Clone Care

Could anyone please either answer directly or link me to a thread that answers the following:

What is the general care for cuttings after you get them in cubes or medium. I always read about the spraying and how they absorb water through foliage because there are no roots. I get all that. I have cuttings in a flat with a dome, they are in rock wool cubes and I decided to put a small layer of promix on the bottom (for water retention and mostly to keep the cubes in place better. I don't care if you disagree with this function as it isn't part of the question!). The cubes were soaked for a long time before, how moist should I keep them? The dome keeps the RH at minimally 85% but usually 95-100% and I spray them several times a day. The cubes seem light and dry, should I be pouring water on them in addition to spraying the foliage? I know how long to expect roots and all that, as that information is incredible abundant! I have failed to find the talk about post cubed cuttings! Help on this will be greatly appreciated!

keep the cube moist as well and make sure the water is PH'd 6.3 to 6.5 is where MY hot spot

With all due respect, I feel that telling me "moist" is a little vague. Are you saying that 100% humidity isn't moist? I would like someone to flat out say "just keep spraying/misting the cube and cutting until ____________ happens then do ________________ until so and so."

How about keeping a dunking reservoir and dunk the entire cubed cutting X amount of times each day?

Please, anyone with directions? Unambiguous straight forward directions.

100% humidity doesn't refer to the rock cube, it refers to the air.
Keep the rock wool cube moist/damp, as opposed to wet.
Spraying (and the dome) help the the clone retain moisture, until roots form.
So;
"just keep spraying the cutting until root forming happens then do a re-potting until they're all done."

Take one cube soak it fling it around you in a circle as fast as you can a couple times water will come out now it is the moisture level you want. If its to wet
it may cause rot as it dries give it a little water if you are unsure of the water level feel the weight compare it to the one you flung the water out of.

hope this helps.

sworth said:

"just keep spraying the cutting until root forming happens then do a re-potting until they're all done."

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Nice, thanks.