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All cuts show roots and look great! This is the first time I've cloned the first top from seed, I'm impressed with their vigor.
Cut number 3 took 14 days to show roots, but only a few days behind the others. 10 - 14 days to root in coco, it seems for me, sometimes longer. Plant 3 was also the runt and is so far the shortest with more compact growth and is also the most symmetrical of the six plants. I'm surprised how different they all are growing.
You can see what cut is a little beat and that's the number 3 but it still has decent color and good turgor. I let it suck up some water and fed some down the side yesterday and this seemed to kickstart the roots.
All the cuts were mostly left alone, I kept the tray they sat in wet between the grooves most of the time, spraying down low when it looked dry. The only cut I added water to was the 3 a few days ago. A very small amount of water.
Normally I would start feeding cuts with roots like these right away but I'm going to split the difference to let 3 and 4 catch up. In a few days they will get 0.6ec
These shits will be catching up soon enough, looks like I get to see how they grow vertical and topped. Sweet.
My dad fairly indiscriminately cuts off parts and puts the tops in soil and he gets
more then enough to grow. I have seen Horticultural grads with Scalpels, Bug Suits, Hormones and near lab like conditions fail horribly.
And thanks for the kind words, I've been growing nonstop since I started last October. Feeding plants and hanging out on the icmag is a big part of my days. Cloning certainly is a tricky thing and you got no idea how happy I am all those cuts took. Prior to this and getting a cookie plant ri root I was at like a %100 strike rate to failure, that is. I couldn't clone shit.
I used Garden Safe TakeRoot powder this time. I think I like it better than gel and it sticks just fine, in fact it seems the plant tissue is likely to draw the hormone into itself as its own moisture dissolves the dry powder. It adhered just fine to the stems without dipping in water, but my room is pretty humid. Hot humid weather we're having here.
Hey bud,
Subbed, looking forward to watching your grow. I am just a bit behind you in time. I am about twenty plus days from sprout.
Doing coco, vertical with screens, Blumats in 2 gallon smart pots. Three Blue Cheese and two Critical Kush.
Take a look when you have the time. Can always us a second set of eyes.