Newbie Trying To Clone, First Time..HELP

northwoodsmoker

northwoodsmoker

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i just cloned three girls today. but i dont know if i cut them in the right spots.. i think i did.. they are in peat pellets right now..

i have a question, since i just cloned them today is it ok that i have them under a 50w LED light i have.. its the only light i have right now for them..

they are in humidity domes also.. soon as i get my tent then i can make a veg room..
that would be for bout 2 weeks..

but are the LED lights gonna hurt my plants???:shock:
 
toaksie

toaksie

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I´m no expert on cloning but i´ve had a few going for about a week now, Cut them just under their third node and then dipped them in some rooting hormone. They wilted for about 24 hrs after I put them in soil so was advised to take them out and put the tips in a bit of water and leave them in the dark for 8hrs. This did the trick and they were standing nice and firm again. Been keeping them in a humid dome for the last week, spraying every few hours. They are in daylight (not direct sun) during the day and put them under a few CFl´s at night, so far they are looking good and checked on one the other day and its starting to show a swollen whitish end, on the part of the stem submerged in soil which I believe is a precursor to roots forming so so far so good. I think as long as you keep them moist and humid with some light they should eventually root, it just takes some patience. Good luck though!
 
northwoodsmoker

northwoodsmoker

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toaksie said:
I´m no expert on cloning but i´ve had a few going for about a week now, Cut them just under their third node and then dipped them in some rooting hormone. They wilted for about 24 hrs after I put them in soil so was advised to take them out and put the tips in a bit of water and leave them in the dark for 8hrs. This did the trick and they were standing nice and firm again. Been keeping them in a humid dome for the last week, spraying every few hours. They are in daylight (not direct sun) during the day and put them under a few CFl´s at night, so far they are looking good and checked on one the other day and its starting to show a swollen whitish end, on the part of the stem submerged in soil which I believe is a precursor to roots forming so so far so good. I think as long as you keep them moist and humid with some light they should eventually root, it just takes some patience. Good luck though!
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thankx for ur help, that might be way the to do it
 
toaksie

toaksie

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I´ve never worked with LED´s before so not sure but as long as they get a decent amount of light without getting too hot the should be fine. The important thing is to keep them moist and humid as they absorb water through their leaves until a root system develops. Also if they are in a dome open it up a few times a day to allow and exchange of gases.
 
northwoodsmoker

northwoodsmoker

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toaksie said:
I´ve never worked with LED´s before so not sure but as long as they get a decent amount of light without getting too hot the should be fine. The important thing is to keep them moist and humid as they absorb water through their leaves until a root system develops. Also if they are in a dome open it up a few times a day to allow and exchange of gases.
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good idea, dint know that bout letting them out a couple times a day..:peace:
 
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bygmyke

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northwoodsmoker said:
good idea, dint know that bout letting them out a couple times a day..:peace:
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i too just had my first stint with clones the first time about 3 weeks ago i took 3 cuttings with 3 nodes about 3 inches tall i cut the bottom node that was at the base off then scored the stem the first try i used peat pellets with root tone in 2 clear solo cups taped on top of each other 2 didnt make it the other one is stunted the second time i used rockwool cubes and olivias cloning gel and all 3 made it and look healthy i dont know much about led's as im in my first indoor grow good luck dude
 
amrock

amrock

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look am no expert neither, but my first two clones was cut without nodes and without root hormones and within two weeks i had roots, those clones today are growing lovely.

here are pics of my very first clones, i used jiffy peet and a humidity dome under a single lamp florescent light and kept it in my bathroom.


after the roots poped out, i transplanted them to soil along with the jiffy peet.
 

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northwoodsmoker

northwoodsmoker

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amrock said:
look am no expert neither, but my first two clones was cut without nodes and without root hormones and within two weeks i had roots, those clones today are growing lovely.

here are pics of my very first clones, i used jiffy peet and a humidity dome under a single lamp florescent light and kept it in my bathroom.


after the roots poped out, i transplanted them to soil along with the jiffy peet.
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yeah mine were cloned two day ago.. i cant wait till they get bigger. that will be awesum. i just hope they make it that far..lol..
 
dregs

dregs

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Also not an expert here, I have cloned a bunch now and am at 100% success. I select a branch that has at least 1 one off-set node and is at least 4" long. I make the cut on a 45 degree angle and put it right into clonex. Once I have all my cuts I moisten some Rapid Rooters and use a bamboo kabob skewer to make sure the hole in the RR is good and deep. I then put the clones in the RR and put the RR into a cup with perlite and put some water in. Keep the water level about 1/3 of the way up the cup (I use a clear-ish cup so I can see when the roots hit the side and then I know it is transplant time) and I always get roots within 10 days. Easy peasy.
 
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