How To Clone In Straight Coco?

[asher1er]

whodi i just poor some water by the stem untill i see that she really takes off, once she takes off i start feeding them like normal..

ive never been one to transplant, i go from clone to the bucket there gonna stay in wether its 18gals or 5 gals.. these where straight from cube to 5 gal buckets there 26 days in

 

[slackerbri]

those are beautiful ash, good job

I also think its best to take a rooted clone and put it in one container for its duration, I think it help it develop roots in a more natural way.

 

[McSnappler]

I struggled to keep mine upright until I got the humidity up a bit, now they seem to be doing fine.

 

[inreplyavalon]

A little help folks!!??

I flushed my coco before cloning in it.

After flushing would you squeeze out the water before placing the clone in it?
Also is 80-84 degrees too hot?

I am experiencing problems with my recent clones. They are not drying out for a week or more and the coco seems damp. I have enough drainage holes and the temp is about 80-84 where they reside. Seems they should be dryin gout sooner. I hae done used a dome for one tray and not on another. Both tray got most cuts bent over, and a few that hae just wilted and died.

This is super frustrating because i have had 100% success in the past in coco.
Thanks for helpin out

 

[Yes4Prop215]

Hey guys i've been using Rapid Rooters they are these brown little balls that fit directly into the cloning trays.

I soaked the rapid rooters in a RO solution that had 1 drop of SUperTHrive in, I followed all the basic steps, using Clonex rooting gel i dipped them into the presoaked rapid rooters. I trimmed my fan leaves to 50%.

I use a humidity dome and wet paper towels to try and keep my humidity up, but some of the plants are wilting and wont stand up. Its been about a week and i havent seen any signs of roots yet.

Am i doing anything wrong?

 

[Bush Dr]

After trying just about every method there is I've come back to one I used when I first cloned in coco, daily flushes with weak Bio Bizz Root Juice and using a tote box as my cloning chamber

inareply... you're doing what I did and treating it like soil, don't wait for it to dry out, if you change the stale water every day with fresh oxygenated water, keep the temps stable and humidity up, then the roots will come ..... I've just transplanted some clones I took in 10oz pots 8" long 7 days ago into 1.4 litre pots

Make sure you always have a gap between the pots and the tray they're in or the water won't drain away after each flush ..... you'll have to remove the stale water rinsed out each time, but you'll only do it 6 or 7 times before the roots are through .... got to keep the water fresh m8

Root Juice is really effective because it contains a natural growth hormone which it seems nothing else does

 

[inreplyavalon]

'You must spread some Reputation around before giving it to Bush Dr again.'

Thanks Dr. I will try that. I am not sure why some are wilting, but it sounds like knowledge you are speaking so i will follow. Thanks again.
Igziabeher ...Let Jah Be Praised!!!

 

[whodi]

I got some clones in coco now. THey are wilting. I have no dome and I'm not sure if i should add one because I don't want the clones to rot. Not sure of the humidity but it seems perfectly fine. Temps are bout 70-75

 

[asher1er]

I got some clones in coco now. THey are wilting. I have no dome and I'm not sure if i should add one because I don't want the clones to rot. Not sure of the humidity but it seems perfectly fine. Temps are bout 70-75

put a ziplock over them or something for about a day or 2 then they should stand on there own

 

[SuperConductor]

Are you keeping the coco wet and refreshed with new water Whodi? I did exactly what Bush Dr says to do with 99% success after around 10-12 days.

 

[its420]

You guys can stop using humidity domes and prespray your moms with NO-WILT spray, or anti-stress 2000 or something like that

Try it, you'll be stoked

 

[Work2much]

Are you keeping the coco wet and refreshed with new water Whodi? I did exactly what Bush Dr says to do with 99% success after around 10-12 days.

That must have been my problem to. I was trying to clone in Coco just as a learning experience for later on down the road but I was letting them dry out a bit much. I'll chop a few soon and try this.

I'm assuming a very light dose of Canna's Rizo would be fine?

 

[McSnappler]

My latest attempt in Coco is going fine.. heed the advice dished out in this thread, and you'll be grand.

 

[Rolando Mota]

Have switched to coco cloning the last 2 runs and now I think this is the way to go. No domes or misting, keep the coco moist with gh @ 3/4.5 on a heat mat and nice roots in one week.

 

[RetroGrow]

Anyone using Rhizotonic for cloning in COCO?
Says on the label, it can be used as a foliar spray.

 

[dongle69]

Rhizotonic doesn't do anything unless you have roots or root "initials."
Add it once you see the nubs sprouting.

 

[DonkDBZ]

Coco is the shit to clone in I had 37 of 40 clones I took live. would of had 39 but I am not too gentle when transplanting. I ended up killing 17 of em cause I only wanted 20. Since it was my 1st time trying Coco was not expecting such good results. With Rapids Rooters I had bout 70% success.

I used 72 spot lil tray filled every of hole with Coco (36spots). Water Coco with RO water + Roots exel. Added Coco where needed. Poke lil hole put cutting in. No Hormones were used. I used Dome 1st day then took off. When leaves looked a lil wilty put the Dome back on for 5-6 hours or misted with RO water. Roots came between days 5-12. The other 4 clones where done larger dixie cups no dome was ever used or needed.

Will definitly not use stupid ass 72 spot tray again too hard to get clones out. Plus had to water more often. the 6oz plastic cups where way better.

 

[eman]

dont know if this has already been said but...

when you take cutting, cut off more than you want to keep. then put this under water with a drop of superthrive in it (i heard this helps) and then make a cut with a razor at the sharpest angle you can. make sure this is all done UNDER water. this way you expose more of the inside of the cutting. then quickly dip it in rooting gel or powder (i use powder from home depot) and throw it into the coco. always works!

i once pulled out a cutting after a couple days and roots were shooting out not only from the bottom but all the way up to where i started making a razor cut. so in other words, expose more of the inside of the stem and more roots will grow out!

edit: cover allllll of the part you cut with the gel or powder, not just the bottom. i actually cover about half an inch above the top of the cut too just incase

 

[eman]

Hey guys i've been using Rapid Rooters they are these brown little balls that fit directly into the cloning trays.

I soaked the rapid rooters in a RO solution that had 1 drop of SUperTHrive in, I followed all the basic steps, using Clonex rooting gel i dipped them into the presoaked rapid rooters. I trimmed my fan leaves to 50%.

I use a humidity dome and wet paper towels to try and keep my humidity up, but some of the plants are wilting and wont stand up. Its been about a week and i havent seen any signs of roots yet.

Am i doing anything wrong?

try making the final cut on the clone under water and use a razor. make the sharpest angle possible to expose as much of the inside of the stem as possible. all of this underwater. then QUICKLY rub all of it in gel or powder. let me know how it goes!

 

[McSnappler]

Haven't thought about phsyically making the cut underwater, I don't get how that would help really, other than maybe keeping it sterile until the last possible moment?

As an aside, my most recent cut has been treated like shit really, doesn't have any light to herself other than ambient sunlight through the window, low humidity in the room she's in, all that I've made sure is right is the temperature, and moisture level of the coco.. she hasn't drooped once in two weeks! Hassle free cloning, gotta love it.