Root/Clone horemone in cubes

[FlyGuyOU]

So i was watching some videos about growing and cloning and i had a thought. in addition to placing your clones immediately into rooting hormone, would it be benificial to have the rockwool cubes soaked in a solution of rooting hormone and ph'd water? or would this just be a waste of hormone? my thinking was with rooting hormone mixed in with water it would distribute the hormone throughout the cube, giving an extra boost to the young clones?

Thoughts? :hippy:

FlyGuyOU Reviewed by FlyGuyOU on 09-15-2008. Root/Clone horemone in cubes So i was watching some videos about growing and cloning and i had a thought. in addition to placing your clones immediately into rooting hormone, would it be benificial to have the rockwool cubes soaked in a solution of rooting hormone and ph'd water? or would this just be a waste of hormone? my thinking was with rooting hormone mixed in with water it would distribute the hormone throughout the cube, giving an extra boost to the young clones? Thoughts? :hippy: Rating: 5

[stinkyattic]

Too much hormone isn't good- you want your clones to have some hormone but not be drenched in it. Hormone DOES dissipate off the stem itself onto the surrounding material, and I've put a few drops of leftover hormone on my plugs before, but as with all things- don't overdo it!
Once the roots form and go off in search of food and water, you're all set.

[FlyGuyOU]

thanks stinky

[Shovelhandle]

I posted this in my grow log. I thought that I'd share the post here.

I cut two from each of the AK-47s this am.
I soaked ten peat pucks in a solution of water and Strive-Alive B1-Red. I labelled each of the donors with a number and labelled sticks for the clones. At the ready I had a siccors, a razor blade, water solution, cloning gel, chop stick and muffin tins.
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I cut two lower branches from a donor plant, placing them in a cup of solution. Then, removed excess leaves, cut the stem on a 45º angle with the razor. I then touched the cut to a paper towel before putting it in the cloning gel.
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From there I put the cutting into a peat puck where I had poked a hole with the chop stick and gently pinched the opening shut.
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I then added additional solution to the tins and sprayed the cuttings with clean water and slid the tins into plastic bags with a wire support to keep the bag off the cuttings. I placed these off to the side of my light fixture for now. I'll be moving them back to the bench for 24 hour light from a flourescent or perhaps a CFL.
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Any remarks, suggestions appreciated.

Shov