How I got roots in 6 days.

[maryjanecares]

Root Excel.....who makes it... where do i find it?

Root Excel.....who makes it... where do i find it?

I did a google on root excel and cannot find anything as to where to find or read about it.

Can anyone help me with this??

thanks.

 

[Agent SmokeAlot]

I did a google on root excel and cannot find anything as to where to find or read about it.

Can anyone help me with this??

thanks.

House & Garden's Roots Excelurator

 

[Herborizer]

House & Garden's Roots Excelurator

I use rhizotonic instead. I swear it's much better.

 

[maryjanecares]

so did anyone trial the H2o2 with clonex pre-soak????

so did anyone trial the H2o2 with clonex pre-soak????

I was wondering if anyone had given the clonex gel pre-soak with H2o2 added as a test?

 

[maxmurder]

Here is an example of a clone that has been rooted for about a week. I have been cutting my 9oz cups down so they are shorter. The faster the cup fills with roots, the better!!

https://www.icmag.com/ic/picture.php?albumid=22766&pictureid=585920



Here is what the Hydro Farm Controller looks like, and right now it reads 80.0 in the pic.

https://www.icmag.com/ic/album.php?albumid=22766&pictureid=585917




This is a picture of the probe sensor with suction cup, attached to the side of the rubbermaid. As you can see my gauge in the rubbermaid says 79.9 F...it was just above 80 before I snapped the shot.





https://www.icmag.com/ic/picture.php?albumid=22766&pictureid=585919


Hope this helps!!

hey nice thread- it inspired me to try something similar today.
could one of you guys take a picture of that controller's instructions?
i threw mine out and can't remember how to adjust, it may be f'd up or i may be fucktarded- but i'd like get down to the bottom of it
thanks

 

[stihgnobevoli]

the most important part of everything you said was the first sentence. it all comes down to the moisture levels not too dry and not too wet. roots in a week. also did you say you had roots in 6 hours?

 

[slowandeasy]

the most important part of everything you said was the first sentence. it all comes down to the moisture levels not too dry and not too wet. roots in a week. also did you say you had roots in 6 hours?

No, I said that on Day 5 I took the Coco plug out of the cup and there were no roots. 6 hours later I had a few roots all down the side. If you do this right, you will have roots 100 percent in 7 days everytime. Sometimes 5 or 6!

 

[slowandeasy]

I use rhizotonic instead. I swear it's much better.

I abandoned the Roots Excell! I now just use Clonex Gel, and pre-soak the cuts for 20 min with a drop of Clonex Gel in a cup of water. Works just as well! Honestly, the most important part is the moisture of the Coco and your temp/humidity. Get those right, and you can clone without any gel/root product.

 

[dunkydunk]

S&E,

You must really tamp the coco in the cup to be able to pop it out like a plug, mine are on the crumbly side. It's not particularly easy to pop them out when it's rooted.

 

[slowandeasy]

S&E,

You must really tamp the coco in the cup to be able to pop it out like a plug, mine are on the crumbly side. It's not particularly easy to pop them out when it's rooted.

Do you use Canna? I tamp mine in the cup, and make sure it pops out like a plug...before I plant As long as your stem stays tight to the coco, it will root. You do not have to touch your clones, they will root within a week if you do it right.

 

[Granger2]

Hi Slow, Please refresh my memory. I believe you said 80 degrees F., but I can't remember the humidity level, and for how long. Is your atmosphere CO2 enhanced? I've read that CO2 is bad for roots/rooting. I wonder if there is a connection between CO2 enrichment and success and failure in rooting. Thanks.

 

[slowandeasy]

Hi Slow, Please refresh my memory. I believe you said 80 degrees F., but I can't remember the humidity level, and for how long. Is your atmosphere CO2 enhanced? I've read that CO2 is bad for roots/rooting. I wonder if there is a connection between CO2 enrichment and success and failure in rooting. Thanks.

