Atmosphere in Clone Dome

[yoyoyojoe]

I have a clone dome which I have some cuttings in.

The temperature is about 84 F and the humidity is around 87-90%

The dome is fogging up and about 2 times a day I wipe the moisture off, is that corect?

Also I sprayed the plants with water before I put them in the clone dome.

Some of them look like they are about to fall over but I assume that when the rootings take they will begin to stand up straight. Right?

 

[yoyoyojoe]

Can anyone give me some advice on this?

 

[yoyoyojoe]

anyone have any suggestions?

 

[sallad82]

your humidity should be 90-95% for the first 10 days. Watch your temp. What temp did you keep the mother at? Did you cut your leaves?

 

[DaGambler]

that sounds a bit warm... i wouldn't let the temps get any higher. you might also cut some dime size holes in the top 2 corners of your humidity dome. You shouldn't really have to be wiping down the dome... the mist on it is fine, it just shouldn't be necessary.

 

[Chiceh]

Hey, sounds a bit warm for them. Does your dome have vents? They help. I mist mine lots once a day when first cut and have to wipe the dome once a day. My temp is around 74f using a shop light with a T12 grow/aquarium bulbs about 2 inches from the top of the dome. I say reduce the heat some and see what happens. Good luck.

 

[yoyoyojoe]

Hey, sounds a bit warm for them. Does your dome have vents? They help. I mist mine lots once a day when first cut and have to wipe the dome once a day. My temp is around 74f using a shop light with a T12 grow/aquarium bulbs about 2 inches from the top of the dome. I say reduce the heat some and see what happens. Good luck.

My dome does have vents. I iwll open it a bit. Do you mist yours once every day?

Should I be concerned that it looks like whey are wilting or am I just waiting for the roots to catch.

I cut my leaves from seeds that I had been vegging for 3 weeks.

 

[tusseltussel]

My dome does have vents. I iwll open it a bit. Do you mist yours once every day?

Should I be concerned that it looks like whey are wilting or am I just waiting for the roots to catch.

i mist my plant once or twice when i first cut it then whipe out the dome once a day and lightly spray the inside and usually root in 7-10 days

 

[Chiceh]

i mist my plant once or twice when i first cut it then whipe out the dome once a day and lightly spray the inside and usually root in 7-10 days

Ya same here, I mist more the first few days. Keep wiping it off, good thing.

 

[tusseltussel]

Ya same here, I mist more the first few days. Keep wiping it off, good thing.

i usually dnt even pay attention to temp and humidity. i use a seedling heat mat that is supposed to rais the temp a few degrees higher than the room temp and i keep it at 68 in here

 

[yoyoyojoe]

what about the whilting issues..do you think I have a problem or am i being pre-emptive because I just clipped them today

 

[Chiceh]

i usually dnt even pay attention to temp and humidity. i use a seedling heat mat that is supposed to rais the temp a few degrees higher than the room temp and i keep it at 68 in here

I keep my house at 72 or so, and just any heat from the lights. I don't need a heat pad. It's all good.

what about the whilting issues..do you think I have a problem or am i being pre-emptive because I just clipped them today

Were they wilty when you cut them? They should perk up by tomorrow.

 

[yoyoyojoe]

I keep my house at 72 or so, and just any heat from the lights. I don't need a heat pad. It's all good.



Were they wilty when you cut them? They should perk up by tomorrow.

Ya they werent wilty when I cut them, they were all perky. They should be cool tomorrow.

 

[tusseltussel]

Ya they werent wilty when I cut them, they were all perky. They should be cool tomorrow.

yea they will prolly perk up in a day or 2 it happens sometimes

 

[yoyoyojoe]

If my dome does not collect moisture after the first 4-5 days does that mean I should re-water or just keep spraying...and what is the humidity supposed to be after the first few days or does it always need to stay between 80-99?

 

[tusseltussel]

If my dome does not collect moisture after the first 4-5 days does that mean I should re-water or just keep spraying...and what is the humidity supposed to be after the first few days or does it always need to stay between 80-99?

not sure what humidity is supposed to be but you shouldnt be spraying the plant after the first day and you should be sprating the inside of the dome, thats how i do it, if you keep spraying the cutting then it will not root cause it is getting all its moisture through the leaves so it won't grow roots cause it dnt need em, your spray bottle is its roots.......so, heres what i do, take cutting, dip in rooting hormone, put in medium, mist plant, mist inside of dome, put under weak lighting, mist inside of dome once or twice a day and i get roots usually in 7-10 days

 

[yoyoyojoe]

so you are supposed to mist the cover of the dome, i thought you were supposed to mist the cuttings?

 

[tusseltussel]

so you are supposed to mist the cover of the dome, i thought you were supposed to mist the cuttings?

you do mist the cutting your right ther but if you keep misting the cutting it will take longer to root so the day and day after its cut you should mist the cutting but after that you should just mist the inside of the dome so your still keeping a humid environment but not keeping the leaves wet, if the plant keeps getting all its moisture from the wet leaves it won't have a reason to grow roots its geting all it needs from the wet leaves, so the first 2 days mist the cutting 2 times a day then the 3 and til it roots just wipe out the inside of the dome then mist and replace over the lil clones 2 times a day...this is how i do it and how i have success,some ppl mist more often some ppl just put em in water

 

[yoyoyojoe]

you do mist the cutting your right ther but if you keep misting the cutting it will take longer to root so the day and day after its cut you should mist the cutting but after that you should just mist the inside of the dome so your still keeping a humid environment but not keeping the leaves wet, if the plant keeps getting all its moisture from the wet leaves it won't have a reason to grow roots its geting all it needs from the wet leaves, so the first 2 days mist the cutting 2 times a day then the 3 and til it roots just wipe out the inside of the dome then mist and replace over the lil clones 2 times a day...this is how i do it and how i have success,some ppl mist more often some ppl just put em in water

ok will deff try that, this time around. thanks for the advice.