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03-06-2005, 09:05 PM

Hey Guys, just thought I'd post up my mass cloning method, and equipment. I have been cloning this way for a couple of years now, and due to the ease, low maintanance, effectiveness, and cost effective material, have decided to upgrade myself to my new deluxe version. I have used a pair of smaller units, which will hold about 30 cuttings each, for a long time, and will take this upgrade as an opportunity to share with you guys. The new cloner should do 50 - 60 depending on cutting size.

My wife found these containers at the dollar store. The black ones are lightproof, and they nest with about 3/4" between container bottoms. They are 12qt dishpans, and are about 12" x 16" x 7" roughly. They were $1.00 each.

I bought 2 packages of tiki torch wicks for about $1.50 each. I cut each of the four wicks in half, drilled 7 equally spaced 1/2" holes in the bottom of one black container and inserted the wicks. Also, to increase the depth of the resivoir, I cut the top ring from the white dishpan to use as a lift, giving an 1 1/2" deep res.

This is how it nests together. I adjusted the wicks to touch the bottom of the unit.

Next I filled the bottom res 2"deep with water, re-nested the unit and filled with pearlite to the tops of the wicks. I waited for the water to all wick into the pearlite ( an hour or two) and refill the res to 1 1/2". I am now ready to poke holes with a small dowell and insert cuttings. I use plain tapwater, the chlorine keeps bacteria down. Top off the res to 1 1/2" every 5 - 7 days, change or clean pearlite between batches, and she will be fairly 'hands free'. I gently tug the cuttings every couple of days after the first 5 and if they have rooted, I work it out gently using the point of a shis-ka-bob skewer. Then I have cuttings ready for soil or hydro.

The white tub can be inverted and inserted snugly as a humidity dome and light diffuser.

This has long worked well for me, with about 98% of the hundreds of cuttings I have made rooting within 14 days.
The tubs were $3.00
The wicks $3.00
The pearlite $3.00

The 50 site wick cloner for under $10.00

myrth · 03-07-2005, 05:28 AM

please show one filled if you would. thanks.

-myrth

03-07-2005, 08:25 AM

There are 25 in it now... I'll put more in tomorrow...

daltron · 03-07-2005, 03:29 PM

Hello Grat3fulH3ad ,
This is a refreshing idea.....thanks for the info....my success rate is bad...very bad.....I really want/need cloneing to work for me...

I think I will give this a go....will you please follow this up with pic's of one crop?

what type of light are they under??....do you use the dome at all for clones??...What is the average temp in the clone area??.....average RH??.....do you run the lights 24/7 or 18/6........do you have better success with the cuttings that sit closer to the wicks?....

I really want cloneing to work for me.....any other info/ideas ??

thanks for this posting....

daltron

Harry Gypsna · 03-07-2005, 07:28 PM

Hey, no fair...I was gonne do that with my carppy one that I posted.....I had to commit 28 murdetrs last night(although it was euthanasia really as they were sufferring from damp off) and bin allthe clones from it. ~This was the next p[lant, to use a 2nd tray filled with perl/verm mix asnd using as a wick cloner, with the airstones bubbling away below too.
nice going Greatful m8..... Im gonna try this out with those plugs I bought too in a smaller version, the plugs r like those rapid rooters.

Hooked-On-Grown · 03-07-2005, 07:42 PM

Grat3fulH3ad.....

Two thumbs up!!

Simple....cheap.....hands free!!

I love it!!

03-07-2005, 10:25 PM

daltron-- When I started growing from cuttings, My success rooting was hit or miss, more misses than hits...
since cloning this way, 99% of my cuttings end up making it...
Almost all of my pics are 'follow ups' for this type of cloning, as most of my buds come from clones, and I have been using wick method for a couple of years...
they are under a 27wCF... The dome happened to be a by-product of the construction, I usually don't use one... The humidity close to the pearlite stays pretty high... 70 - 85 deg. F ... 24hours of light...
Try it this way and you should be able to root some cuttings... Good Luck

Harry and HOG, thanks for stopping by...

MsHerbalivation · 03-07-2005, 11:37 PM

This is a cool little setup. I think I'll try it out so that I can start some clones once I harvest what's in flower. My golden skush are about ready to go into flower so I want to take some cuttings from them so that I have some other plants to bloom this summer.
:smile:

03-09-2005, 10:36 PM

Sour Bubble after 13 days...

03-09-2005, 10:51 PM

WoW... Very nice, Grat3fulH3ad!

Seems very simple and sweet... can't argue with 98% success rate.

I wish I could nominate this thread for "Cool Stuff of the Month" or something.

I'm curious... this is such an ingenious rig... how do you handle your moms? What sort of setup do you use and how many do you keep?

Sorry if this is off topic... but the two sorta go hand-in-hand.

