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Never do 12 on 12 off for clones man!!! That probably your issue right there. 18/6 gets be spaghetti looking roots in 6/7 day. I use clonex and classic cloning tray with high humidity. I cut 45° angle 1/2 inch under node and place in tray. I spray with water mist, close it and leave it alone!!!. Open the vents evenly over 4 days after day 6.We are on attempt #5 of cloning.
Attempt 1: Aeroponics
Water was too cold. Too much light. Did not PH water. We corrected and had about 8 plants root and survive. Lost about 100 clones
Attempt 2: Aeroponics
Heat wave came and water got too warm. PH water was good. Added fan. Every plant went to mush! Lost over 100 clones.
Attempt 3: Riot Root cubes in tray:
Used no dome, Used too much water, PH was good, Used light 12 on 12 off. Nothing rooted. Lost about 60 clones.
Attempt 4: Found out Riot Cubes had a issues with too much glue when they moved facilities. Used a dome, sprayed dome 2 times a day, PH water was good, used light for 12 on 12 off, Changed cubes once we found out about the too much glue issue. Noticed mildew smell then mildew on the stems. Tossed over 60 clones out because of it.
Current attempt #5: New Riot Cubes, Ph water is good, using dome(spray dome twice a day) light 24 on till day 4. Heat wave came again and moved clones into house. Started to smell a bit of mildew, took dome off. we are on day 6 and 3 clones went to mush, 6 more are looking like they are shriveling up.
2/3 of the clones were dipped in ConeX 1/3 were dipped in Vita Grow. The Vita Grow are looking good. No roots yet on any of the clones.
Water level is at the ridges on the bottom of the tray. Dome is off to help with more air flow at the moment.
Tired of loosing clones. Any pointer or things we haven't tried yet?
Also add a tea spoon of clonex to a gallon of water. Maby some great white. NO NUTRIENTS!!!!!Never do 12 on 12 off for clones man!!! That probably your issue right there. 18/6 gets be spaghetti looking roots in 6/7 day. I use clonex and classic cloning tray with high humidity. I cut 45° angle 1/2 inch under node and place in tray. I spray with water mist, close it and leave it alone!!!. Open the vents evenly over 4 days after day 6.
Yeah I found peat pellets the best. Rapid rioters are good too but the holes are to big so I flip em upside down and poke new ones lol. But definitely can do em in soil and little starter potsUpdate... the clones that were planted directly in soil are TAKING! I lost 1. They are looking much healthier than the ones I put in the cloner with the dome.
I spent a day and tried all the suggested ways to clone. In 13 days, the soil with a bag is the winner!
The one in the jar with water died.
The cloners with the domes are still sitting there, doing a whole lot of nothing. No roots yet. I have lost several of them.
I might grab some more starter containers and start over. I am running out of time as my ladies have started to preflower.
Thats why I am hellbent on figuring this out. I am sick and tired of Docs constantly wanting to shove pills down my throat. They can't fix my back, its only a matter of time before I can't walk, but hey... Take these pill to ease the pain. Hmmmm, No thanks.Sounds like you are getting it figured out. If you do ever decide to try aero again, a very important component that I didn't really get down well enough until the last year or two is cleaning your machine between uses. Soak your foam inserts in bleach, your pump, your shell, everything, and really really rinse it all off. Smell everything multiple times to make sure you got em.
I used a 120 slot eZ cloner for a long time and saw so many rounds with some completes and more failures. Back then I thought any number of things could have been the issue, ph, temp, ppm, and I spent a lot of time making sure everything was microscopically perfect.
Now I have a 24 slot garbage cloner from china and I literally only lose clones if I forget something. Usually to plug my machine back in after I check to see if they have any roots popping.
Good luck! Cloning isn't the easiest or simplest part of our job, but it is very gratifying to be able to supply your garden by yourself.
It has been a struggle with the mom's. ( I am honest, and don't try to hide anything... That's why I am here... To get help)What's the condition/health of the plants you're taking the clones from? I like to take healthy clones from a plant showing vigor.
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