Epic Resin
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Any tips on transplanting to coco from aerocloners. I can root easy. They get stunted bad after transplanting. Please give tips if possible. I may go back to cloning in coco. My results aren’t quite as good.
Hi all,
Beta - what ppm do you use. I use about 400, but don’t flush. I’ll try flushing this time.
I find that long bare roots cause problem when transplanting in to media. They get coiled up or bunched up and become a source of stress and decay. Cut the roots short before planting. Give them a Rhizo root stim and they will be up and running. They won't get stressed and unhealthy and will rebuild the roots you cut off in no time, only into you new media. The ideal time to pot up into loose media from a cloner is when the roots are short and spiky.
I've been rooting my clones in a homemade aerocloner and putting them in cups of coco for years and never had one fail. I'm going to assume you have good coco that comes precharged and is slightly damp when you squeeze it.
1) the more roots on the clone the better
2) Fill a party cup half full of coco then press it down compact with your knuckles.
3) Now take some of the feed you are going to be giving them as they grow- around 1.2ec and correct ph for coco- pour about 2-3 tablespoons of feed right into the center of the coco in the cup.
4) Now place your clone in the cup- roots right on the wet spot- and fill the cup up with coco covering at least 2 inches of the stalk. Compact coco with your fingers.
5) Very important- no harsh light for 3 days. if you run a 400w put all the clones a long ways from it and never under it. After 3 days you can gradually move them closer and they will take right off.
6) no domes- no sprays- don't fuck with them. they can go almost a week or until some coco on top starts drying before you feed them again.
100% success so far doing it this way.
this is essentially how i am cloning these days.
results have been good. plants never see anything but coco their entire lives
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I agree, if my roots get much longer than an inch or two I cut them back to 1" before I transplant - Forget about that coiled root nonsense.
I can't get clones to root in coco at all which is why i have to use an aerocloner to help me
If you start out in party cups then coiled roots don't mean jack shit.
Coiled roots mean a lot if your plant has to spend its first week untangling the knotted mess.