Joker209
Well-Known Member
This aerocloner was originally designed by Epixbud and can be found here.
https://www.rollitup.org/do-yourself/212657-all-one-diy-aero-cloner.html
I made very minor alterations to my cloner for stability and humidity. For the humidity dome I used an old cake lid like the cakes you get from WinCo or other big food places. I used electric fence wire to hold the sprayer in place a little better. The poly hose my local hydro shop might be a little stiffer or softer than yours and it may not need a stabilizer.
Here is my cloner...
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(see way unstable)
Now on to the cloning you all came for.
1.) Choosing your cutting and preparing it.
. First things first, get a good healthy looking branch from your mother and clip it at a good 45* angle about an inch below the node, like in this picture for example.
Good healthy green leafs and stems, no redness, not too dark green. If you get too dark of green it will usually stunt the growth because the plant had too much nutrients.
. You want to then take a sharp sterile razor or scalpel and take off the bottom node and this is the most likely place your cutting will sprout roots from.
. If any of your cuttings have too large of leafs you may want to trim them back so the plant uses less energy keeping large leafs alive rather than growing roots. You can see an example here in this picture.
You can also recut your 45* to allow for fresh tissue right before dipping them into rooting hormone gel, powder, or solution.
2.) Dip and ready your cuttings for the cloner.
. Dip your cutting into some rooting gel or powder and insert it into a neoprene insert (using the cloner above) and insert it into the cloner.
When inserting the clone be careful not to squeeze too hard.
Viola it's ready for the cloner
3.) Finishing touches.
. Place your net pot into the cloner like so.
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. Make sure to mist them 2-3 times a day. The cutting has no roots so it has to rely on it's leafs to take in water and light for energy in building the roots.
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. If you're using a humidity dome you should mist that anytime you mist your cuttings. I used a cake lid and it works great. I built another humidity dome too that I never tried because I found the cake lid was almost the exact same size as what I needed and it works great. The lids come free with a cake so if you know someone who has a birthday "hey a gift for them and you "
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. In no time at all you will have this.
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Final Notes:
Room temps should remain around 75* F for optimal cloning.
Room humidity should remain 100% if possible until cuttings show roots.
Cloning solutions usually recommend 20-30 minutes soak but I use KLN and soak an hour and it works best.
I don't use a timer on my water pump.
My lights stay on 24 hours a day and I use tube lights. Daylight bulbs 6500k I do believe they are.
I use half a teaspoon of Super Thrive and half a teaspoon of Hygrozyme in my reservoir (10 gallons is what I keep the level at)
If your pump heats the water temps up over 70 you should look for a chiller or use frozen 2 liter bottles in your res to keep the temps down.
Good luck and happy cloning. I hope this has helped some of you in your journey to successful cloning.
https://www.rollitup.org/do-yourself/212657-all-one-diy-aero-cloner.html
I made very minor alterations to my cloner for stability and humidity. For the humidity dome I used an old cake lid like the cakes you get from WinCo or other big food places. I used electric fence wire to hold the sprayer in place a little better. The poly hose my local hydro shop might be a little stiffer or softer than yours and it may not need a stabilizer.
Here is my cloner...
View attachment 1041201
(see way unstable)Now on to the cloning you all came for.
1.) Choosing your cutting and preparing it.
. First things first, get a good healthy looking branch from your mother and clip it at a good 45* angle about an inch below the node, like in this picture for example.Good healthy green leafs and stems, no redness, not too dark green. If you get too dark of green it will usually stunt the growth because the plant had too much nutrients.
. You want to then take a sharp sterile razor or scalpel and take off the bottom node and this is the most likely place your cutting will sprout roots from.. If any of your cuttings have too large of leafs you may want to trim them back so the plant uses less energy keeping large leafs alive rather than growing roots. You can see an example here in this picture.You can also recut your 45* to allow for fresh tissue right before dipping them into rooting hormone gel, powder, or solution.
2.) Dip and ready your cuttings for the cloner.
. Dip your cutting into some rooting gel or powder and insert it into a neoprene insert (using the cloner above) and insert it into the cloner.When inserting the clone be careful not to squeeze too hard.
Viola it's ready for the cloner
3.) Finishing touches.
. Place your net pot into the cloner like so.View attachment 1041208
. Make sure to mist them 2-3 times a day. The cutting has no roots so it has to rely on it's leafs to take in water and light for energy in building the roots.View attachment 1041207
. If you're using a humidity dome you should mist that anytime you mist your cuttings. I used a cake lid and it works great. I built another humidity dome too that I never tried because I found the cake lid was almost the exact same size as what I needed and it works great. The lids come free with a cake so if you know someone who has a birthday "hey a gift for them and you "View attachment 1041206 View attachment 1041205
. In no time at all you will have this.View attachment 1041204
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Final Notes:
Room temps should remain around 75* F for optimal cloning.
Room humidity should remain 100% if possible until cuttings show roots.
Cloning solutions usually recommend 20-30 minutes soak but I use KLN and soak an hour and it works best.
I don't use a timer on my water pump.
My lights stay on 24 hours a day and I use tube lights. Daylight bulbs 6500k I do believe they are.
I use half a teaspoon of Super Thrive and half a teaspoon of Hygrozyme in my reservoir (10 gallons is what I keep the level at)
If your pump heats the water temps up over 70 you should look for a chiller or use frozen 2 liter bottles in your res to keep the temps down.
Good luck and happy cloning. I hope this has helped some of you in your journey to successful cloning.
The kind you get at the pharmacy is 3% in solution and the stuff you get at the hydro store is 35% in solution. You aren't supposed to use H2O2 with organic nutes because H2O2 eats organic stuff up!
