cloneing help

[animalman]

do you have the clones on a heat mat or just in a humidity dome? i did mine just in a humidity dome (cause i'm to cheap to buy a mat) and it took a week and a halve or more to show roots for me

animalman Reviewed by animalman on 02-07-2009. cloneing help cloneing when useing rockwool do you push your clone into the rockwool when it hits bottom or just till it touches bottom of the pre drilled whole in the rockwool? Rating: 5

[detroitfish]

humidity dome with heat pad ill take some pics after 7 when the lights come on :thumbsup:

[detroitfish]

a few pics of my cloneing box nothing special but it works has a heat pad under it!

[oldmac]

cloneing when useing rockwool do you push your clone into the rockwool when it hits bottom or just till it touches bottom of the pre drilled whole in the rockwool?

Hey Detroitfish,

Grodan makes a item called a "macro-plug" that is round and has a slit in it for your cuttings. You can root your cuttings in these, in plastic trays on your heat mat. These macro plugs fit into the pre-drilled hole of a delta block or hugo block perfectly...that's what they where made for.

They make the whole process easier.

[detroitfish]

ive seen them mac .this is my first go around with rockwool ive had great success with dirt now we will see how the wool does!

[animalman]

well your clones look green and not limp, so i think its just a matter of time

[detroitfish]

its been takeing about 2 weeks before i see roots useing rockwool and powder rooting hormone and a heat mat! :thumbsup:

[Lit Up]

humidity dome with heat pad ill take some pics after 7 when the lights come on :thumbsup:

So are your clones having a dark period. They should have 24 hour light.

[detroitfish]

yes 6 hours dark and have great success

[NoDrugs4Me]

I did a 24/0 with the bubble cloner, but I used plastic Folgers cans instead of rubbermaid tins (washed very well over the course of two weeks). They held about a half gallon of water each.

Two weeks later, the "new" growth was YELLOW and dry as hell, but the side branches had shot off and the roots were at least 6 inches long on each of my clones.

Aside from the nasty yellowing, which I have yet to see a problem from, it worked well.

Guess two weeks is about normal for a decent root system if they survive.

Oh... I used pH 6.7 (I KNOW... I know) TAP water, a little Green Light R.H. powder, and a drop of Super Thrive per gallon.

Transplanted to 5 gallon bubble buckets this past weekend and will check on them this weekend.

- - - side note - - -
I have 18 tomato sprouts going, and they are B-E-A-U-tiful!!! Hairs EVERYWHERE!

Also have 25 "special" sprouts under a HUM dome and on a heat mat.

Bout to throw a 3 foot tall "mom" into flower.... cloned her so I can keep the genetics, but I need some smoke!

Good luck, man!