Bubble cloner, first try….help?

[CBDfutute4]

Running a bubble style 3.5 gal bucket cloner I built, first time cloning.

initially i had water level issues and could not get roots to start. Once that was dialed in they came in well.

I took the clones off wk5 flowering plants so I cut everything off them. Stuff that was down low on the plants

Will they ever begin to grow up top again??

i took out my 4 cfl bulb setup and put in my Hlg 65 at 28 inches today.

the roots have been 3.5 wks to get like this

should I try to make these work or buy nice ones n fuk this attempt

 

[Beach_Bum]

Its Amazing the roots look so good and the tops nothing. Iv'e only cloned once but took cuttings that had new leaves emerging. I cut off all the big leaves underneath and any I did keep I cut half the leaf off. It looks like you took the cuttings from one branch. That maybe right I have no idea just saying what I did. But those roots are growing thats a good sign., something is going to happen

 

[Canabisius]

Running a bubble style 3.5 gal bucket cloner I built, first time cloning.

initially i had water level issues and could not get roots to start. Once that was dialed in they came in well.

I took the clones off wk5 flowering plants so I cut everything off them. Stuff that was down low on the plants

Will they ever begin to grow up top again??

i took out my 4 cfl bulb setup and put in my Hlg 65 at 28 inches today.

the roots have been 3.5 wks to get like this

should I try to make these work or buy nice ones n fuk this attempt

It looks like you removed to much material. I didn't remove the old bud and growth until new growth emerged.

 

[CBDfutute4]

Yea, I cut way too much

I believe u want to leave one node worth with at least 2 leafs. I’ve been waiting n waiting tho because the roots look great

I went from 2 led/cfl bulbs to 4, now Hlg 65.

I keep my heater at 71f n have a soil mat in the tent which increase the heat in air n water to 74f air, 82 air.

Water is 280ppm now

but I also think they don’t have anything to absorb energy n grow. All leafs cut 60% back

buy new clones to try to make these work???

 

[LexLuthor]

You need to clone branches that have growth tips, not fan leaves.

 

[CBDfutute4]

You need to clone branches that have growth tips, not fan leaves.

Do u think these will ever grow ?

 

[Ponky]

Bro did you just clone the leaves?

 

[CBDfutute4]

No

I took more than that

 

[Ponky]

No

I took more than that

Weird.. first time I've seen that. A standard clone is about 6 inch. And when you look top on it you want to trim the leaves down to make it about 2.5 in diameter. Roots are fine. Just something else went wrong. It looks weird. Roots like fine.

 

[mancorn]

When I’ve cloned the middle of a branch (which looks like you did) I leave more stem above the node. Perhaps you cut too close to the node.

edit: and I make sure that the node is already growing. Looks to me that the node hadn’t starting growing when you made the clone.

 

[RealizedReal000]

I would start again bro. It doesn’t look like you have any new growth and the plant doesn’t have enough to keep up with what is wants.

 

[LexLuthor]

Do u think these will ever grow ?

No, it doesn't look like it has a healthy growth tip.

 

[Tribbsy]

Bigger and middle aged growth is best at least 3 nodes per cut , ur bubble cloner looks on track , id recomend a sprayer in bucket rather then bubbler

 

[CBDfutute4]

I have 2 plants 10wk flowering n 2 8wks

if I use the 8wk ones and like Trisbby has above, something with 2-3 nodes

just trim all the nug n bud sites off??

When I first took these it was at 6wks n that’s why I cut everything from them

 

[TyneDog]

I'm impressed you got roots off that you should have no trouble with real cuts good job buddy! do not get discouraged

 

[CBDfutute4]

I'm impressed you got roots off that you should have no trouble with real cuts good job buddy! do not get discouraged

thank you

I’m going to take some more tomorrow night clean the whole bubbler setup

 

[lvstealth]

dont trim the bud off.

look up monster cropping.

when you take the cutting from the flowering plant, you leave the bud and just 2 leaf sets. if you cut off the bud you destroy the monster part of this.

 

[lvstealth]

they are out of order and i dont have any of the little buds i took. but it was from cleaning up the bottle on a plant in flower about 6 or 7 weeks.

they start as a stick with a couple leaves and a small bud in the middle.

then the weird curly Q leaves come. they look monsterish!

then you get them trying to make a good leaf, so lots of singles and even lobes then you get real leaves and it is a monster with about 20 great bud sites (if you train it) that one is back in the flower tent now and looking great!

i just plopped the bud in a cup of water, got roots and watched it take off!

it was worth seeing the creepy leaves! no matter what you read, it is worth doing to see it!

when i open the tent tonight i will show you the now shot

 

[CBDfutute4]

I have my room in garage

clone indoors. My wife will complain like a MFer but what u going to do…


so just take a lower popcorn branch n use it as the clone basically??

 

[lvstealth]

yes, basically and literally (back before literally meant figuratively)

clip off a popcorn bud with a nice stem. trim all but the top off, leave 2 sets (that is 4 leaves) of leaves (right where the bud sits)

i just plopped it in water and set it by my desk till i saw some roots. then i put it in potting soil in a solo. then up potted and back in flower.

when it starts to grow the "bud" part you started with is down in the center and you keep pulling the new stems to the outside, and it makes more, you tie more back and it makes more...