clones in r'wool...dying due to heatstress? or,

[latewood]

I have always cloned hydro...this is my 1st attempt to clone using r'wool starters (1"x1"). I have had under a small cfl for 3 days. they appeared fine. Last night I decided to put them in a corner of my extra closet 4feet off to the side of a 250hps...I have never had a problem with clones or seedlings under this lamp...I went to the 'big room' for about 2-3 hours, when I came back the 'ol lady...
Had closed the door...This is how they look now.

If you are an experienced r'wool user and can help out, I appreciate it...

GK, i know you're out there...HELP!!! lw

F@#$%^&n' 'ol lady

latewood Reviewed by latewood on 05-05-2006. clones in r'wool...dying due to heatstress? or, I have always cloned hydro...this is my 1st attempt to clone using r'wool starters (1"x1"). I have had under a small cfl for 3 days. they appeared fine. Last night I decided to put them in a corner of my extra closet 4feet off to the side of a 250hps...I have never had a problem with clones or seedlings under this lamp...I went to the 'big room' for about 2-3 hours, when I came back the 'ol lady... Had closed the door...This is how they look now. If you are an experienced r'wool user and Rating: 5

[latewood]

I have always cloned hydro...this is my 1st attempt to clone using r'wool starters (1"x1"). I have had under a small cfl for 3 days. they appeared fine. Last night I decided to put them in a corner of my extra closet 4feet off to the side of a 250hps...I have never had a problem with clones or seedlings under this lamp:thumbsup:
...I went to the 'big room' for about 2-3 hours, when I came back the 'ol lady...
Had closed the door ...This is how they look now.

If you are an experienced r'wool user and can help out, I appreciate it...

GK, I know you're out there...HELP!!! lw

F@#$%^&n' 'ol lady

forgot pix...duhhhh, and I am not stoned!!!

I am not sure how wet to keep them...

whether to use the dome, or not...

whether to kill the 'ol lady...guess I can't do that...

I am really smiling behind this frown.

Man I was so excited:dance: ...I was going to do a soil grow in 3g pots with about 60 clones...but now???

I was wondering??? Is it not; A good idea to put them in the sun?

[John Doe]

I had trouble with r'wool to So I just got a bubbler and havnt had any trouble since

[Garden Knowm]

Yo katewood.. I was in the car all day yesterday.. sorry..

Well..
this is what y ou need to do

1. fill the tray with about 1/2 inich of water.. Let the cubes drink from the bottom.. Don't water again until all the water is gone from the bottom of the tray.. You can even wait an additional day (after the tray is dry) then fill the tray again with 1/2 inch of water.
2. Put a dome on the trays... You need to keep the humidity inside..
take the dome off once in awhile... Everday for 10 minutes.. or every ither day for a couple hours..
this is to prevent mold growth..

love
: )


Of course the cubes should bever be dry....

I think you said earlier taht the best grow you ever had was starting seedling under a 1000 watt hps..

I would like to hear the details.. how far the light was from the plants... what medium you used.. how often and how much you watered? air flow?

: )

[latewood]

I never clone under 1000w...I have put clones under my 250hps in open closet. I usually use a single 48" fluoro or those 42-45w standard cfl...

I will post pik of portable little box I made for seedlings, clones.



light was...I just took pix...let me sort them out and I will post right back and answer all your Q's...as long as this tornado doesn't blow us away. lw

[latewood]

how far away...
1. overhead
2. approx. 4'...under 250hps
3. small fan dedicated to 250hps/there is also a 16" recirc fan in room

The temps in here are usually around 70-80f, but when the door got closed the other AM...temps blew up to 90+ and clones wilted. I removed them to an airy room and spritzed them...It looked like 9-10 might make...but, then yesterday AM...the same person that closed the door and killed them in the 1st place, took them without my knowledge, stuck them in the dark and they all died, as far as I can tell...who knows...

4. seedling box-day2
5. my C99xNL5

GK, I put my seedlings under 1000w horti- in my sneakpeek thread...they were clones, rooted for 2 weeks, then I vegged them 1 week-15/9 and flowered them 12/12 for 6-7 weeks...all under 1000w horti-
...As far as airflow; I have a 5000btu window unit you see in wall dedicated to lamps airspace...
and a 16" recirculating fan(too much) in all my rooms...
temps always kept between 70-80f...humidity varies 46-75 at times.

Did that answer your Q's? You know that in sneakpeek thread, you can see all this! thanks for the response.

I can't believe that with all these experts we have around here...no-one bothered to try and help with this query...and to think, everyday, I take time to help some poor soul. Oh well, I blame myself for trying a new method I am not familiar with, at a major cost to my perpetual grow!!! I lost 20 Northern Lights and 10 Misty blue clones here,,,BUMMER

I gotta go! lw

[Garden Knowm]

Well you should have never mentiooned tornados.. cuase that stole all the attention away from the thread.. cause I am about to produce a show for cable about Tornados.. I will be chasing tornados in tornado alley from May 16th to June 16th.. I am so excited!!!!!!!!!!!!!

DId you mention a dome? You need a dome and humidity.. and you dont need HPS or any HID for clones.. that requires a lot of care cause as you klnow those lights love to dry ROckwool out!!

tell me about tornados..

yummy
: )
ilove tornados

[latewood]

Well, one hit within 10 miles tonight...can't say much without giving exact location away...

Wish I could chase with you...How did you get to participate in the chase? lw

[Garden Knowm]

I make TV and Movies... just another GIG.. LOL

i love you...

10 miles? WOW..

can you hear it?
See it?
from that far away?

Somebody told me that 2pm is the start of tornado time.. true?

[latewood]

there is no set time, but 2pm is right at the beginning of pm thunderstorm time...

Need an assistant...lol