Califlower
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You know, once I stopped worrying about RH I've never looked back. In fact, the clones I began making in high RH didn't withstand the transition to normal or ambient RH conditions very well. But the clones I began making using ambient RH have stood up just fine. In other words, high RH is not, in fact, crucial. Being sure to use sufficiently low light levels so as to ensure the clones grow roots and don't try to photosynthesize is more important IME.So, a book said I need to maintain 90-100 humidity while rooting at low light levels, preferably in the red spectrum, say 2700-3000 kelvin. Fine, but I'm not sure how to maintain this high humidity with my setup. And for the low light, can I just put it above a T5 where it gets indirect light, or way low below like 6 feet? Can I root them outside in the shade in a cold frame? How to get the high humidity, can I just use a plastic dome, but then what about airflow, and then if I have airflow the humidity might drop too much. What is crucial about doing this and what is myth?
Air Layering--years and years ago i took clones an ancient, and probably disapproved of by all the real growers here, way. however, it worked just fine.
i don't remember the entire method from start to finish, but it is similar to taking a cutting. you just leave the cutting on the mother until it roots. you scar the branch where you want the roots, just like cuttings, except you don't cut it off the mother, just score the stem in place, several 45 degree shallow cuts on different sides. then you brush on your choice of rooting hormone, then, take a small portion of cheesecloth with some soil in it and wrap around the branch where you made your cuts. secure it in place and keep moist until you see roots peeking through the cheesecloth, very hard to see white on white, so keep looking hard, and when the roots peek out, snip and plant and done.
much more tedious and difficult than taking cuttings, but as far as i know, 100% successful 100% of the time, not one clone death ever for me.
it is tricky to get the wrap around the stem without making a mess, but i like getting my hands dirty. and for the timid not wanting to cut clones clean off the mother and hope they do it right, this would be one way of guaranteeing at least one clone survives. try both and if both live, YAY!!!
just another way to do it, don't bash me for this method, i haven't done it that way in a long time, it is just what it is and it ain't mine. i don't own it, i just share it.
Unlax smoke a joint and take some cuts
@GhostFace has an awesome thread on his diy cloning set up you should definitely search and check it out
Damn I can't find it either and I know I posted in the thread. Oh well moral of the story take clones dude!i have been searching and searching and can't find that diy cloning setup you mentioned. umm, can you give me better keywords to use? i'm a bit inarticulate at times and i can only find one mention of clone by that user. any help finding that setup would be really appreciated.
geologic said:I started to reply to your problem thread by spouting the standard peat moss is highly aciditic "wisdom";
but found this before I did--
http://forums2.gardenweb.com/forums/load/lawns/msg0910163320132.html?6 ...
OLD PHARMER
hey Califlower, any progress with the clones? good news i hope?
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