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SooperSmurph
Hi again fellow lovers of IC and Cannabis, today we're setting the ground work for yet another side by side trial, this one again involving machine rooted clones.
The idea was brought up in my last thread:
we'll conduct a trial to see whether the clones benefit from being dipped in a rooting agent.
15 sites will be dedicated to a Rooting Gel such as Clonex, 15 sites for a liquid concentrate such as Dip-N-Grow, the data from the previous run will be used as a "Control" group, since the last round was done without any dipping.
Reservoir will be treated with 20ml / gallon of Clonex Cloning Solution, 1 teaspoon of Silica Blast.
Target Ph Range 5.6-6.3
Gel-dipped clones will be allowed to sit in the gel for 60 seconds as per user recommendations.
Concentrate treated clones will be dipped for 5 seconds, as per the "softwood cutting" Dip-N-Grow instructions.
I hope you all enjoy the data! Day 1 images can be found by clicking here.
The idea was brought up in my last thread:
So, using the winning machine from my last side by side, an EZ Cloner 30 OriginalI hear that alot, BUT..... I allow the gel to soak into the 1/4" of stem before placing it in the machine. Its only a topical root stimulator anyways, its not supposed to be absorbed into the stem like water. As long as the outer skin gets alittle gel worked into it, I get roots in 7 days. Big, white, hairy roots.
Maybe that could be your next side x side experiment with the winning clone machine.
Do 15 with the gel, and 15 without?
we'll conduct a trial to see whether the clones benefit from being dipped in a rooting agent.
15 sites will be dedicated to a Rooting Gel such as Clonex, 15 sites for a liquid concentrate such as Dip-N-Grow, the data from the previous run will be used as a "Control" group, since the last round was done without any dipping.
Reservoir will be treated with 20ml / gallon of Clonex Cloning Solution, 1 teaspoon of Silica Blast.
Target Ph Range 5.6-6.3
Gel-dipped clones will be allowed to sit in the gel for 60 seconds as per user recommendations.
Concentrate treated clones will be dipped for 5 seconds, as per the "softwood cutting" Dip-N-Grow instructions.
I hope you all enjoy the data! Day 1 images can be found by clicking here.
So, final images and conclusions, both the Clonex examples and the Dip-N-Grow examples outperformed the Control Dataset, producing roots worthy of transplant in 13 days rather than 16.
Day 11.
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Day 13.
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The root growth over the last few days seems to have confirmed my initial impressions, that the most advanced individuals are in the Clonex group, but that the most consistent results were achieved with those treated with Dip-N-Grow.
Conclusion: Dipping machine rooted clones in a gel or concentrate before placing them into a machine will result in faster, more prolific root growth.
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