cloning in coco. one thing i found, in my situation's, is that i loose less clones if i have no cut nodes submerged in the medium.
i find if temps and things arent as clean as they should be, that cut node is saceptable (sp) to mushing & rotting.
in my experiences that goes for coco, no cut nodes below the medium, no cut nodes close to the medium.
temps no higher then 80.
depending on the surrounding reflection of light, dont use too much wattage i use a 60watt cfl. if the leaves start yellowing early, raise the light. but i usually get some yellowing or leaf drop off after 12 or so days is fine IF i have root development. the cutting is only using the leaves for food to create the new root sysytem.
if the leafs material dies, twist them off the cutting, especially if the dead leaf is touching the coco, or any wet medium or puck. the leaf is dead and has no immune system, it cannot fight off disease, and must likely will transfer the disease to the cutting & rot.
I also found with bubble or diy aero set ups, change the water once a week, clean w/bleach every other week. I dont even bother to ph. and that if that cut nude ends up resting inside the puck, it will rot. cut nodes have to be lower the the puck. inside the puck is semi lite, warm & moist, perfect conditions to bring on rot.
oxygen is a natural sterilizer, and the water misted to the cuts is at it max capacity for the enviroment (unless the water is under pressure, then it could hold more oxygen) so if the cut node is lower then the puck, it is usually fine.
also i found the rooting powder w/fungicide works best in coco for me. i use a doom for the first few days, i take the dome off once a day, an hour or so the 2nd day. a few hours off on the 3rd day, and hopefully by the fourth or 5th day they can live without the dome.
U want the medium to be moist, but not to moist. they need to realize they need to root to get water, not just be given water by the dome or over saturated mediums.
if u recycle the coco, FLUSH THE SHIT OUT OF IT. a 5 gallon bucket full of coco, atleast 5 gallons of water through. Hands down best info you can get.
it may take time ,just try to be aware of the environment they are in. if u have failures, try to take a step back and look at everything. Piece by piece. why this time but not last time. or why failed this time, but worked perfect last time. temp, humidity, medium. genetics, and cleanliness all have effect
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i find if temps and things arent as clean as they should be, that cut node is saceptable (sp) to mushing & rotting.
in my experiences that goes for coco, no cut nodes below the medium, no cut nodes close to the medium.
temps no higher then 80.
depending on the surrounding reflection of light, dont use too much wattage i use a 60watt cfl. if the leaves start yellowing early, raise the light. but i usually get some yellowing or leaf drop off after 12 or so days is fine IF i have root development. the cutting is only using the leaves for food to create the new root sysytem.
if the leafs material dies, twist them off the cutting, especially if the dead leaf is touching the coco, or any wet medium or puck. the leaf is dead and has no immune system, it cannot fight off disease, and must likely will transfer the disease to the cutting & rot.
I also found with bubble or diy aero set ups, change the water once a week, clean w/bleach every other week. I dont even bother to ph. and that if that cut nude ends up resting inside the puck, it will rot. cut nodes have to be lower the the puck. inside the puck is semi lite, warm & moist, perfect conditions to bring on rot.
oxygen is a natural sterilizer, and the water misted to the cuts is at it max capacity for the enviroment (unless the water is under pressure, then it could hold more oxygen) so if the cut node is lower then the puck, it is usually fine.
also i found the rooting powder w/fungicide works best in coco for me. i use a doom for the first few days, i take the dome off once a day, an hour or so the 2nd day. a few hours off on the 3rd day, and hopefully by the fourth or 5th day they can live without the dome.
U want the medium to be moist, but not to moist. they need to realize they need to root to get water, not just be given water by the dome or over saturated mediums.
if u recycle the coco, FLUSH THE SHIT OUT OF IT. a 5 gallon bucket full of coco, atleast 5 gallons of water through. Hands down best info you can get.
it may take time ,just try to be aware of the environment they are in. if u have failures, try to take a step back and look at everything. Piece by piece. why this time but not last time. or why failed this time, but worked perfect last time. temp, humidity, medium. genetics, and cleanliness all have effect
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