hey Hound, no worries.

i think i might like these plugs.
look at the Maria clones.
cuts taken 14 days ago.
scarified, then powder root hormone (schultz)
gave em about 5-7 days in a sealed plastic container.
then had just sitting ontop the soil in the ASH pot.
i just made sure they were 'only' moist.
i even let em get a lil dry b4 i wet em again.
i used ur ph'd water advice for the hydro's on these cuts.

24/7, 26/100w daylite cfls about 6 inches away, until today.
now into the veg cab.
beyond the root development you can see here,, i can also see a couple lil roots are already weaving into and thru the stuff.

now listen....
important reason i am showing u these and explaining all that.

your wilting concerns...
see how these are kinda wilty and losin color?
these 2 cuts of Maria were vibrant and green til just yesterday/today.
i remember a similar thing happened when i cloned Betty.

if i had to hypothesize, i would say its part of the energy transfer. now that they have some root to work with, theyll start eating the nutes stored in the leaf. the new roots will be able to bring in nutes, and new leaf should sprout. i think these are growing leaf, how do yours look? is there any new center sprout growth?
i think its just a refocus of the plants energies and development.
i may give them a lil spray with water, but will just continue as normal.

also, you took most of yours in flower if i recall.
ok, i can show u the disasterous visual condition of the Galina clone. it was taken in week 6, and has struggled constantly and really doesnt look great. im even considering tossing it, but not yet.
remember, all these guys keep sayin cloning in flower i possible but difficult. i have to agree completely. i think i timed the Maria cuts just right. as soon as she showed sex, snip 2 low and out. For beans of unknown sex, this may be the best tactic for me. now i can grow 1 into a mom. the other i am going to let grow normal so i can see a comparison in growth between the mom and a direct clone. i'm pretty happy to have these results in just 2 weeks, with what i experienced this past year.




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i'll prolly put these in soil too.
im considering experimenting with smaller pots, maybe 2 gal instead of 3. my root systems have not yet been overwehelmingly crowded, and maybe i can get away with smaller pots, which would help my space issues.

i got a lil wordy, didnt try to hyjak, been token Galina samples, pretty impressive.mostly cloudy, waitin for ambers b4 i chop:jointsmile:

i think most of these ramblings are related to your clone questions