How long do your clones take to root?

[purplehaze11]

is it possible to take clones and root them in small pots or rockwool outside? when it rains will they be damaged?

[stinkyattic]

Id worry more about intense sunlight, insects, mold spores, and temperature swings outdoors. It's not a great environment for cloning. Try a spare closet with a CFL in it and a prop dome.

[purplehaze11]

yeah thats what i figured, how big a CFL would you recommend for probably 5-8 clones and what would be the best rooting medium?

[stinkyattic]

A small CFL is fine, as long as it is blue light. 'Daylight' or 'cool white'.
Try RapidRooters and dip-n-grow under a prop dome. There's instructions linked in my siggy.

[Lit Up]

I only used a 23w cfl for mine usually put 5-6 under that. Worked fine for me. I'm a soil guy so I couldnt tell you how long it takes mine to root. I'd guess 7-10 maybe less. But after 2 weeks they take off. Only lost 3 out of about 30, but it was my own fault.

[purplehaze11]

thanks for the advice

[sirshamus]

I've had my CFL on 24/7. Do you think I need to go 18/6? Will this make them root faster? Still no roots coming out of the root plugs but new growth on all the clones. Am I just being to impatient?

[killerweed420]

I just use a good potting soil,root powder and 8 cfl's for my cloning. They take about 2 weeks to put new growth on top. ABout 90% sucess rate.

[killa12345]

i use jiffy pellets soaked in 1/2 strength FF week 1 nutes...I use olivas cloning gel and 2 - 15w daylight cfl on 24/7...im sure they are rooted in 4-5 days..i get roots coming out of the jiffy pellets from 7-9 days total. I use a dome also....i leave it on for 2 days straight....then remove it everyday for a few minutes till day 5 then i start taking it off for a few hours at a time. By day 7-8 the dome is completely off. By day 10 they are ready to be transplanted.

[sirshamus]

damn, my clones have been going for 11 days and no roots popping out. like i said vertical growth on all. maybe watered them too much at the start? if they make it, next time i will get a few small cfl's for cloning.