Shroomys cloning in vermiculite tek
- Thread starter shroomyshroom
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The reason Vermiculite works and works best is because: of all media, it holds the most oxygen. Far more than Perlite, coco or any other commonly used and reasonably available material . . . and as we all know, oxygen is absolutley key when cloning.
I've read several technical papers on the use of verm. and one really good one in particular, which, of course, I now can't find to refer folks to. Info's on the Net 'tho.
Anyway, the paper/study basically says that vermiculite holds so much oxgen you almost don't need to worry about drowning clones with too much H2O -- you could practilcaly grow them underwater. That doesn't mean they grow best or root fastest that way. Also, adding anything else simply diminishes the effectiveness -- even a perlite/vermiculite mix came in second best in this university (was it CalTech?) study.
Simple and cheap -- I like that . . .
I've read several technical papers on the use of verm. and one really good one in particular, which, of course, I now can't find to refer folks to. Info's on the Net 'tho.
Anyway, the paper/study basically says that vermiculite holds so much oxgen you almost don't need to worry about drowning clones with too much H2O -- you could practilcaly grow them underwater. That doesn't mean they grow best or root fastest that way. Also, adding anything else simply diminishes the effectiveness -- even a perlite/vermiculite mix came in second best in this university (was it CalTech?) study.
Simple and cheap -- I like that . . .
A good friend of mine sent me a write up similar to the you are talking about about 5 weeks ago but I cant find it on my hard drive atm... it was 2 pages long and was a great read
Tried it and it worked with 100% succes rate, and I've tried rockwool, aero, soil in the past all to no avail.
I put an air pump and a heater in as well.
Thank you for solving my cloning problems!
I put an air pump and a heater in as well.
Thank you for solving my cloning problems!
Tried it and it worked with 100% succes rate, and I've tried rockwool, aero, soil in the past all to no avail.
I put an air pump and a heater in as well.
Thank you for solving my cloning problems!
my pleasure mate glad to have helped
-~Wind Walker~-
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Shroomyshroom,
How big and how many holes did you drill in the bottom of your "clone containers".
It’s funny I stumbled across this thread. I have had trouble cloning MJ in the past with other mediums and methods. I recently cloned some orange mint in a very similar set up to yours with vermiculite but with cups, much like a previous poster above tried.
I'll have to try this with MJ.
Thanks bub!
-~WW~-
How big and how many holes did you drill in the bottom of your "clone containers".
It’s funny I stumbled across this thread. I have had trouble cloning MJ in the past with other mediums and methods. I recently cloned some orange mint in a very similar set up to yours with vermiculite but with cups, much like a previous poster above tried.
I'll have to try this with MJ.
Thanks bub!
-~WW~-
Hi -~Wind Walker~-
I only drilled one hole in the middle of each ice pole holder, I think any more holes would be a waste of time and energy as the verm wicks the water as the plant needs it, no point over watering it all that will do is cause root rot.
if you need any more info just ask
awesome stuff mate! can't believe i didn't come across this earlier! i'm going to have to try this method out in the coming weeks i think! i'm all repped out for the day i'll get back to you for this one though you definitely deserve it!
i'll get back to you for this one though you definitely deserve it!
awesome stuff mate! can't believe i didn't come across this earlier! i'm going to have to try this method out in the coming weeks i think! i'm all repped out for the day
thanx mate
much appreciated
