My first time cloning and some look really droopy HELP!
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Uncle Remus
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Its called "backer-rod"...I usually find it at Home Depot...I use the 1" diameter stuff, but it does come in different diameters...Its used for filling in large voids and cracks between concrete and windows, then the voids are usually calked in...The backerrod is used so that when a large crack or void needs to be filled, the minimum amount of caulk needed is used because the backerrod fills the majority of the void...Fairly cheap stuff and it's reusable (to some extent)...When they start to get worn out, or a little yucky, they simply get tossed out and I make new ones
I cut the rod to length, slit it down one side (almost all the way thru)with a SHARP NEW razor blade, then I CAREFULLY cut out a small channel down the middle that LOOSELY holds the clones stem...Your clones should be able to freely move and twist when its in the plug...You want the clones stems held gently, the leaf stems actually are holding it
I then cut 15/16" holes in the top of my cloner...These holes are slightly smaller than the backerrod which keeps your plug held firmly and will not let them drop thru, but the channel in the plugs gently craddles the clones...Hard to see but here's another pic (see below)
If you guys want I can post a short DIY with pics on how I make it...So easy even a soil grower can make one
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Uncle Remus
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http://www.homedepot.com/webapp/wcs...og.beans.EndecaDataBean@32d51af6&ddkey=Search
Hope this link worked, awfully long...This is 5/8" diameter, look instore and you should be able to find the 1" stuff
20 foot roll, $5...I cut my plugs at 1" or so...So basically 1 roll of this stuff at 20' in length means I could theoretically make 240 plugs....For $5
Hope this link worked, awfully long...This is 5/8" diameter, look instore and you should be able to find the 1" stuff
20 foot roll, $5...I cut my plugs at 1" or so...So basically 1 roll of this stuff at 20' in length means I could theoretically make 240 plugs....For $5
My method is very technical.
My method is very technical.
I cut soil with perlite by 50%. I then put it ina cup and put a clone in it. lol Jus messin wit ya's! Really tho, no matter how ya clone keepin temps up and constant around 78 degrees will help them sprout roots faster. No matter -what- yer method is. BC
My method is very technical.
I cut soil with perlite by 50%. I then put it ina cup and put a clone in it. lol Jus messin wit ya's! Really tho, no matter how ya clone keepin temps up and constant around 78 degrees will help them sprout roots faster. No matter -what- yer method is. BC
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Uncle Remus
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No no brother...Not saying either is best...Just pointing out what I use and how I use it
I have a nasty habit of speaking my mind, and sometimes coming off a being a bit harsh...Not being rude or picking fights here...We're all here for the same reason...To learn and share knowledge about our wonderful hobby
It's all good brother...Be safe peeps
Weedninja
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Thanks guys!
Remus, check your rep and bozo:You must spread some Reputation around before giving it to justanotherbozo again.
For the record, I use 2 inch netpots filled with hydroton and I stick the stems out of the sides. It works well 99% of the time, but the other 1% involves me scraping the newly formed roots off when I try to remove the clone.
Remus, check your rep and bozo:You must spread some Reputation around before giving it to justanotherbozo again.
For the record, I use 2 inch netpots filled with hydroton and I stick the stems out of the sides. It works well 99% of the time, but the other 1% involves me scraping the newly formed roots off when I try to remove the clone.
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overmind1632
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Is it better to split the stem at the bottom or make 45 degree angle cuts with slits on the bottom part of the stem?
norcalkell
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Well, I lost about 20 so far.. these were taken 5 days ago.. I'll update them tomarrow.. I've learned alot on a week!! 
norcalkell
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O'll post new ones in the am.. thanks weedninja....
Why would ya wanna cut half the stored food supply off? And trust me, they make roots faster with the medium temps between 75-80 degrees! I don't care what yer method is. I've been threw them -all- over the years. I don't mean ta sound like a know it all, but I'm -very- sure of what I'm saying here! I take clones with 4-5 nodes an leaves as big as yer hand. No problem! The vigor is never lost. I spose I'm jus tryin ta save ya time from learning from yer mistakes. I don't know what else to say, the rest is up to you. Take care... BCWeedninja said:
Because the cut doesn't need it. Leaves need to be supported by water brought up from the roots. At this point, we have no roots. Why burden the plant with material it can't use and stress it doesn't need? Keeping cuts short and leaves trimmed allows me to clone dome free with RH as low as 15%.B.C. said:
I vote for 75º-80º F. Everything I put in the bubbler died when used "properly." It wasn't till I combined the bubbler with my old Rockwool, gel, Hormex (Liquid IBA, NAA and B1) method that it matched the success of my old cloning tray
The biggest success rate jump came from soaking each stem in Hormex for one minute prior to gel and cube.
