mojomon
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Got another week, maybe two before I put my three plants into 12/12. Gonna attempt cloning for first time (this is my 2nd grow), and I want to try and do this right.
I have read the cloning guides here on the forums and they each vary somewhat in their respective techniques/methods. One says to put the clones into glasses of water for 24 hours prior to coating with gel and placing into rockwool. Others say to go right to the rockwool. Any suggestions on which is best? Also having trouble determining which are the best branches for taking clones. Most say to take from the upper plant, some say the lower branches.
I have another closet adjacent to the grow room that I plan on making the clone/veg/mother chamber for my SOG. Planning on keeping my mother plant(s) there to take clones from now on. I have a drip cloner that I will be using to propogate at first (with a 125w flouro), and I am trying to decide on what type of system to keep the mothers in. My main system for veg and flower is an NFT, so I was thinking I would either purchase or make my own 1-2 plant drip system in a plastic bucket and utilize a 250w mh once I move them out of the drip cloner to let them grow as mother plants. Would a soil or hydroton/vermiculite mix set-up be better than the hydro drip method for maintaining long-term mother plants?
Thanks in advance for any help on this!
MoJo
I have read the cloning guides here on the forums and they each vary somewhat in their respective techniques/methods. One says to put the clones into glasses of water for 24 hours prior to coating with gel and placing into rockwool. Others say to go right to the rockwool. Any suggestions on which is best? Also having trouble determining which are the best branches for taking clones. Most say to take from the upper plant, some say the lower branches.
I have another closet adjacent to the grow room that I plan on making the clone/veg/mother chamber for my SOG. Planning on keeping my mother plant(s) there to take clones from now on. I have a drip cloner that I will be using to propogate at first (with a 125w flouro), and I am trying to decide on what type of system to keep the mothers in. My main system for veg and flower is an NFT, so I was thinking I would either purchase or make my own 1-2 plant drip system in a plastic bucket and utilize a 250w mh once I move them out of the drip cloner to let them grow as mother plants. Would a soil or hydroton/vermiculite mix set-up be better than the hydro drip method for maintaining long-term mother plants?
Thanks in advance for any help on this!
MoJo