03-06-2005, 09:05 PM	#1
Guest Guest Posts: n/a	Super Cheap Mass Cloner Hey Guys, just thought I'd post up my mass cloning method, and equipment. I have been cloning this way for a couple of years now, and due to the ease, low maintanance, effectiveness, and cost effective material, have decided to upgrade myself to my new deluxe version. I have used a pair of smaller units, which will hold about 30 cuttings each, for a long time, and will take this upgrade as an opportunity to share with you guys. The new cloner should do 50 - 60 depending on cutting size. My wife found these containers at the dollar store. The black ones are lightproof, and they nest with about 3/4" between container bottoms. They are 12qt dishpans, and are about 12" x 16" x 7" roughly. They were $1.00 each. I bought 2 packages of tiki torch wicks for about $1.50 each. I cut each of the four wicks in half, drilled 7 equally spaced 1/2" holes in the bottom of one black container and inserted the wicks. Also, to increase the depth of the resivoir, I cut the top ring from the white dishpan to use as a lift, giving an 1 1/2" deep res. This is how it nests together. I adjusted the wicks to touch the bottom of the unit. Next I filled the bottom res 2"deep with water, re-nested the unit and filled with pearlite to the tops of the wicks. I waited for the water to all wick into the pearlite ( an hour or two) and refill the res to 1 1/2". I am now ready to poke holes with a small dowell and insert cuttings. I use plain tapwater, the chlorine keeps bacteria down. Top off the res to 1 1/2" every 5 - 7 days, change or clean pearlite between batches, and she will be fairly 'hands free'. I gently tug the cuttings every couple of days after the first 5 and if they have rooted, I work it out gently using the point of a shis-ka-bob skewer. Then I have cuttings ready for soil or hydro. The white tub can be inverted and inserted snugly as a humidity dome and light diffuser. This has long worked well for me, with about 98% of the hundreds of cuttings I have made rooting within 14 days. The tubs were $3.00 The wicks $3.00 The pearlite $3.00 The 50 site wick cloner for under $10.00
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03-07-2005, 05:28 AM	#2
myrth Member Join Date: May 2004 Posts: 163	please show one filled if you would. thanks. -myrth
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03-07-2005, 08:25 AM	#3
Guest Guest Posts: n/a	There are 25 in it now... I'll put more in tomorrow...
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03-07-2005, 03:29 PM	#4
daltron Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: 3rd rock from the sun Posts: 46	Interesting Hello Grat3fulH3ad , This is a refreshing idea.....thanks for the info....my success rate is bad...very bad.....I really want/need cloneing to work for me... I think I will give this a go....will you please follow this up with pic's of one crop? what type of light are they under??....do you use the dome at all for clones??...What is the average temp in the clone area??.....average RH??.....do you run the lights 24/7 or 18/6........do you have better success with the cuttings that sit closer to the wicks?.... I really want cloneing to work for me.....any other info/ideas ?? thanks for this posting.... daltron
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03-07-2005, 07:28 PM	#5
Harry Gypsna Dirty hippy Bastard Join Date: May 2004 Location: Outside BodyShop, with a Tin Whistle and a dog on a piece of string Posts: 8,157	Hey, no fair...I was gonne do that with my carppy one that I posted.....I had to commit 28 murdetrs last night(although it was euthanasia really as they were sufferring from damp off) and bin allthe clones from it. ~This was the next p[lant, to use a 2nd tray filled with perl/verm mix asnd using as a wick cloner, with the airstones bubbling away below too. nice going Greatful m8..... Im gonna try this out with those plugs I bought too in a smaller version, the plugs r like those rapid rooters. __________________ Clowns to the left of me, jokers to the right, and none of these people are very funny.
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03-07-2005, 07:42 PM	#6
Hooked-On-Grown Banned Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: I'm in here.....somewhere... Posts: 2,158	Grat3fulH3ad..... Two thumbs up!! Simple....cheap.....hands free!! I love it!!
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03-07-2005, 10:25 PM	#7
Guest Guest Posts: n/a	daltron-- When I started growing from cuttings, My success rooting was hit or miss, more misses than hits... since cloning this way, 99% of my cuttings end up making it... Almost all of my pics are 'follow ups' for this type of cloning, as most of my buds come from clones, and I have been using wick method for a couple of years... they are under a 27wCF... The dome happened to be a by-product of the construction, I usually don't use one... The humidity close to the pearlite stays pretty high... 70 - 85 deg. F ... 24hours of light... Try it this way and you should be able to root some cuttings... Good Luck Harry and HOG, thanks for stopping by...
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03-07-2005, 11:37 PM	#8
MsHerbalivation Princess of da Fruitage Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: In Da Dirty Derrty Posts: 388	This is a cool little setup. I think I'll try it out so that I can start some clones once I harvest what's in flower. My golden skush are about ready to go into flower so I want to take some cuttings from them so that I have some other plants to bloom this summer. :smile: __________________ :smile: Loving life is living it like today is your last. :smile: Sitting here looking out the window into the blue filled sky I say to myself... I love... I love.... I love.... fresh fruit. M.I.A.M.I. ~MariJane Is A Major Issue~
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03-09-2005, 10:36 PM	#9
Guest Guest Posts: n/a	Sour Bubble after 13 days...
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03-09-2005, 10:51 PM	#10
Guest Guest Posts: n/a	WoW... Very nice, Grat3fulH3ad! Seems very simple and sweet... can't argue with 98% success rate. I wish I could nominate this thread for "Cool Stuff of the Month" or something. I'm curious... this is such an ingenious rig... how do you handle your moms? What sort of setup do you use and how many do you keep? Sorry if this is off topic... but the two sorta go hand-in-hand.
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