow (no olivias at the hydro shop) and a large tray and dome. Also decided to give coco a shot since that is my final medium. I have two different types of coco. one is really coarse, and one is very fine. 1/2 are in one 1/2 are in the other. Both were rinsed well to rid salts

packed all the cells in the tray with barely moist coco, made nice holes w/ a screwdriver, and went to work on the clones.

made a new cut farther up the stem at a 45, slightly scarified, and pricked off the lowest leave(s) next to the cut. swirled them around in the dip n grow (not sure what the correct dilution is here.. it had different levels for different plant types) for about 5-10 secs, and placed them as far as possible down into the cell. packed coco around stem for support

the weird thing is that the dome (got for free from hydro guy) had two holes in the top, made by him, and he said that they help, I just have to mist a couple times a day?

they are only under 1 27 w daylight cfl at the moment, adding another tonight.

anyways, i probably wont have great success, but I tried to do everything by the book, and if there is ANYTHING anyone can suggest or criticize please do

thanks thanks thanks

[hoho123]

all my clones died....

went and check on them and the 2 clones cuts that were good and they were dry and almost dead the grow cube dried out werent touching the water the other crappy topps that i use were really short and got black at the ends not like mold black but like dead black after i find out whos a mom and whos not from there ill toss like 3 or 2 of the plants as monthers i wanna get alot of clones going

so in a 1 or so ill be trying all over again i think im going to go with bubbler cloner this time

[greenatik]

mvp.. its day 2 and 9/12 clones are pretty droopy.. they arent real droopy just look like they are having a hard time supporting themselves. the ones that aren't droopy are the cuts I took real short, the bigger ones are droopier

any thoughts?? i covered up the holes in my dome with saran, but it still doesnt look to be correctly collecting humidity. all of the cells are still slightly moist

thnx for help, i might just be over reacting, but I thought you mentioned yours never droop :wtf:

[greenatik]

and... the clones are pretty much all dead. the hydro man forgot to give me the extra tray that he uses when he clones. there are two trays, the top one has holes the bottom doesn't. he said fill it with water just so there is a enough to be above the top tray w/ holes and spray the cuttings(if wilting starts to occur) and dome lightly every couple days because of the holes in the top of the dome.

MVP - I bought a new dome that has no holes in it (and rooter plugs not coco this time), do you think what the hydro man is suggesting is correct? Or should I not try bottom wicking the moisture? I want a better shot at round 2 with the next cuttings I take so any input is appreciated man :jointsmile:

btw, how much light is appropriate for a tray full of clones?

[MVP]

Hey greenatik,

Using the extra tray is an interesting idea to keep the humidity high, worth a try, but make sure that the dome has a small vent so the cuts can breathe. I've had pretty good luck with a 24 inch 2-tube fluor fixture sitting about an inch above the dome. I also mist the dome 2-3 times daily (not the plants, just the dome) to ensure enough humidity for proper rooting.

I've been traveling for the last 10 days so I will post back sometime this afternoon (Sat 8/9) or tomorrow if there are other questions.

MVP :jointsmile: