DWC/Fog Hybrid Granddaddy Purps Advanced Nutrients

[snowgrow19]

I am just getting underway with my new grow. I will be growing 12 granddaddy purps clones using a fog/dwc hybrid system.
The clones are first put into the fog cloner. I have 2 20mm ultrasonic foggers in floats resting in the root reservoir. It is set to run for 1 minute, off for 1:45. In the pics I am putting up, this system and the clones are a little over 2 days old. My friend and I cut the clones from his mother on 4/10. Here's the porn.
I know a couple of them look pretty weak, but all of them were wilted and laying flat about 36 hours ago so I'm hoping they'll pull through, too.

 

[nugmasterflash]

Nice setup! Some of the clones look a lil hagard, some look great! I'll be pullin' for em. Subscribed bro

 

[nugmasterflash]

They're lookin real Good. Sweet Setup. Subscribed!

 

[Mr.Smokster]

Got sum grandaddy purple going now using advanced nutes too. First time for me, how are yours doin?

 

[snowgrow19]

Got sum grandaddy purple going now using advanced nutes too. First time for me, how are yours doin?

They are only 3 days in the cloner, 1 of which i just used tap water then changed to distilled with AN Jumpsart, in the fog and in a foliar spray once a day and they are definitely reacting. I just checked them again 12 hours after the last foliar spray and the 7th clone which was laying over completely wilted is now stretching toward the light which makes me happy because it was the one i thought was in the worst shape.

 

[Mr.Smokster]

Nice bro. Im 2 weeks in to 12/12 and seems to be a great plant to grow.

 

[snowgrow19]

Update

So I changed some stuff up. Found I couldn't control the humidity, ambient temp or root temp. I live in the mountains so it's still getting super cold at night and the RH is about 25%. So what i did was got rid of the humidity dome. I used a smaller res for the cuttings. I've read people say their foggers heat up the res too much but not mine apparently. Instead of the 71Qt sterlite tub, I went with a 5gal paint bucket and a titanium reservoir heater. The root zone went from an average in the mid 60's to an average of about 77F. I hung some black painting tarp and put a humidifier on low with a small fan circulating it. Now my environment is perfect, hopefully I'll get better results this round. It's funny because the first time I built a fog cloner i lived in the south where it was much hotter and 95% or more relative humidity and everything worked perfectly with no bumps and this time with much more thought and cash I'm having much less desireable results... oh well, learning is the fun part, right?
Oh by the way, I lost 9 of the original 12 granddaddy purps cuttings so I'm bummed about that but my good friend hooked me up with 16 more of Bubba Kush, Purple Kush, Juicy Fruit, and NY Diesel, and the 3 left of granddaddy purps. I actually tried something weird which will be interesting to see how it turns out. The 3 GDP cuttings left I recut the stem and reapplied rooting hormone (AN Juicy Roots) and then moved them into this new system. They are still looking healthy, however they're starting to yellow and still haven't shown signs of roots so I'm not too optimistic for them at the moment but I really really want them to come through so I can turn one into a mom. Here's the pics.

 

[snowgrow19]

Damnit! Still not rooting, everything is perfect. The newer cutting are only 9 days old but I've seen results in 5 before. Does anyone have any ideas? My ambient humidity i dropped from 95-100 down to about 85 on average over a week long period. My rootzone temp is constantly around 78-80 and the fogger is on 10 off for 2:15 (i find this particular setting helps keep water temps stable. I didn't pH my water until 2 days ago (day 7) but it initially was pretty ideal (pH of about 6.5) then drifted upwards so I used GH pH down now its around 5.5+. I think maybe I'm looking at them too much, honestly, but I'm just getting pissed because I know I should be getting better results. Any thoughts? Anyone had and problems getting roots with foggers?

 

[snowgrow19]

OK so not that anyone is reading this at the moment but i finally got my first roots on one of my juicy fruit cuttings, day 11. Bubba and nyd are showing some signs of root primordia, purple kush looks ok but weaker, and i don't think the gdp clones are gonna make it, although it's been almost a month for them and they held on strong.

 

[Bong Hit Willie]

Snowgrow
Sounds like you made the right changes with temp and HR I don't use a fogger but a DIY ez clone I use NO dome and run it 24/7. I tried to put the water on a timer but it seems to work better with it on 24hrs, just don't use the dome and about 1/4 strenght nutes.
Also, I have had cuts take up to 4-5 weeks before they rooted and then the stain that roots in 5 days so hang in there. It's not the norm but it does happen sometimes.

Willie

 

[snowgrow19]

thanks for readin willie! lol. Yeah everything is going now. i don't have a dome, but i built a complete grow house (inside my bedroom so its a really small house). I lost my battery charger but when I find it I'll take some pics. Its pretty sweet if i do say so myself. I built a 75" x 44" x 87" room inside my room, drywall and all. There's a nook in my room 75" deep so my bed and the grow room are side by side. My bed is on stilts so the door to the clone chamber is right next to my pillow. I just like to sit and watch tv with the door open :)