Hello One Drop this is an outstanding grow for sure, even if a lot of the technical terminology is a bit out of my depth. I thought the fat lady was about to sing when those plants began drooping some time back, but you brought them back to life with an expert touch, for sure. The novelty of seeing the sun's photosynthetic powers being replicated with LED lights indoors, hasn't worn off for this first time indoor grower.
I have a small grow comprising Ace Seeds Zamaldelica growing under a generic Chinese made LED light, since I will revert to outdoor growing as soon as the seedlings are sturdy enough, and if I may, I'd like to ask a very brief question here about how soon I can take air-layer clones.
Due to my trial-and-error blundering methodology, I lost several precious seedlings, and so I began wondering about the feasibility of taking air-layer clones off the three healthy Zamaldelica seedlings that have survived so far, to increase my plant count when the outdoor phase of my grow starts up. As soon the branches can bear the weight of finger-tip sized clods of peat moss, I plan to scrape small girdles around the circumference of several branches, affix the peat moss, and cover that in silver foil, after adding some rooting hormone.
So I guess my question is, how soon, in your expert opinion, would it be safe to start affixing those peat plugs to branches on these seedlings ? Do I need to wait until the plants are four nodes tall, or can I take clones off branches earlier, by using broom-straws stuck in the planter's soil, to help bear the weight of the attached peat plugs ? I hope this question won't be regarded as too much of a digression from your grow, but since your indoor grow credentials are self-evident here, I thought I'd seek your opinion, as I didn't get much of a response to this question in a couple of the other forums where I posed this question recently.
Thanks in advance for any insights you might find a moment to share, relating to this indoor grow beginner's question.
