__dan1989's Grow Log__

[justiceman]

Mmmm I love seeing those pearly white roots :)

 

[jumpincactus]

Decided to try out an aero cloner. Ordered an Xstream 12 site model. Should arrive Wednesday, let's see how it does...

Aero cloners work well faster to root than the ole skool way. I diy'ed mine from some instructions I found couple years back on the interweb works real fine.

 

[dan1989]

Aero cloners work well faster to root than the ole skool way. I diy'ed mine from some instructions I found couple years back on the interweb works real fine.

I did have speed in mind when purchasing also :) you know, I was actually considering getting the stuff to do a d.i.y but I saw the Xstream thing on ebay for £40 with the bells and whistles, so I just thought ahhhh feck it :D

 

[dan1989]

Nice thread dan! :smoking: I'll follow along for the ride. Could not have said things better than blackbeard did. Good stuff. Since you like links you can also check out my coco root health link in my signature when you have the time.

dan your doing a great job man. Its all part of the learning process and mistakes will and do happen. Seems your taking it all in stride. :) Nice thread......

I'm coming up on a year of growing and my shit is so disorganized. Lol. Had a decent run, a great run, and now this third one is multi strain, multiple stages of growth. We're all experts at flailing about while these plants do their thing. Good grow.

Thanks guys these are really kind words. I was pretty stoned when I read them first time, I'm sure I was gonna reply but I probably saw cookies or cake or something and forgot all about it.

Not looking forward to the metabolism slowing down...

 

[OldSmokie76]

No problem friend, you'll find all the updates here. It's actually arriving tomorrow now according to the courier. My current cloning method...I don't really have one :D I'm new to cloning, I managed to successfully root an 8-ball Kush cut which is great, except it's the only 1 out of 6 cuts that survived. That was in rockwool.

I'm not getting the aero cloner because I had a poor first try. I have established that I can root clones. One at least :D I've heard nothing but great things about them, may as well give myself the best possible chance the way I see it. Plus I love automation. Gotta love automation.

People say you should take twice as many clones as you need because odds are a lot won't make it. So I'm not gonna get too demoralised about it.

My first organized efforts to clone I pulled a 11 outta 12 success. Blew my mind. Second time, 6 for 8. Third time zilch. This last time I got 6 outta 10 to root. I've done fairly well, but I'm still considering automated.

 

[dan1989]

My first organized efforts to clone I pulled a 11 outta 12 success. Blew my mind. Second time, 6 for 8. Third time zilch. This last time I got 6 outta 10 to root. I've done fairly well, but I'm still considering automated.

Sounds like a bloody good first go to me! :D

 

[dan1989]

So, got the aero cloner. Cleaned, sterilized, set up, cuts taken, all underway. 4 8-ball Kush and 8 Budzilla. Drew a blank on all of the Budzilla cuts I took last time. I'm hoping it was down to lack of experience. Or perhaps it's just a difficult strain to clone. Either way we'll see I guess. Will keep on updating.

 

[dan1989]

And got a weird anomaly here. Cotyledons, but no leaves. Nothing there, just a brown patch right down inside between the round leaves. Anyone seen this before? Strain is Anesthesia

 

[Enforcer]

So, got the aero cloner. Cleaned, sterilized, set up, cuts taken, all underway. 4 8-ball Kush and 8 Budzilla. Drew a blank on all of the Budzilla cuts I took last time. I'm hoping it was down to lack of experience. Or perhaps it's just a difficult strain to clone. Either way we'll see I guess. Will keep on updating.

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Very cool man!

 

[Enforcer]

And got a weird anomaly here. Cotyledons, but no leaves. Nothing there, just a brown patch right down inside between the round leaves. Anyone seen this before? Strain is Anesthesia

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One of my White Widow seeds only made it that far and died. Not sure why, the other four made it just fine. I’m not saying that’s what you have, but it’s possible. I guess these things just happen sometimes.

 

[justiceman]

And got a weird anomaly here. Cotyledons, but no leaves. Nothing there, just a brown patch right down inside between the round leaves. Anyone seen this before? Strain is Anesthesia

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Give her some time. They are there just super duper tiny. Some girls are slow starters :cool:.

Nice aerocloner I have not tried one of those yet but have always thought it was really cool. I'm eager to see the results! I've heard it's one of the fastest cloning techniques around.

In my experience with clones of course medium/environmental temperatures, humidity, and a healthy mother play a substantial role but I have found that for me the deal breaker is the the saturation level of the medium. I've had many clones fail when I thought everything was going well all because i saturated my rockwool to the max. I only really need about 1/2 to 3/4 saturation. After I started shaking the cubes of extra water my stalks went from rot to white roots.

 

[jumpincactus]

I did have speed in mind when purchasing also :) you know, I was actually considering getting the stuff to do a d.i.y but I saw the Xstream thing on ebay for £40 with the bells and whistles, so I just thought ahhhh feck it :D

Hey no shame in going the route you took. Had it not been for my engineer wife, I would have bought one premade. Fact of the matter is she pretty much did most of the diyin...... Had to clear my soul. lol Damn hope no one heard that......... :sweating:

 

[dan1989]

Sorry to whichever mod for breaking the rules with my @EventHorizan thread, just wondered what happened to him, that's all.

 

[jumpincactus]

I see you there Double DD wassup bro......... @DismalDude :cool:

 

[DismalDude]

I see you there Double DD wassup bro......... @DismalDude :cool:

Checking out grows and preppin for harvest! :) Loving the cloner Dan,I use a bucket cloner and have had 99% success rates.Only reason I didn't get one like yours is because I was too cheap. ;)

 

[dan1989]

Checking out grows and preppin for harvest! :) Loving the cloner Dan,I use a bucket cloner and have had 99% success rates.Only reason I didn't get one like yours is because I was too cheap. ;)

Nothing wrong with a bit of diy :) only reason I didn't build one like yours is because I was too lazy :)

 

[incogneato]

Nothing wrong with a bit of diy :) only reason I didn't build one like yours is because I was too lazy :)

I think im gonna do the same thing brotha. I know i can make one but i have plenty of other shit to build already. Ill splurge a little on the cloner

 

[dan1989]

I think im gonna do the same thing brotha. I know i can make one but i have plenty of other shit to build already. Ill splurge a little on the cloner

I'll let you know how I get on. My cuts have not even been in there 48 hours so I'm not expecting to see anything this side of the weekend. I'm gonna have a look on Monday and see what's what.

 

[dan1989]

Checked cuttings in aero dome today. No real roots, however, many of the stems have those small white bumps on, not quite nubs yet, but speckled white bumps that precede roots...

Actually, all of this cutting business has made me realise I've not spent very much time learning about healthy root systems at all. To that end, I've bought a 'root booster', to see the difference. Trying it on a couple pots to do a side by side. Also got a sample of beetle shit soil conditioner. Again, trying on a couple pots to see what happens.

Edit: and reading up on creating a healthy root system :)

 

[OldSmokie76]

My aerogarden finally made some roots. Lol. Three fucking weeks. 4/6 so far. Might get 5 if I'm lucky. One for sure is a loss. I too am at the point of concentrating on some root fundamentals.