[justanotherbozo]

Originally Posted by Riviera123

Wow thanks for the info. So is that vermiculite in your popsicle thing dingy , is it put under a dome and it looks like a heat mat. But yes i got some reading tonight ty for words of kindness ,wisdom and encouragement

...you're welcome man and yes, that is a heat mat under the Walmart cloner because my cloning cab was full so this particular cloner had to sit outside the cab and therefore it needed a heat source, the cloners in my clonbox are heated passively from the lights mounted below the shelf.(cuttings are rooted with reflected light only and note that i do NOT use humidity domes to clone)



...anyway, here is a link to one of my threads over on Jorge's forum where i talk about my lazy approach to this hobby and where i provide links to some excellent threads where i learned my chops.

...it appears Gypsy doesn't allow sharing information from other forums so do a google for 'Jorge Cervantes forum' which is called marijuanagrowing-dot-com, once you get there search for my username and i'll link you to the thread.

...btw, over there i am known as SomeOldGuy, or SOG for short.

...i would say too that so far as an information source, ICMag is the best place to be, it's just not the ONLY place you can be.

peace, bozo

[justanotherbozo]

...and yes, lol, that is indeed vermiculite.

peave, bozo

[Riviera123]

Ok I’m there cant find the search button on that site

[justanotherbozo]

...yeah man, i responded to your pm.

SOG

[Riviera123]

OK thanks to you Bozo i think I’m on the right track .
This Tupperware container sits on heating mat and i have fresh clones in there.
No popsicle trays so i used old pill bottles and i did bleach them all.
Then i drilled a hole about size of pencil on cap . Used a nice razor knife
And trimmed the bottom off the bottles . Then i put a few pieces of Gro-Stones in bottom where cap is then filled them with fine grain vermiculite. It takes a bit for them to wick up and you do have to add a little more as the vermiculite settles as it moistens. Now the water - i used RO water mixed with a little Aloe Vera icky sticky stuff in fresh Aloe. I left that water in for first 24 hours then put fresh H20 in . Currently keeping it filled to top of cap in resivor. About 3/4 inch is water line. 12 Clones taken on 3/28 . Plants not wilting , no Dam dome to deal with so i like that part already. Smaller footprint of course with the
Clever water bottle ice cube trays .

[Riviera123]

Now the outcome I’m hoping to leave them in the pill bottles for a while and using 1/4 strength nutes maybe when I see new growth. After all the hassles with cloning i dont want to touch these babies.

[Riviera123]

How the heck do you make photos bigger anyone?

[Riviera123]

I chose indirect light just 1 small cfl for light off to the side. From what i have read clones dont need a lot of light in the beginning which seems to be the popular opinion of many

[Riviera123]

Hmm no response oh well not one of the boys i guess

[Bird of Hermes]

Originally Posted by Riviera123

I chose indirect light just 1 small cfl for light off to the side. From what i have read clones dont need a lot of light in the beginning which seems to be the popular opinion of many

I've always hung around 2-3 23w cfls about 3ft above my cloning trays with pretty good results. Using a pill bottle is definitely a interesting improvisation haha. I usually use small Styrofoam cups and straight perlite. The perlite seems to stay at a constant even moisture level that prevents rot and I punch a lil hole a inch up for drainage. No dome and I keep a small fan blowing nearby but not directly at them. Then once they've rooted out just gently pinch the bottom of the cup off and you can transplant to pretty much any medium/setup without any transplant shock at all. Clones in my experience dont need much nutes at all i just add a tiny amount so its not straight ro water like around 150ppm. Make sure whatever you use that's it's very low on N or rooting can be slowed down. Good luck hope you're babies all root out for you