Concerns with Cloning

1. Soak the rockwool in PH'd water for a while with a couple drops of superthrive (can't hurt).
2. Take a clone from newer growth, make a 90 degree cut in the stem, scrap the the bottom of the stem a little (or split the bottom of the stem some) to provide more of a surface area for roots to grow, cut the big fan leaves in half, and remove any excess foliage that's near the bottom of the stem.
   • * If taking more than one clone at a time, keep them stored in plain water.
3. Dip in rooting gel, place in*wrung out*rockwool (without the gel being scrapped off), place in a humidity dome (with heat mat) with the vents slightly opened, and place under 24/7 floral.
4. A couple of times a day for 2 or so weeks until the clones root, take the dome off for a 10-30 mins or so and spritz with plain water.

Ptrickl9 said:

i cut it then put it in a cup of water, when roots show i put it in soil.

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DemonTrich said:

ive cloned in RR/humidome/heatmat and also in aero clone machines. both have great results. but i have better/faster growth in the auer cloner machine. I add 8ml of regen a root solution to my ph'd cloner machine water along with 5ml of H2O and change water every 2 to 3 days. becareful with that superthrive, the reg dosing is 1 drop per gallon of water.

for the RR/humidome route, i soak the RR in technorflora thrive alive B1 (red) water solution, wring out, place 45* cut stem in cloner solution, then into RR. cover, 24/7 2-4' T8 6500 bulbs, and mist dome cover 3x daily. vents fully closed for 1 week. then 1/4 open the next week. then transplant into pots of soil. i use ammended FFOF (FFOF w/dolomite lime, great white mycoriazae(sp), extra perlite). and back under 24/7 6500k T8 bulbs untill 4 nodes show. then under my big 600w light.

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DemonTrich said:

nope, i even germinated my seeds this way. daily during my misting, the dome was off for about 5 min minimum. that allows for fresh air 3x daily. and they are not wet, just damp. the RR was squeezed out of about 90% of all water.

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doniboy said:

So I'm about to take clones for the first time, and it seems like a very straightforward process. Here are the steps I plan on taking.

1. Soak the rockwool in PH'd water for a while with a couple drops of superthrive (can't hurt).
2. Take a clone from newer growth, make a 90 degree cut in the stem, scrap the the bottom of the stem a little (or split the bottom of the stem some) to provide more of a surface area for roots to grow, cut the big fan leaves in half, and remove any excess foliage that's near the bottom of the stem.
   • * If taking more than one clone at a time, keep them stored in plain water.
3. Dip in rooting gel, place in*wrung out*rockwool (without the gel being scrapped off), place in a humidity dome (with heat mat) with the vents slightly opened, and place under 24/7 floral.
4. A couple of times a day for 2 or so weeks until the clones root, take the dome off for a 10-30 mins or so and spritz with plain water.

While researching cloning methods, one thing that came up over and over again was that mold started to appear. Has anyone else been able to successfully clone using the same supplies that I have without mold almost ever being an issue?

Also, am I missing any important steps?

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doniboy said:

1. Dip in rooting gel, place in*wrung out*rockwool (without the gel being scrapped off), place in a humidity dome (with heat mat) with the vents slightly opened, and place under 24/7 floral.

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Sir.Ganga said:

Wrung out...what the hell does that mean? Very bad for rockwool. I don't even use a hood anymore, I have a better rate without one.

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wrung

[ruhng]


simple past tense and past participle of wring.




verb (used with object)1.to twist forcibly: He wrung the chicken's neck.

2.to twist and compress, or compress without twisting, in orderto force out water or other liquid (often followed by out ): towring clothes.

3.to extract or expel by twisting or compression (usually followedby out or from ).

4.to affect painfully by or as if by some contorting orcompressing action.

5.to clasp tightly with or without twisting: to wring one's hands inpain.

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LordRalh3 said:

You wrung it out as in you squeezed or crushed the rockwool like a sponge to remove water? If so then you might as well throw that one out as its ruined for all intensive purposes. All rockwool Ive ever seen comes with a warning...DO NOT CRUSH

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LordRalh3 said:

You wrung it out as in you squeezed or crushed the rockwool like a sponge to remove water? If so then you might as well throw that one out as its ruined for all intensive purposes. All rockwool Ive ever seen comes with a warning...DO NOT CRUSH

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rwbrock said:

I have used both methods and like your original post. Works well for me. When you say wrung out it sounds like your squeezing the cubes which is not recommended as it compresses and will have less air it the medium. You can just set them on a paper towel or another cube to soak out,some of the water. If you water from the top and keep your cubes too moist you can get mold. Not to much of an issue though.

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DemonTrich said:

ive done that with over 20 RR plugs and never had any issues. all 20 have grown w/o issues. 7 are now in 3 gallon pots, 8 are in 1.5 gallons, and 5 are in 1 gallons and were gifted to someone in need. ALL still thriving and growing strong.

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