Are clones wilting for the first day normal?
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StareCase
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Yup. They will look pretty droopy at first. I have had some cuttings that lie almost parallel to the ground when they first went under the dome and are back upright within 24 - 48 hours. They take some time to adjust to the higher temps and humidity of their new cloning environment.
Herb & Suds
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That is why you mist a dome or baggie for clones and not seedlings ^^^ this
StareCase
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I have found that humidity is very important until they have rooted.
My humidity is always around 50%... I don't have a dome, but people say you don't need one... I prob should make one some how.
I can just get a big baggie and put them over the clones?? Maybe just cut a few small holes in it so air can get in??
Herb & Suds
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Put them in a sandwich bag mist and seal
Maybe I will run an experiment and put a bag over half of my clones and see what happens.
Herb & Suds
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Or you can just leave the seal cracked
Herb & Suds
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I don't know who told you no domes but that is wrong unless you are using a power cloner
The top of the clone holding the bag up won't hurt the clone?? And am I trying to let in as little air as possible in the bag? How long do i want little to no air in the bag??
Herb & Suds
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Take a baggie mist it with water insert clone or cover depending on how you are doing it
Leave the bag sealed a day or two till the leaves perk up
it doesn't matter if leaves touch bag or not
The bag is just to create the humid environment but after a few days you will start letting the bag remain open and the roots will begin
My clones already perked up 15 hours later as I just checked... I'm still gonna do the experiment with the bag with half of them.
StareCase
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Sure ... feel free to verify this for yourself. You will have a much higher success rate with something that retains your humidity and temps in the low - mid 80's.
FYI - a tray & 7" dome (with vents ... ) runs about $20. IMO, it's one of the better investments for your growing infrastructure
Yeah I need a tray that is long and the base sits on the floor so the water stays cooler. I use the dewey mister which is a DWC cloning bucket it works good.. I think i need to get my humidity up and put the bags over my clones.
I am one of those growers who believes that a clone is a fully mature plant without roots, so they don't need to be babied, ie; placed in domes, have their leaves cut, etc, etc! Just cut'em, and then put them in whatever medium that they will be grown in and place them in your grow room. And for the first (7) days make sure that the container that you put them in is OVERLY SATURATED. For example, if you are going to grow the clone in soil, fill a solo cup with soil, run (1) cup of TAP water through the solo cup, then stick the clone in it, then everyday, for the first (7) days, run 1/2 cup of TAP water through the solo cup. Then after (7) days, give her 1/4 cup of water every 4th day... and in 40+ years of growing I haven't ever lost a clone doing it that way! In other words, keep it simple!!!