So i did i clone them

[rodekyll]

Or even try this ...lol.. I use your method with the foam chest... I put 2 air stones on the bottom of the chest connected to 1 air pump. Fill chest 1/2 inch from the top with good water, heating pad under chest...NO root cloning gel or powder, just 1/2 tepspoon per gal. of miracle-gro, now keep in mind I do 2 of these at one time and like 10 plants each.. this is a one time use thing unless you could buy a lot of lids cause when they get roots you cant pull them back through the holes.....da..so everytime , you have to break the lid, to get them out .... but 20 good clones for like $6 or less ...lol I use a 4 foot fluor. shop light with 2 bulbs 14 inches from chest,,, havent had any problems ...YET...lol

In the 70s I worked as a forrester for one of the big lumber companies. My crew would go into the clearcuts and replant trees. We would also plant pot as we went along -- acres and acres of rooted clones in private tree farm land. The cloning process for the effort was really neat and really similar to what you're describing here, except we needed repeatability instead of a one-shot deal. Here's how we solved it:

Instead of punching thru the lid of a container, we'd make "strings" of 48 1/2" plastic tubing about a foot long, connected with duc tape to resemble a picket fence. We'd roll the string of tubes into bundles that fit in big tubs of nute-laced water. Then we'd drop the cuttings into the tubes. The leaves held them up in the tubes, and the water was brought up to a reasonable level. We could pack in as many cuttings as the tub would hold tubes. Crowding didn't seem to be an issue. I don't remember if we used rooting hormones on them or not, but considering that it was the 70s and this was being done on a huge scale, I suspect we did not.

The plants weren't directly handled after going into the tubes. If we were interested in how their roots were doing, we'd pull out the bundle and look through the tubes. When a string of cuttings showed roots, we gently pushed each as far into the tube as the leaves would allow and headed up the clearcuts with them. Each was protected by its tube, and they were easy to pull out and plant. The bundles of 48 were a perfect size to handle and carry along with the required sling bag of treelings. We'd bring back the empty strings and repeat for many thousands of plants.

Just another variation on the theme . . .

[busteruk7]

here rodekyll here is what rockwool looks like i went and got some today
so this should help me a bit more when trying to clone better

[rodekyll]

here rodekyll here is what rockwool looks like i went and got some today
so this should help me a bit more when trying to clone better

Very interesting. Thanks!

[Marc Benson]

I took a cutting off a female that was heavy into flower. One of the lower flowers that really wasn't getting that much light anyway. Dipped it in some rooting powder, jammed it in some regular ol' soil just like I was using for the mature plants and it grew like a weed. Had a good root ball on it when I hacked it down. So cloning in soil does work. Old wives tale that it doesn't. Yes, it may not be the best, but it does work.

[Legalizdahurb]

I always use soil but i put a clear dome (Bottom of pop bottles) over the cuttings 2 help keep the humidity up.

[highweedskunk]

heres a update the clones that r in soil r doing great..so far the other ones that are in the container are doing bad i think there all going to die will see stick around to see the end....

[busteruk7]

allright highweed if ya think they are gonna die try that method we were talking about yesterday that might save them
i redid one of my soil clones in the jar with cotton wool tonight so it should be better
if ya catch it befour it goes to bad it might have a better chance of survival
cheers buddy

[highweedskunk]

Hey garden KNOWM now am going to use what you LOVE lol 2 clones in a 2rockwool cubes,, ready set go ,,lets see the results in a week . Hey BUSTER THATS COOL LET me know what happens with that clone i will keep in touch with you a m8...lol

[BlueDragonSmoke]

I wish I could post a pic, no cam right now , not for a couple weeks . But yes just water MG and air stones..well they look like a air stone but there called air diffuser..pits out way smaller bubbles than a air rock/stone . and for lighting I use a 4 foot 2 tube fluor. shop light.works like a charm ..I will take pics as soon as i get a cam and ill start a thread about it and other DIRT CHEAP METHODS i use....lol... I have to stay on a budget just to be broke..lol..lol...peace

Dragon...

can you post a picture..please?

The clones are hanging from the lid into the treated water?
Is this correct?
No medium... just water, MG and air stone?

thanks for the INFO!!

: )

[BlueDragonSmoke]

Why are you waiting on the ones in the cooler to dye....throw a air stone in the water...man ....atleast...WHAT DID THEY EVER DO TO YOU....thats just mean ...