vitaminG said:

Hey guys, does anyone else have trouble taking clones from outdoor plants in the summer? I live in the PNW, took some clones two weeks ago and have them indoor, 18/6 CFL, in a sterilized soil/heavy perlite mix with a dome, using rooting hormone. They still haven't rooted. This is my second round this season because the clones I took in mid July the same way all rotted. I had this same experience last summer with literally no success (tried using my homemade aerocloner with 0% success). Now I would chalk it up to bad technique or something, but I can clone with 80 - 90 % success with basically any method in the winter, fall and spring. So I don't know if it's because I'm taking plant material from a plant outside and changing its light cycle somewhat (needs time for light adjustment?), house gets too hot (occasionally mid-to high 80s), house temp fluctuation(low 70s to occasional mid-high 80s), too much nitrogen in the mother plant, or some other factor or combination of factors. The clones stay humid but I air them out 3 times daily. The mother plant is really healthy.

Most recently: Last summer I tried to clone an outdoor Marionberry kush, Chernobyl and Blue Dream, all failed. They weren't very healthy though. In theFall I was able to reveg the Chernobyl and then clone it. In the Spring I cloned an indoor Lemon Diesel with 80 - 90% success. This summer I'm trying to clone a very healthy outdoor Grandpa Larry and having trouble.

Just wondering if anyone else has experienced this type of thing? Thoughts?

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oldskol4evr said:

are your cuts stem woody

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vitaminG said:

No, they're young shoots, about 6-7 inches long with strong but not large green stems.

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oldskol4evr said:

was just curious,i just took another this morning,been triple digits here for months,i use a diy cloner and i have the reverse effect as you,in cooler months i have problems till i put a stronger light over them to heat the bubbler

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vitaminG said:

Interesting, I wonder if my root zone actually isn't warm enough...Do you have temps for how warm your water is?

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vitaminG said:

Hey guys, does anyone else have trouble taking clones from outdoor plants in the summer? I live in the PNW, took some clones two weeks ago and have them indoor, 18/6 CFL, in a sterilized soil/heavy perlite mix with a dome, using rooting hormone. They still haven't rooted. This is my second round this season because the clones I took in mid July the same way all rotted. I had this same experience last summer with literally no success (tried using my homemade aerocloner with 0% success). Now I would chalk it up to bad technique or something, but I can clone with 80 - 90 % success with basically any method in the winter, fall and spring. So I don't know if it's because I'm taking plant material from a plant outside and changing its light cycle somewhat (needs time for light adjustment?), house gets too hot (occasionally mid-to high 80s), house temp fluctuation(low 70s to occasional mid-high 80s), too much nitrogen in the mother plant, or some other factor or combination of factors. The clones stay humid but I air them out 3 times daily. The mother plant is really healthy.

Most recently: Last summer I tried to clone an outdoor Marionberry kush, Chernobyl and Blue Dream, all failed. They weren't very healthy though. In theFall I was able to reveg the Chernobyl and then clone it. In the Spring I cloned an indoor Lemon Diesel with 80 - 90% success. This summer I'm trying to clone a very healthy outdoor Grandpa Larry and having trouble.

Just wondering if anyone else has experienced this type of thing? Thoughts?

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1stGHgrow said:

There's an old "hippy" trick I learned from my father. Get yourself an Aloe plant. Break off a good 2-4 inch piece from one of the "arms". Prepare your cutting; clean up lower branches with a clean sharp cutting tool (a disposable scalpel from your local grow shop or similar). Take the prepared cutting and jam it into the open end of the piece of aloe you broke off. Get it really gelled up. Place the gelled up end of the cutting into a glass of distilled or RO water. Take the piece of aloe you jammed the cutting into and squeeze the rest of the gel with your fingers into the glass you put your cutting into.
Aloe has natural rooting hormones. And believe it or not, the shit works! Don't change out the water. Just keep an eye on it.

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Jack og said:

It works! My pops back in the day, before commercially avaible stuff did this. I’m from fiji so that aloe is everywhere!

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Ina said:

I leaved my cutting for a night in some dry wormcastings mixed in water.One of them I just planted in wormcastings,it also rooted but slower.Just to try:)Sometimes when the clones are taken from outdoor plants it can help if you decontaminate them in something for a little before you place them under the dome in jy fy or whatever you use.....Also you can dip them in a cup with honey and water for a little for that purpose,to clean them.....Mine rooted successfully ,this time I had no rotten clones so I guess it helps.Also other hippy trick(I use only those kind of things) I heard of is willow water,also helps with rooting if you dip clones in it.

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1stGHgrow said:

I heard about that willow water thing too. I just don't know if a lot of places carry this stuff. Aloe can be picked up just about anywhere, even at the grocery store.

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jumpincactus said:

whats the lighting used for the clone room?

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