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dutc2006
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Registered: 12/20/09
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People over-emphasize the importance of humidity when rooting clones. You can easily root clones in low humidity with an aero-cloner or even rockwool cubes, the humidity just allows the plant to keep from drying out and lets it foliar feed while not having roots, and keeping it in a high humidity environment doesn't necessarily encourage that, moreover it allows it to happen. When rooting clones you are essentially trying to force the cutting to produce roots to survive. It is about finding the balance between providing moisture and oxygen to the area where roots will form versus giving it to the leaves, which will allow the cutting to survive a longer amount of time. Anyways, a SGFC will keep a good RH for your cuttings to survive for an extended amount of time without roots, but that is the easy part of the battle.
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dutc2006
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DoPeYsMuRf said: Water intake through transpiration could actually slow rooting.
That is a much better way of saying the point that I was trying to get across. I have 100% success with my aero cloner in a low humidity environment. I take the cutting, then make another cut taking off the last 1/4 inch of stem under water to ensure there won't be an air embolism, then dip in clonex, remove excess gel, then put in the aero-cloner. I will mist them once every couple days to keep them from drying out too fast.
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dutc2006
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Re: cloning ? [Re: pha3r0]
#370217 - 02/22/10 02:35 AM (14 years, 10 months ago) |
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pha3r0 said: Not to nit pick any ones techniques but if you say you still go back and mist them once in a while to prevent them from drying out why not put a lid on it and walk away? I guess I would rather know they will be fine if I can't get to them for an afternoon then try to shave a day off an already quick process.
I feel ya, but I really don't have to mist them at all. I used to never mist my cuttings in my aero cloner and still had 100% success. Now I grow some other things that benefit from constant misting so since I have a spray bottle in my hands more often I hit my cuttings in the aero cloner with a spray say once a week. If I were using rockwool cubes I would probably use a humidity dome but the aero cloner is so effective it really isn't necessary.
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dutc2006
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Re: cloning ? [Re: dutc2006]
#370219 - 02/22/10 02:44 AM (14 years, 10 months ago) |
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Oh and regarding the Superthrive and B-1 - Superthrive as I believe is derived from amino acids and other vitamins. I do not even know if it has B-1 in it, but probably does. I also have Super B+ which is mainly B-1 and would use it first to help a stressed plant or after late transplants. I also have Superthrive in my arsenal, but would only use it as a last ditch effort to help a plant stressed badly. I would really avoid feeding Superthrive or Super B+ or any of that stuff to a flowering plant. They smell awful and I have heard that they can leave buds tasting bad even after flushing.
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dutc2006
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I guess it depends on what you mean by harsh. I think of harsh as burning the back of my throat. When that happens I assume it either needs to cure longer, and if a longer cure doesn't fix it, I assume it was poorly flushed. Now if the smoke goes down smooth but seems to expand in my lungs, then make me cough, I'm digging it.
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