I like 80f and about 70 to 100 percent humidity for atleast a few days. This will ensure no wilting. Roots like Oxygen, not CO2...I do not use CO2

 

[manchild]

For whatever reason, cloning seems to be near impossible for me. Most seem to just wilt and die as soon as they hit the coco. Temps are at 75 degrees with about 50% rhumidity. The tray on the left is covered with a humidity dome and misted daily, and they are doing slightly better but still not giving me much hope. Used distilled water with root excel and let the clones sit in cups of that mixture for about 12 hours before placing in coco. As soon as they hit the coco they wilt and not sure if most will make it back...

Like others have pointed out, put a dome over your cuts to raise the humidity.Also, I would cut the tips off the fan leafs to help prevent transpiration.Once again, cut about 25% of the fan leaf starting from the tip end and put a humidity doom over your cuts.Always take healthy cuts with no nute lockout issues or bugs.I prefer taking, 6-10 inch cuts with at least two nodes or more.Best advice I can give you, keep it simple and save all the advance bull for later on.

 

[SKAGITMAGIC]

Just curious about strains, for me purple erkle seemed to root no matter what, one week in the aeroponic and roots, lots of roots, but purple haze takes 2 weeks, I just got my first, really good looking roots today from dutch treat, they went into the cloner feb. 26, they took twice as long as the erkle useing exact same techniqe, anyway I'm gonna try your method, I really attracted to the size of your clones,

 

[roll it large]

ty slow an easy was getting 50% success with rooter cubes now i have 95% with coco an bigger cuts, roots in 10 days for me

 

[slowandeasy]

ty slow an easy was getting 50% success with rooter cubes now i have 95% with coco an bigger cuts, roots in 10 days for me

Good to hear! Get your temps and humidity about 80, if they are not there....that can increase time. Some strains do clone harder, but I run 8 different strains...and they all root within a week.

Once you get the hang of it, it is like clockwork. I just set it and forget it now until like day 5. If your humidity, temps, and moisture are right....they will never dry out or be too wet. Just damp, not soaked. If you have low humidity, they can wilt...or take longer. Although, I have had very good success at 50% humidity, do not suggest that low for atleast the first few days. Good luck!

 

[maxmurder]

s&e- when you say set it and forget it do you just let the moisture collect on the inside of the dome or do you wipe it out? the reason i ask is (and this might just be the diff strain) i got in the habit of taking the dome off asap, a little at a time daily until i can leave the dome off completely. i understand how important the humidity is and i used to keep the lid on until roots with other strains with no probs but with this sfv that i've had for several years i would get yellowish/brown on the little leaf sets if i left the lid on too long so i quit misting the leaves, wiped out the inside of the lid 1- 2x's daily if needed etc and got the lid completely off with in 3-4 days as soon as they could stand up with no droop- they wouldn't get the shitty leaves. what's your opinion?

 

[slowandeasy]

I NEVER mist my leafs! If my humidity is not high enough, I mist the LID. Too much moisture will cause yellowing for sure! And never giving fresh air will do the same. By set it and forget it, I mean....I do not have water, spray, or touch my clones. My environment is perfect, and I know what coco moisture works best. Too much moisture is no good! It will slow things down big time.

If your environment is good, and your humidity is not bad...you can remove the dome faster. In fact, I only use a dome in winter time....but that is because it gets so low. If your clones do not wilt within the first couple of days, they will be fine. The advantage of using a dome, is that the Coco will not dry out. If your stem becomes loose, you will fail. Keep your coco tight to the stem. Your humidity does not have to be 100 percent, but 70+ is perfect IMO. Good luck!!!!

 

[Herborizer]

Time to resurrect my favorite cloning thead. Thank you very much slowandeasy.

I have discovered one more step that some of us may need to add to slow and easy's method, to get roots in 6 days instead of 12+. Chlorine. See thread and let me know if you have any improvement. https://www.icmag.com/ic/showthread.php?t=219683

 

[turtle farmer]

I heard of this method in another thread and tried a few with no luck.
I'm gonna try it again today with this new info...I'm curious if anyone uses peligrino or sparkling water to give a little oxygen boost the the babies?
great thread slowandeasy