Clones keep dting what am I doing wrong ?

mofizzle415

mofizzle415

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Whats up peeps.....So I took 15 clones off of a mother plant I have...and 14 of them died...wilted within 24 hours completely dead...except for one....WTFFFFFFFFFFFFF:cuss::wall::wall::wall::wall::wall::wall:....I use clonex rooting gel, take a cut at a 45 degree angle, dip in in gel then i put em in coco which has been phd and even added some green-up which helpd with clones. I then put them into a humidome with a heating pad... and I got a grow light going through the dome...What am I doing wrong? fuckkkk me running why is this shit so hard...Any suggestions, tips, anything...this shit is killing me 14 dead clones...fuckkkkkkkkkk
 
BongJuice

BongJuice

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You have to keep the temps around 80 degrees.
The humidity has to be close to 100%.

If your temps and humidity were fine then the only thing I can think of is you must be doing something wrong when your cutting them off the mom.

How much time does it take you to cut it off the mom till you dip it into the cloning gel. If you waste too much time, the cutting will hic-cup some air into itself and then eventually die.
 
clouds

clouds

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a clf a shot glass with some soil a lil rooting gel and put shot glass in a big glass put scran wrap over top put under light uncover 3 or 4 times over 7 days uncover keep in the glass for 2 days an done thats how i tell my friends to do it who dont have a fish tank
 
igrowdro

igrowdro

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when you take a cutting you should have a cup of phd water or rain water nearby so you can drop the clones in so they dont absorb any air through the cut tip, then you should dip them into the rooting gel and place in the coco. its like if you get any amount of air in your bloodstream and it makes it to your heart, you are surely dead within minutes. also you shouldn't have your clones anywhere near any full spectrum light, they should be kept under less intense light for 3-4 days and gradually introduced to brighter more intense light.
 
mofizzle415

mofizzle415

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I have everyhting close by and as soon as I cut i mean like literally it goes right into rooting gel then right into cup then right into humidome with heating pad...I havent paid attention to my temp or humidity but I will...im gonna try again and take a few more cutting....Been growing for about two years now, have produced some fine and delicious bud...but cloning is kicking my ass..Thanks for the advice...If I have to go through the entire plant godddammit I will....I will learn to clone...and not just by chance....
 
mofizzle415

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that might be it too...I have them 2 inches from a 2ft cfl...the fucker is bright as shit....the tube literally runs through the dome..
 
400Whps

400Whps

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when you say completley dead all i can think is they droop,alot with me, droopy as hell and lower leaves eat themselves but they root eventually(7+days)then they look healthier and newgrowth starts.
I really hope your not throwing out clones that look dead but are working slowly but surely, looking droopy.
Peace and goodluck with the clone issues.
the norowell posted is good(the guy is gone now!posotive end to that storey.go to the lastpage)
soemone mentions how 6hours of dark after taking the clone will stop it from wilting asmuch,true or false???
 
mofizzle415

mofizzle415

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Let me ask you guys this ?...how tall should my cutting be as mine have been fairly short ? does that even matter ? just trying to do "process of elimination"... hey 400 Watthps...I could be wring but im pretty sure they were dead...I mean like droopy,curled and withered...I have let them go on for 7-14 days in the past with the same results...Out of about 30 clones that I have taken all in all I'd say 5-8 have survived.....I cant figure out why the ones that survive survive and the rest dont....what I am doing diffrent is killing me as I follow the exact process with each one...
 
igrowdro

igrowdro

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i had a seedling under to much light one time in my grow cabinet. it was starting to weep and tilt over. i was curious and took it out and put it on top of my cabinet and got a phone call immediately afterwards and took the call forgot about the seedling and went out of my room for about thirty minutes. i came back and remembered about it and looked at it and it was standing right back up. i was amazed, it was pretty cool. if you have your clones directly under bright light this can wilt them and dry them out really fast. i really do believe that this is your downfall to 100% success. you should keep them on the very outer edges of your light for several days. also if your clones have any green on them when you pronounce them dead, they still have a fighting chance.hope this helps
 
mofizzle415

mofizzle415

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Right on brotha +rep im gonna give it another whirl tomorrow and see if this works...thanks for all the info...needed it...
 
igrowdro

igrowdro

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hey no problem mofizzle415 update us as often as possible, maybe add some pics, to let us know how it works out for ya. best of good luck,
 
speedyseedz

speedyseedz

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the only things that are holding you back from success from the little story i read at the start is 1 your using a heatpad, lose it, 2 your light source is unknown, they really don't need a lot of light and can't handle it, they go well with like a 25w cfl
 
mofizzle415

mofizzle415

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right on folks thank you much for all your tips and advice...I will be trying these tips in a few days...Ill keep yall posted with pics..the strain is purple power..indica dominant if not 100%....Really thought the heat pad was the way to go but I wil ditch it on this nect "cloning"..light source is a hydrofarm 2ft i wanna say 20-30 watter.. hadnt peeled the skin until I just saw it on you tube..so no but I will be trying that too...Ill keep yall posted...thanks again
 
Marlowe

Marlowe

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Stick with Speedyseedz ... It took me awhile to figure it out but it seems the less light and attention I give my clones the higher the percentage of sucess and definately ditch the heat pad unless you have temp controller for it. Even then I personally feel like I just got sold on good marketing.
 
speedyseedz

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Marlowe said:
Stick with Speedyseedz ... It took me awhile to figure it out but it seems the less light and attention I give my clones the higher the percentage of sucess and definately ditch the heat pad unless you have temp controller for it. Even then I personally feel like I just got sold on good marketing.
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i sucked so bad at taking cuttings because a jorge cervantes book said a heated prop was better, as soon as i lost the heated prop and trying to take em under a 600hps my percentage rate increased, its also down to the size of the cuttings you take and the strength of the stem when you take them.

weak floppy stems never seem to do well.
 
Marlowe

Marlowe

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speedyseedz said:
i sucked so bad at taking cuttings because a jorge cervantes book said a heated prop was better, as soon as i lost the heated prop and trying to take em under a 600hps my percentage rate increased, its also down to the size of the cuttings you take and the strength of the stem when you take them.

weak floppy stems never seem to do well.
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True... Ten years ago all I had was an Ed Rosenthal book. It helped alot but everything is so circumstantial. Mofizzle if you aint screwin up you aint learnin. My thumb is green now but be glad you can abuse this internet.
 
mofizzle415

mofizzle415

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Right on folks I'm just waiting for mother plant to grow some new potential cuttings..being that I took 15 the last time...she recovering nicely...I saw a few more days....I will update with pics..
 
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