You do not have to have the stem in water to root. Bubbles bursting at water surface is enough to wet the air and stem between water level and top of cloner. How much light were they under? The brown stuff is most likely algae.
frostedwonder Reviewed by frostedwonder on . why won't my cuttings root why won't my cuttings root i am using this as a clone box Technology Garden Tutorial - Building your own homemade aeroponic cloning machine | Technology Garden and i am using this for my directions to take the cuttings http://boards.cannabis.com/basic-growing/142258-clone-log-cloning-pics-using-master-kush-mom.html and i am still managing to get a 0% success rate.... the first time the water was just 75F water with Olivia's cloning gel and the mothers are a white widow and AK47 i took ten all Rating: 5