Clone Problems. New Growth On Clones Browns After 10 Days

[Stallion707]

Not double dipping into clonex bottle, taking domes off after 5 days, using root riot plugs, I sterilize my tools, I squish out extra water at beginning, heat pads are used.
Top growth browns out and clone is finnished. Losing half of my cuts.

 

[stonestacker]

Not double dipping into clonex bottle, taking domes off after 5 days, using root riot plugs, I sterilize my tools, I squish out extra water at beginning, heat pads are used.
Top growth browns out and clone is finnished. Losing half of my cuts.

First thing I would try is not using the heat pad. I never dip in my bottle I put some in a shot glass then throw it out. You don't want to contaminate your whole bottle of clonex. I take my dome off every day and lightly mist my cuts. I don't squeeze out hardly any water out of my plugs.
Don't give up or get frustrated it will just take some practice to get your system down.
You got this.

 

[DemonTrich]

Pics
and environment stats, temp, rh, light, how close

 

[GrowGod]

Not double dipping into clonex bottle, taking domes off after 5 days, using root riot plugs, I sterilize my tools, I squish out extra water at beginning, heat pads are used.
Top growth browns out and clone is finnished. Losing half of my cuts.

If your dome temp tops 78-80 they will brown and mush everytime.

 

[Stallion707]

Not double dipping into clonex bottle, taking domes off after 5 days, using root riot plugs, I sterilize my tools, I squish out extra water at beginning, heat pads are used.
Top growth browns out and clone is finnished. Losing half of my cuts.

Any additions to help stop mold/fungus?
sprays/additions to initial plug soak

 

[Stallion707]

If your dome temp tops 78-80 they will brown and mush everytime.

temps. vary through the year.

 

[PharmHand]

What light are you using? For years I overlit my cuttings and the new growth would quickly brown once rooted. Not all of them usually the biggest ones maybe 20%, if I didn't get em out of the dome in time. They'd all root tho. Now I keep a two bulb t5 2feet off the domes and have a massive improvement. Every one roots and 95% of them look flawless when planted. The heating mats work great in cold weather if you have them on a thermostat otherwise they can cause problems too. As can dome temps over 80* as mentioned above. I mist em with chloraminated tap water and soak the jiffys in tap too so that might kill some pathogens.

 

[Stallion707]

What light are you using? For years I overlit my cuttings and the new growth would quickly brown once rooted. Not all of them usually the biggest ones maybe 20%, if I didn't get em out of the dome in time. They'd all root tho. Now I keep a two bulb t5 2feet off the domes and have a massive improvement. Every one roots and 95% of them look flawless when planted. The heating mats work great in cold weather if you have them on a thermostat otherwise they can cause problems too. As can dome temps over 80* as mentioned above. I mist em with chloraminated tap water and soak the jiffys in tap too so that might kill some pathogens.

mats at 70, one t5 a foot above domes

 

[CaliRooted]

After you see first signs of roots kill your heating pad and take your domes off daily for 15 min, problem solved. Happy Growing