Viral505
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I'm doing an experiment that I have seen some people do, I do not know the results truly and haven't seen anything posted here on it. I will do a comparison to the clonex and other methods later on (when I am more experienced) with pictures.
If anyone else does this, feel free to input. I found a similar method online from a few different sources, and I'm all about spreading knowledge, plus I'm one of those cheap people who would rather make something at home with stuff I already have over buying something at a store. But, this method may not be as good as Clonex or other brand name rooting powders/gels. I've heard that Aloe Vera works because of its Salicylic Acid content. Some people even just use a leaf from the Aloe plant and only use that Aloe juice as their rooting gel after soaking the cuttings in aloe water, then watering the medium with aloe vera juice water.
But, that being said, this is what I have done at the moment to my Flubber, Lemon Alien, Colorado Clementines, and Flowerbomb Kush plants
Step 1. Boil 16 ounces of chlorinated tap water with 1 Tablespoon of Raw Organic Unfiltered Honey, let it boil for like 5-10 minutes, you're just sterilizing the water a bit. Let it cool to room temp, set aside.
Step 2. Make some Aloe Vera & Coconut Water. I ripped a leaf off an Aloe plant & mixed it with Coconut Water I made from a Coconut Water Powder I got through BuildASoil.
Step 3. Get some solo party cups or seed starter tray filled with a soil of some kind, a lot of people use straight up peat moss, or just coco-coir, or the jiffy pellets, or rockwool, some people use potting mix which is the same stuff, this time I'm trying it in a mix of mushroom compost/peat moss/cococoir/perlite to see what happens, this mix I had was made for Ghost Peppers and Habaneros so it has a lot of perlite). Moisten it well with the Aloe Vera / Coconut Water.
Step 4. Cut some clones, place them in tap water until ready. Do whatever you do, however you choose to cut or peel the stems is up to you (what I've done is cut at a 45 degree angle or so, shave the lower part of the stem with the clean cutting tool just to expose the stem, split stem open at the 45 degree cut one or two times I've heard this helps, also cutting a lot of the bigger blades in half helps with transpiration, I do not cut or mess with the new growths on top).
Step 5. Dip clone's exposed stems in the Honey Water, swish it around, put cutting in soil, I push the soil down to pack it a little tight.
Step 6. Give plants ambient light only and heavy humidity for a few weeks until rooted. Once rooted, they can be transplanted, and they can be put under a T5 or something of the like, gradually increase the light they get if you can, starting low. My light has two switches to operate at half lumen, so I will be doing it 50% light and lowering my light as they acclimate when rooted.. The warmer the soil and room is, the faster the roots will happen, they will root at 65*F it just takes a lot more time, 75*-85*F would be fine and take about a months time, this is why people use the heating mats, but if you don't have one, just keep your room warm and be patient.
Step 7. Start a growing schedule.
If anyone else does this, feel free to input. I found a similar method online from a few different sources, and I'm all about spreading knowledge, plus I'm one of those cheap people who would rather make something at home with stuff I already have over buying something at a store. But, this method may not be as good as Clonex or other brand name rooting powders/gels. I've heard that Aloe Vera works because of its Salicylic Acid content. Some people even just use a leaf from the Aloe plant and only use that Aloe juice as their rooting gel after soaking the cuttings in aloe water, then watering the medium with aloe vera juice water.
But, that being said, this is what I have done at the moment to my Flubber, Lemon Alien, Colorado Clementines, and Flowerbomb Kush plants
Step 1. Boil 16 ounces of chlorinated tap water with 1 Tablespoon of Raw Organic Unfiltered Honey, let it boil for like 5-10 minutes, you're just sterilizing the water a bit. Let it cool to room temp, set aside.
Step 2. Make some Aloe Vera & Coconut Water. I ripped a leaf off an Aloe plant & mixed it with Coconut Water I made from a Coconut Water Powder I got through BuildASoil.
Step 3. Get some solo party cups or seed starter tray filled with a soil of some kind, a lot of people use straight up peat moss, or just coco-coir, or the jiffy pellets, or rockwool, some people use potting mix which is the same stuff, this time I'm trying it in a mix of mushroom compost/peat moss/cococoir/perlite to see what happens, this mix I had was made for Ghost Peppers and Habaneros so it has a lot of perlite). Moisten it well with the Aloe Vera / Coconut Water.
Step 4. Cut some clones, place them in tap water until ready. Do whatever you do, however you choose to cut or peel the stems is up to you (what I've done is cut at a 45 degree angle or so, shave the lower part of the stem with the clean cutting tool just to expose the stem, split stem open at the 45 degree cut one or two times I've heard this helps, also cutting a lot of the bigger blades in half helps with transpiration, I do not cut or mess with the new growths on top).
Step 5. Dip clone's exposed stems in the Honey Water, swish it around, put cutting in soil, I push the soil down to pack it a little tight.
Step 6. Give plants ambient light only and heavy humidity for a few weeks until rooted. Once rooted, they can be transplanted, and they can be put under a T5 or something of the like, gradually increase the light they get if you can, starting low. My light has two switches to operate at half lumen, so I will be doing it 50% light and lowering my light as they acclimate when rooted.. The warmer the soil and room is, the faster the roots will happen, they will root at 65*F it just takes a lot more time, 75*-85*F would be fine and take about a months time, this is why people use the heating mats, but if you don't have one, just keep your room warm and be patient.
Step 7. Start a growing schedule.