desertsquirrel
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awesome. whats orca?
The point of this thread is that gels, fulvic, silica, etc etc are absolutely pointless for clones.
Use what ever works for you, but water and iba is plenty.
The point of this thread is that gels, fulvic, silica, etc etc are absolutely pointless for clones.
Use what ever works for you, but water and iba is plenty.
Water:
Watering rockwol mats (after an initial soak of pure ro) is done with our pre veg nutes (1/2 str dynabloom and cal-mag) at 1/2 str. So 1/4 str Dyna and cal-mag pHed to 5.1-5.8.
It is important to note that though low p profiles provide fantastic nutritional results for nearly all stages of growth, cutting it by 1/4 str leaves a meager and problematic Available ppm of p (H&G for example is 5-10) for rooting to take place. This is where the dyna/cal-mag profile becomes useful. Its high level of p provides plenty of availability for uptake and thus root growth.
I foliar kelp, fulvic, and a touch of silica one day prior to taking cuttings...Since I started doing this there has been a noticeable difference in the vigor of rooting as well as overall health of the cuts.
I try to hit 1/4 or so below the node for a cut.
I think I am still copying something from a book from the nineties when I do this.
Will report back, should be a fun micro-test..