clones in DIY aero cloner not lookin so good ?

[DH06]

cool thanks...I went ahead and put a piece of pipe in the center hole and put a 90 deg fitting to help lessen the ammount of light I don't think that it added much if any light into the res, but like I said earlier the lid of the cloner lets light penetrate through it, but blacking out the sides did help make it a little darker inside....

I'll have to keep my eyes open for the miracle thaw.

I'm going to have to make another one of these today need to get some more clones going on I will look for a diff container that won't let in so much light.....quick question if I get a "colored" container should I paint the lid white or just leave it ??

thanks

[latewood]

Ut-oh...I might not be the thriftiest kid on the block anymore.../GK/
Great idea with the pipe...funny thing, I was envisioning a ship vent...and you made one...That is awsome. Good job.

gotta go........make a pipe vent...Love this idea

pipe light baffle...

[DH06]

well glad I could give back a little help...since you gave me a bunch with your aero-cloner thread.

so I just picked up a 30 gal GRAY Sterilite tub for a 36 clone site should I do something to the top ? like paint it white for more reflection or just leave it be ?

Thanks
DH

[latewood]

I am going to add panda plastic (blak one side/wht the other)...and recut-out the plug holes.

ON the gray..yeah you could probably spray it flat white and that would block out what light the gray top doesn't.

[Garden Knowm]

they look fine.. they were spindly to start with..

I have seen a few cloners on the market that are clear..

crack kills

[ledgrower]

check the ph...

[u.g.u]

I have a diy cloner like that also I found if you use the net cups with rapid rooter sprayed 1 time a day for 15 mins they root in under a week as soon as they show roots I pull them out and put them in a small ebb in 4" pots till they really develope roots but you have to get them out asap from the cloner cause bare roots getting sprayed once a day dry out quick but if you spray the rapid rooters more than once they take longer to root.

[latewood]

My cloner is on a reptile room timer...I got timer set on/off every 15 minutes...It cooled the rez by 10 degrees, and I think the roots should be OK receiving Oxy...for 15 minutes.
Actually, I think cutting the sprayers off will have a positive effect.

ugu...great ideas. I have thought of using rapid rooters in place of collars in my units...I use rapid rooters exclusively for germination/starting my seeds. With the exact method you described above. I place seed in R'R'r and spritz once to 2wice daily as needed...when sprout pops out, I place 2" under a cfl with a very small fan indirectly causing a breeze.

I even thought of disconnecting/removing the pump and putting 14" airbars in the bottom. I have had great success cloning straight into hydroton filled netpots...In fact, I clone 3 different ways, right now...trying to master all methods, and I "KNOW" that the clones dipped and placed directly into hydroton filled netpots will root...EVERYTIME!!! the only drawback and reason for my other methods are, that I find
it more versatile to root in peat/r'wool/rapid rooters. That way I can go Hydro or soil/less. With Netpots*, I prefer not to place them in dirt...although you could if you wanted to.

*for your info...You can root/veg (I think they make 1") in extremely small netpots and then put those netpots into larger netpots or ebb tray once roots show at outer edges of small netpot. lw:smokin:

[latewood]

This is what I meant to say in this last paragraph.

*for your info...You can root/veg (I think they make 1") in extremely small netpots and then put those netpots into larger netpots and into system or ebb tray once roots show at outer edges of small netpot. lw:smokin:

[Opie Yutts]

I see a potential problem with your plants, that is other than the fact that they need to be light proof around the roots.

It looks like many clones have been cut before the new growth has had a chance to grow. In fact I barely see any new growth tips on some of your plants - it looks like basically just fan leaves. Fan leaves will not produce a bud if you leave them in there 10 years. They will root though, but not as easily.

I don't know if you have ever taken cuttings before, but I make sure to take a more established sample than the ones you have shown. They should be fully rooted and ready to plant in anywhere from 5 to 15 days. You should definatly see root bumps within 5 or 6 days. If not, something is probably wrong.

Keep the light out.

Don't saturate the root area. They will do much better if they have to search for water. I keep mine on all day the first day, than 30 minutes on and 45 minutes off. Mine are usually ready to transfere to their pots in about 10 days.