Just got a clone....

[Kye17]

alright guys so a buddy of mine just gave me a clone he said "wasnt doing too well"....asked him what was wrong and he said it wasnt retaining enough moisture i guess? not too sure how far along it is....looks like its budding? Anyway...was hopin maybe you guys could tell me things to look for or things to do to keep the lady alive....been mistin it with water and have it up on the window sill....its in about a 8 inch pot with im guessing miracle grow and some kind of potting soil.....plannin on growin this guy with just natural light, will that be ok? Any help greatly appreciated and i'll try and get a pic up of the little girl

Kye17 Reviewed by Kye17 on 09-12-2006. Just got a clone.... alright guys so a buddy of mine just gave me a clone he said "wasnt doing too well"....asked him what was wrong and he said it wasnt retaining enough moisture i guess? not too sure how far along it is....looks like its budding? Anyway...was hopin maybe you guys could tell me things to look for or things to do to keep the lady alive....been mistin it with water and have it up on the window sill....its in about a 8 inch pot with im guessing miracle grow and some kind of potting soil.....plannin Rating: 5

[phytokind]

I've never had a clone but I do know for sure that you should get that puppy under some compact fluorescent lights pronto, and keep the light on for 18 to 24 hours per day.

[mellogold]

spray the clone with anti-wilt spray right now, if it dies ill send you 20 bux, well not really but anyhow wilt spray is gods gift to us cloners, it almost garuntees a healthy clone because it make s the plant retain moisture

[Kye17]

so it looks like the leaves are really droopy....is it fucked? wasnt like this this mornin....i moved it to a bigger pot and spritzed it with water....?

[busteruk7]

pictures please lol
cheers all

[Kye17]

ok, so apparently its not even rooted yet....should i still put a cfl light on it or leave it in the dark till it roots?

[climbey]

I've only ever taken 4 clone cuttings in my life. 2 of them sprouted roots straight away. One needed it's bottom tip cutting off and re-potting, then it grew roots. This was about a month after the first cut! the last one wouldn't grow any roots but it stayed alive for ages until i had to let it go

Speaking from my limited experience....
If it hasn't started rooting by now it might be worth getting a fresh cut on the stem (do it under water) and sticking into a new peat pellet thing. There are products which are meant to encourage rooting but it might be a lost cause.. can you ask your friend for a new cutting?

Is it really flowering without any roots? Get that picture up mate!

[mellogold]

are you dirt farming or using hydro?

if the clone does not have roots you should not have planted it yet, you need to have some roots coming out of the rockwool first, anyhow i would if the plant hase some height to it, cut a fresh clone off it, put it in a humidity dome and spray it with no wilt spray, ph the rock wool at 5.0 and a little super thrive wouldnt hurt matters