I dont increase lighting until they are established in cups. Once i know they are happy with their roots i will start slowly increasing light intensity. Which is a new study for me because ive recently switched to QB leds over my cuts and seedlings.
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Can’t wait to see how this turns out. I’ve already got some ideas in mind
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Looking great guys thanks for all the cloning advice. Putting this knowledge to use as we speak with the sshp cuts i just took.
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I seen your setup. I think your good to go.
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You maintain a half inch of water in the bottom? Do you mist the clones or the dome? I have a similar setup, but only hit about 25% so far. I followed some bad advice and close the dome back up late, after misting the plants. 8 had not trimmed the leaves back enough, so I got some mold where they were touching. Good timing on this.
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The color escalated quickly in just three days. This is about as far as I’ll let a male enjoy the comfort of the flower room. Now I’ll move him into a bedroom closet or something to finish his duty. I should be collecting pollen in the next week or so. The other male looks almost identical.
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They’re so pretty! Hope you get a s***load of seeds bro ^^
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Thanks but I’m not going for seeds this round, at least not that many. I’m just here to offer pollen and cuts to Grohio should he want them. I’ve got two girls, and really only one that is worthy of breeding. I’m going to see how she smokes first.
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Water in the bottom of the cloning dome? Definitely not necessary. I just mist the dome lightly on the first 1-3 days. If the dome stays a bit foggy humidity should be high enough.
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Agreed, keeping them too moist makes the cuts not need to grow roots to search for water.
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Besides the color, the bud structure on that male is a great sign! Collect lots and lots of pollen!
Actually, I wouldn’t mind having a vial of that myself.
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Then just water the cubes as needed, and drain the excess? That is how I’ve been appproaching mine. After about day 10 I havent gotten any to root, and they have been slowly dying off. The original 6 that rooted, will probably be all I get to take.
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I certainly will, and will be happy to spread it around. Got any good tips for preserving it? I usually use it right away then toss it.
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Ya when I used to use cubes I would throw them in water until they sank then pull them out and shake a few times to get rid of excess. From that point I generally didn’t have to water the cubes again until they were rooted.
Lightly mist the some first few days, unless it’s already foggy then just fan it for some fresh air. Oftentimes my dome will have big droplets all over it (too wet) so I’ll end up wiping it off with paper towels every couple days.
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I don’t water again after the initial soak of the pellet.
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@Badger , do you have good contact between the stem and cube ( tight fit ) or is stem loose ?
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Oh, some strains don’t root well, I’ve only recently experienced that myself with the grease monkeys I’m growing. All the other rooted within 7-10 days.
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Everything was pretty tight. I believe some of the clones I took were too small. I noticed the ones that did take all included 4 nodes, some of the others included 3. I feel like the cubes stayed wet well until I started opening the dome after a few days. Then I had to start watering.
I did notice that both clones took from 2 of the plants. These must be the easir to clone varieties. Some of others got too wet and had mold problems, so it obvious why they didnt root. Some of the cuttings just leave me clueless, as they should have roots now. It has been 3 weeks tomorrow.
I have always kept water in the bottom of my propagator. I use to use rockwool cubes and perlite in the bottom of the tray with no insert. The cubes are in a 72 cell insert that sits in a tray with a half inch of water or so in it. Its how i always done cuts in rooters, pucks or rockwool. The rooters and rockwool cubes both have worked well for me. I keep my cuts and cubes wet until i start seeing roots. Never have had to water the rooters. Just misting the dome and the cuts and keeping water in the bottom works well for me.
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The rooted cut that fell over after cupping is standing back up but i went ahead and took another cut of it just in case.
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