For the most part all my cuttings come from the tops of plants; I use a domed tray and a heating mat with a controller set to 78°f
They get the Serafina double-dip, which means first dipped in
clonex gel then in a rooting powder and then they currently go into two parts perlite to one part vermiculite
They sit in about a half an inch of 350 PPM of 20-20-20 plant food, the medium is self-watering
I've use Root Riots in the past and also a bubble cloner, but for some reason I ran into issues with both of the above methods which is why I tried my seed starting mix to root clones and it's working great right now
Regarding thrips I had great results with this product, hope this helps
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