Ponky
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Well. For the first time I lost all my clones in a batch. They all got a mildew and brown slime. They had been treated with a bit of 3 in 1. And they were 16 days in. I didn't do anything different so I'm not sure what changed.
No. Safers 3 in 1.3 in 1 really?
Couple years. I bleach it each time. It stays pretty clean.How long have you been using that cloner?
Yeah not sure. Wasn't algae exactly. Watered wasn't even all that fouled. Maybe airflow was too weak down low. I'm going to soak with bleach for a few hours and reset with fresh clones. The plants I cut from are healthy. The previous clones from that plant are almost done. And very very dank. Zero issues on those. So yeah. I'm fully stumped. Never seen brown gelatinous slime on the stalks like that. And the mildew on the stems but not the leaves was weird too. Maybe I'll double down on the peroxide.I'm just thinking out loud here. Maybe the lid has degraded and is letting more light into the resiviour, and letting something grow. Maybe? If nothing else has changed.
Yeah I was kind of in a bit of a rage. Plucking them out and cramming em in a bag. Basically I noticed they got a bit yellow 3 days ago. So I expected roots..found slime instead. And then the mildew stalks. I've never most more than 7. And I usually never lose any. And the mothers and previous siblings are healthy and vigorous.Shoulda taken some pix.
Yeah. They have been used several times. Bleached in between uses. Hot water washedDo you reuse the collars?
Air pumps just got new filters. New stones.. New Air lines. Heat stays within 2 degrees F. I'm going to move the fan. Aggressively pre treat the mothers with 3 in 1 for a couple days. And cut fresh and try again. Maybe do more peroxide. The batch before this was rooted in 7 days. I might increase the overall tent temperature a couple degrees maybe. See if it helps.I've read some stuff on here about success rate going down when reusing collars, but not losing the whole lot. I'm guessing more light or heat got in the rez this time.
My gut feeling is simply got too hot for the clones. I cannot clone during the hotter season as all my cuts turn to mush and mold on the days the heat randomly goes up here in so cal. Cloning in the cold I had no problem.Air pumps just got new filters. New stones.. New Air lines. Heat stays within 2 degrees F. I'm going to move the fan. Aggressively pre treat the mothers with 3 in 1 for a couple days. And cut fresh and try again. Maybe do more peroxide. The batch before this was rooted in 7 days. I might increase the overall tent temperature a couple degrees maybe. See if it helps.
Thx man! Hows everything here at the farm? Very few familiar faces.Good to see your still around @G gnome