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JBonez
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OK, this is my first time cloning.
so far so good, i just want to stress the importance of one thing.
contact.
what do i mean by that? well hear me out, this WILL help you. hopefully
now, i did everything by the book on this, using techniques from what ive learned, here is what i did.
i used rapid rooters
clone dome or chamber
clonex
cuttings about 3-4 inches long and average about 1/8th inch in diameter
superthrive 5 drops per gallon of water
ok, here was my problem, twice a day i sprayed the leaves and the dome keeping the temp and humidity up. i have them about 7 feet away from my 1000w mh, combined with the moisture on the dome that helps reduce the lights intensity. Now all thats good to go.
my problem was that the stems were smaller than the predrilled hole in the rapid rooters. This is where contact comes into play.
the sides of the stem were not directly touching the inner part of the rapid rooters, only the bottom of the stem was. I noticed that root bumps were forming like crazy, but not on the sides of the cutting, only the angled cut on the bottom.
here is the fix for rapid rooters to ensure premium contact.
Use two small zipties, one at the top, and one in the middle of the rapid rooter, to ensure that it is closed properly around the stem so there is no gap between the stem and the rapid rooter. Hope this helps, this is my first time cloning and i realized that contact must take place or root bumps will not form.
so far so good, i just want to stress the importance of one thing.
contact.
what do i mean by that? well hear me out, this WILL help you. hopefully
now, i did everything by the book on this, using techniques from what ive learned, here is what i did.
i used rapid rooters
clone dome or chamber
clonex
cuttings about 3-4 inches long and average about 1/8th inch in diameter
superthrive 5 drops per gallon of water
ok, here was my problem, twice a day i sprayed the leaves and the dome keeping the temp and humidity up. i have them about 7 feet away from my 1000w mh, combined with the moisture on the dome that helps reduce the lights intensity. Now all thats good to go.
my problem was that the stems were smaller than the predrilled hole in the rapid rooters. This is where contact comes into play.
the sides of the stem were not directly touching the inner part of the rapid rooters, only the bottom of the stem was. I noticed that root bumps were forming like crazy, but not on the sides of the cutting, only the angled cut on the bottom.
here is the fix for rapid rooters to ensure premium contact.
Use two small zipties, one at the top, and one in the middle of the rapid rooter, to ensure that it is closed properly around the stem so there is no gap between the stem and the rapid rooter. Hope this helps, this is my first time cloning and i realized that contact must take place or root bumps will not form.