Cloning in pure water?

[tonski]

Hi all,
I wandered has anyone tried to clone in just water? In the past I have rooted other plants this way, and Breeder Steve of the Spice of Life Seed Co. claims that "Clones can be effectively rooted using nothing more than water". Source
However I have put 3 cuttings in a glass of water and I expect success. I will post the results afterwards.
I will apreciate comments if someone has tried this.

tonski Reviewed by tonski on 04-23-2008. Cloning in pure water? Hi all, I wandered has anyone tried to clone in just water? In the past I have rooted other plants this way, and Breeder Steve of the Spice of Life Seed Co. claims that "Clones can be effectively rooted using nothing more than water". Source However I have put 3 cuttings in a glass of water and I expect success. I will post the results afterwards. I will apreciate comments if someone has tried this. Rating: 5

[Storm Crow]

I use well water (same stuff you poor suckers buy from Dannon and Crystal Geyser), a light colored ceramic cup and a bit of foil! I poke holes in the foil cap, stick in some cuttings, and wait. No hormones, no aeration. Primitive, but it works. I lose maybe one out of 20 clones- which is satisfactory for me. -Granny:hippy:

[tonski]

Exactly what I thought Storm Crow! Why then all this complicatet stuff with cloning hormones, growing cubes and shit! I should admit that my cuttings in water look better than these in the rockwool (with clonex, and soaked in water with diluted root stimulator)!!! And yet, there must be a reason - maybe in water it goes slower?

[crisekris]

Exactly correct.......cloning in plain water is always successful but the time in which the roots form is much longer then the aeration and use of hormones. I root using a homemade dwc system but using just plain water and I have new root growth in as little as four days

[tonski]

crisekris man, that sounds bloody great! I am thinking of setting up a reservoir with water + airpump inside and disolving some clonex hormone and some root stimulator in the water.

[SimonMakus]

Actually you don't need any hormones with a bubbler bucket type cloner. Just keep your water temps in the mid-70s and wait a week