Cloning issues

[Jerrodg]

Ok, I've read the FAQ's and searched, time to ask my question. I seem to be following the steps for cloning correctly, but am having limited success. I took 5 clones the first time, and had one survive, and took 9 this last time and only had one survive. I am clipping a growing shoot below the 2nd set of leaves, then putting the cut stalk under water and cut it again at a 45 degree angle. I dip the stalk in a rooting hormone, and put it in a medium (kinda like rockwool, don't remember the brand) where the hole has some more rooting hormone. I then lightly water them and put them under 2 45 watt flourescent grow lights for 22/2. Temperatures are around 78 degrees, and there is moderate to light air circulation. I keep a bowl of water in the chamber to assist with keeping the humidity high as I don't have a dome. Any ideas why my success rate is 2 in 14?

Jerrodg Reviewed by Jerrodg on 05-03-2006. Cloning issues Ok, I've read the FAQ's and searched, time to ask my question. I seem to be following the steps for cloning correctly, but am having limited success. I took 5 clones the first time, and had one survive, and took 9 this last time and only had one survive. I am clipping a growing shoot below the 2nd set of leaves, then putting the cut stalk under water and cut it again at a 45 degree angle. I dip the stalk in a rooting hormone, and put it in a medium (kinda like rockwool, don't remember the Rating: 5

[the image reaper]

I'm in the process of my first cloning right now ... I have read that some strains are very easy to clone, like my Cinderella99s, but others are very difficult .. ?? .. I had 100% luck, just sticking rooting-powdered stems into straight potting soil , but I was told to use 24 hour lights, and mist them with water every few hours, mine wilted right away, but after a good watering and spray, they popped right back ... 4th day now, and they are doing excellent ... maybe you just have one of the more difficult strains ?? :smokin:

[Jerrodg]

I am growing White Widow. I know the plants themselves have been extremely easy to grow.

[turtle420]

and put them under 2 45 watt flourescent grow lights for 22/2.

Are these 45 watts, consumed?

The fluorescent, is it big? Or is it like, "comparable to a 45watt incandescent"?

I would believe that's too much ligth... use a small bulb... or just one of them...

In my super-limited experience, clones need little light... or (IMO) they go crazy using the light to "grow"... instead of growing roots....

When I did my clones, I had a 8watt CFL (consumed 8 watts), about 2 feet away... maybe 3 feet. And it worked... nicely.

Don't take this as gospel, but that's just what my stoner head would tell you...

Try out less light... hmmm....

I am growing White Widow. I know the plants themselves have been extremely easy to grow.

I'm growing White Widow too dude!

Nice. As you say, I've also found the plants extremely easy to grow... I think. Yeah. Nice :thumbsup:

Let us know how it goes please!

(and, for server hard disk space conservation)
gK will ask you for pictures... so... any pics possible?

Best,

-turtle420
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[YASoob]

i'm doing the same as you guys, but right now i'm at 7 days. i have a dome and im using bagseeds. I got 8 clones and all looks healthy i think because none of them are wilting and they look healthy like the ones that grown from the main stem.

can i flower then now to sex them or should i wait untill i see roots to sex them?

[turtle420]

can i flower then now to sex them or should i wait untill i see roots to sex them?

I know I've read of one or two guys that cut clones, and place them straight into 12/12...

When I tried it, I had a resounding 100% failure rate.

If I where you, I would baby those clones a little bit more, then sex them... just my thoughts!

[the image reaper]

why are you sexing clones ? ... I thought that was the point, you take clones from female plants, then all the clones will automatically be females ... did I miss something ? ... I'm a little stoned right now ... :smokin:

[the image reaper]

by the way, mine are still on 24-hour lights, about 3 days old, since cutting ... when do I change the light schedule ? ... should I run 18/6 to grow them up a bit, or immediately flower on 12/12 ?? ... thanks in advance :smokin:

[YASoob]

IMO, i don't think 3 days is long enough. i think you need to wait at least a week.

as for me, i don't know the sex of my mother plant, so i just took some cuttings and try to find what sex it is.

[busteruk7]

i don't know the sex of my mother plant.

wtf
why have ya got a mother plant that you dont know the sex of
you keep a female mother plant to take cuttings off without having to start from seed everytime ya harvest a crop

the image reaper why are you sexing clones ? ... I thought that was the point, you take clones from female plants, then all the clones will automatically be females ... did I miss something ? ... I'm a little stoned right now
the only reason i can think of is if you sex a clone you will definatly know the sex of the plant it came off without flowering it
(handy if you are wanting to keep the big plant as a mother plant )
cheers all