clones taking a loooong time

[mtbazz]

I have four peak seeds blueberry clones in an aerocloner, going on at least 3 weeks now. The cuttings were taken at week three of flower. They are calcified, and have root "nodes", but have not really developed an extensive root system, and I am running out of patience.

Should I continue to wait until the roots get more extensive, or can I pop these into a 50:50 mix of soil and perlite and hope for faster growth.

 

[farmdalefurr]

have you cloned this strain before? if not... then i would personally wait a lil longer. if they have the nubs and look like their going to start poppin actual roots soon, definitely wait. i wouldnt risk putting them in soil yet, but thats just me. its a hurry up and wait kinda thing. it sucks but it sounds like youll have roots popping very soon, hang in there

 

[BadRabbit]

Agree ... wait them out and ensure you have a least some protruding root before attempting to transplant.

have you used this cloner system/rez set up before? Successful? How do the plants look? Any sign of rot?

If it's a system that's worked before, leave them alone and have patience ... IMO.

best,
rabbit

 

[EliTheBarrowBoy]

Increase your lighting ever so slightly until you find roots.

 

[Superock]

I would also wait longer, I had some Utopia Haze and Hawaiin Snow in the cloner for 4 weeks before they where ready for transplant. I think it could have gone another week though.

Are you controling the water temp, I think mine took so long cause my water temp was pretty low. My next round I will add a water heater.

 

[durka_durka420]

try the ice-cube tray cloning method with verm or rockwool or even coir....also i dont mist clones or use a humidity dome, just rooting hormone on stems and i get 7-10day root formation with a 100% success rate....good luck

 

[Pointswest]

If your water temps are too hot, rooting takes a long time. Check out the ice cubes in the water or freeze some plastic bottles with water and keep the solution cool.

The same can be said about slow rooting if the water temps are too cool. The best results are between 70 and 80F for water temperature.

With careful observation you can plant the calloused cuttings into a well drained soil mix and finish the rooting in a soil media if you are transplanting into soil.

At temperatures at the upper and lower end of optimum temperatures, cuttings will sometimes root, but will take longer than cuttings grown in optimum temperature ranges.

 

[festivus]

You took clones from a flowering plant, so it will take a bit longer for them to root. Also, they could be getting too much light. My clones root fastest with a minimal amount of light. Hope you get roots soon!

 

[Greenheart]

You took clones from a flowering plant, so it will take a bit longer for them to root.

Many methods available most clones should root within 2-3 weeks. I suspect Festivus hit this one on the head though. The biggest requirement in the whole process of plant life cycles is patience.

 

[mtbazz]

Thanks for the replies...Guess I need to be patient.

My room temps are ~65 dg F. pH is 6.3.

I also need to stop checking every day. One was showing a number of root nodes, but the stem snapped off when I pulled the lid off today to look, although I suspect that was caused more by the neoprene collars being too tight.

 

[High Country]

See if you can get the room temp up to 75F or 24C, that's ideal. Don't prod, poke or tug the poor little things.