[bluegrass]

does anyone have any experience with cloning in rapid rooters, what the general consensus on these little spongy guys? Got any tips for using rapid rooters?

[lovelightpower]

i use root riot which i reckon is the same thing.
i mix a litre of water with tarantula and piranha benificial fungi and bacteria.
then plonk my RR cubes in the mix squash them all down, then they fill up with the liquid.
i squash them a few times then take them out one at a time squeezing out nearly all the moisture.

the roots come out nice and thick.

[ukcheesehead]

i use root riots as well soke them for 20mins in water then ring them out. take cutting dip in clonex place in cube and puta propagater under a enviro 125w (2ft away)


i spray clones n cubes 2 times a day
roots after 6 days

[adam]

i use grow plugs that my hydro shop sells 50 for $10. they are excellent for cloning but suck ass for seeds. the seedlings just dont do well imho.for cloning i just squeeze excess water from plug every few days during cloning as they seem to suck up alot of water and retain it. my cloning has been near 100% since then with the squeezing.

[bluegrass]

Is there a recommended ph for the soaking water? Thanks for the replies thus far!

[hererisssh]

I've had fantastic success with Rapid Rooters. Consider them a soil less medium. I add a tiny drop of bloom fert and cannazyme (at maybe 1/10 strength) to some water and pH balance to 6 or so and soak them. I use Clonex rooting gel but any rooting hormone should work fine. Squeeze the excess water out of them before you place the clone. When you squeeze gently water should not pour out. Moist not wet.

When I place the clone in the hole I carefully tear a piece of the rooter off from around the rim and stuff it in as a shim to support the clone and eliminate air from getting to the new root zone.

I use an inset tray with spaces for the rooters, a regular tray and a dome and only do a dozen or so at a time. I'll fill the middle two rows of the inset with clones and pour a little water on the outside grooves of the bottom tray to keep humidity up.

I mist them immediately with a Vita-Grow Anti Wilt solution but I don't think that's necessary. Be sure to check on the regularly as they have a tendency to absorb too much water if there's too much in the tray. Don't be afraid to squeeze them gently with the clone in to get excess water out.

In summer I use a 75 watt equiv. CFL on 24 hrs and mist with at least once a day without a heat pad. In winter they'll take 3 or 4 times as long without a heating pad. My quickest mom roots in 5 days and most of the rest go 7-10 but I do have a couple real stubborn ones that go 12-14.

Sorry for the long winded response, hope it works out great for ya

[FastForward]

Until I started using coco I was using root riot cubes...which I much preferred over rockwool (no pH soaking). I haven't cloned yet, so no experience re: cloning. I dip mine in a rhizotonic solution and then give it a good squeeze out. I also tried using Formulex but got better results with rhizo. Apparently root riots are already impregnated with stuff (no idea what) anyway.

[polar3]

I flip them over and poke a smaller hole in the bottom. Tends to work a little better/faster with the media snug against the stem.

[link]

also try pintching the top of the rapid rooter once you insert the clone..

[the Rock]

can you use these rapid rooters for sprouting seeds or is that not recomended?