LetTimmySmoke
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Hey guys i made this to document my latest issue with rotting clones, both to try and solve this and also hear your thoughts and experiance.
Basically i used to have very good success with rockwool cubes, would always get most to root, 80-90 the ones that never rooted as fast as the rest would just get thrown out because i only take the super healthy ones. i did everything basic, soaked the cubes in low ph solution, used healthy moms, did the 90 degrees angle snip, dip in rooting solution, put in clone, put cloning tray on heating mat with a tray, air out tray every few days, etc etc etc etc
Recently i switched from Replicator to Clonex. I used clonex in the past with success and got a free bottle from the shop. All of a sudden 50% of my clones suddenly went to shit, they would start rotting and never root. I thought it was because i was re-using trays that were a little dirty, so got all new trays. The 2nd round I LOST EVERY SINGLE FUCKING CLONE! holy shit! a bunch of seedling backups lost, all from the same symptons, they would literally rot away.
here are some pics.
These pics are from the THIRD ROUND, also happening, its hit 20% of the clones but im worried it will spread. Again, same symptoms, i start seeing necrosis on the leaves, its a dark brown wilting of the leaves, it will affect every node. When i pull the clone out of the rooter, the place where i made the snip is brown and rotting away, with zero signs of roots.
SOOO...i came to a few hypothesis and will test them out.
1. Bad batch of clonex? the stems always look rotted to hell, maybe the clonex is too thick and creates a zone for bacteria to grow, the stem literally rots away like its decomposing. maybe its time to get a new cloning agent maybe powder or rootburst.
2. Stop foliaring/misting? i always misted my plants with success with cloning. usually i will foliar the mothers 1-2 days before taking cuts. then i will sometimes lightly mist them again before going into the trays. i figure maybe this makes the humidity too high and invites the rot. so i stopped foliar spraying on the next round to see if lower humidity will help.
3. Something dirty is in my growroom, some kind of mold or pathogen. I cleaned everything as much as i could but its lingering in there somewhere and manages to attack all the clones. the cloning area is inside the veg area and none of the veg plants exhibit these signs soo??
4. its starting at the base of the clone where the cut is taking, i stopped using the scrape method because it doesnt seem to help at all. now i am doing a simple 45-90 degree snip and dipping it right away.
any thoughts or ideas what the hell this is?
Basically i used to have very good success with rockwool cubes, would always get most to root, 80-90 the ones that never rooted as fast as the rest would just get thrown out because i only take the super healthy ones. i did everything basic, soaked the cubes in low ph solution, used healthy moms, did the 90 degrees angle snip, dip in rooting solution, put in clone, put cloning tray on heating mat with a tray, air out tray every few days, etc etc etc etc
Recently i switched from Replicator to Clonex. I used clonex in the past with success and got a free bottle from the shop. All of a sudden 50% of my clones suddenly went to shit, they would start rotting and never root. I thought it was because i was re-using trays that were a little dirty, so got all new trays. The 2nd round I LOST EVERY SINGLE FUCKING CLONE! holy shit! a bunch of seedling backups lost, all from the same symptons, they would literally rot away.
here are some pics.
These pics are from the THIRD ROUND, also happening, its hit 20% of the clones but im worried it will spread. Again, same symptoms, i start seeing necrosis on the leaves, its a dark brown wilting of the leaves, it will affect every node. When i pull the clone out of the rooter, the place where i made the snip is brown and rotting away, with zero signs of roots.
SOOO...i came to a few hypothesis and will test them out.
1. Bad batch of clonex? the stems always look rotted to hell, maybe the clonex is too thick and creates a zone for bacteria to grow, the stem literally rots away like its decomposing. maybe its time to get a new cloning agent maybe powder or rootburst.
2. Stop foliaring/misting? i always misted my plants with success with cloning. usually i will foliar the mothers 1-2 days before taking cuts. then i will sometimes lightly mist them again before going into the trays. i figure maybe this makes the humidity too high and invites the rot. so i stopped foliar spraying on the next round to see if lower humidity will help.
3. Something dirty is in my growroom, some kind of mold or pathogen. I cleaned everything as much as i could but its lingering in there somewhere and manages to attack all the clones. the cloning area is inside the veg area and none of the veg plants exhibit these signs soo??
4. its starting at the base of the clone where the cut is taking, i stopped using the scrape method because it doesnt seem to help at all. now i am doing a simple 45-90 degree snip and dipping it right away.
any thoughts or ideas what the hell this is?
