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mikeyboy2121

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Depends how moist you started them out at. Mine are very moist I just give the cube one flick so they're not dripping wet but plenty of water in there.

After that, for 5 days don't even open the dome. Day 6 open for 15 min or until first signs of wilt. Day 7 open longer until first signs of wilt. By day 8 you should be able to keep it open for hours without wilt. Usually I can just keep the dome off permanently by day 8 or 9.

Then you can focus on watering. You want them to dry out pretty good before you water (dip) them. This encourages the roots to grow. You can judge by weight. I usually only need rehydrate my cubes once before the roots show and I can transplant. Keep an eye on them. If any get so dry that they wilt don't worry you can rehydrate the cube and they will come back.
 
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mikeyboy2121

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Actually nevermind. I see you're using the sleeve tray rather than individually sleeved cubes which is what I use. Same principle applies but the details I'm unsure of.
 
Chilling with Howie

Chilling with Howie

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Ok so when do I mist the dome or it should mist on its own .. and for the vents when do I start cracking them open .. y Thanks for your help
 
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Driver733

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Be patient. I just spent 3 weeks waiting for clones to root in rock wool after dipping them in rooting gel and spraying with the rooting spray. I wasn't getting any roots, just little nubs, so I finally just stuck them in dirt in egg cartons under the dome and within 5 days after that I had roots.

As an experiment, I left other clones from the same plant in water for 4 weeks, same thing, I had nubs on the end but no actual roots. I think if I stuck those in dirt they would've rooted quickly but I didn't need them, they were just an experiment, I threw them away.

I read somewhere that clones taken from older plants will grow roots better than clones from younger plants, there may be some truth to that. I threw away some early clones I took that never rooted, and the clones I took from the same plant a month later were the ones that got roots in dirt (after 3 weeks in rock wool).

Next time, I am going to go straight into moist dirt in egg cartons under the dome and just keep the dirt wet instead of rock wool, I think that might work just as well and save money on rock wool (I would still use the rooting gel). Call me crazy, but I'm pretty sure there is stuff in the dirt that is good for the plants!
 
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Mak'er Grow

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1 thing I've learned about rockwool is wait until its 80-90% dry before wetting again. If they stay too wet it slows down the roots growing. Temps below 70s usually causes me same issues...slow root growth.
Mist the dome when theres no condensation...not the rockwool...usually once a day for me, but yours may go 2 or even 3 depending on the grow area temp and humidity.
Most times I don't use my dome, but when I do use it I'll pop the side open a little every little bit to let fresh air in and then I increase the time over the next few days until the clone stops wilting when dome is removed...if the plant droops or wilts then get the dome back on, but keep acclimating it or it won't take to transplanting very well once it has roots.
 
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JoeBlow5823

JoeBlow5823

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My next grow im going to try rooting a clone while its still on the plant. Seems like the fool proof way to do it.
 
Chilling with Howie

Chilling with Howie

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Driver733 said:
Be patient. I just spent 3 weeks waiting for clones to root in rock wool after dipping them in rooting gel and spraying with the rooting spray. I wasn't getting any roots, just little nubs, so I finally just stuck them in dirt in egg cartons under the dome and within 5 days after that I had roots.

As an experiment, I left other clones from the same plant in water for 4 weeks, same thing, I had nubs on the end but no actual roots. I think if I stuck those in dirt they would've rooted quickly but I didn't need them, they were just an experiment, I threw them away.

I read somewhere that clones taken from older plants will grow roots better than clones from younger plants, there may be some truth to that. I threw away some early clones I took that never rooted, and the clones I took from the same plant a month later were the ones that got roots in dirt (after 3 weeks in rock wool).

Next time, I am going to go straight into moist dirt in egg cartons under the dome and just keep the dirt wet instead of rock wool, I think that might work just as well and save money on rock wool (I would still use the rooting gel). Call me crazy, but I'm pretty sure there is stuff in the dirt that is good for the plants!
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Thanks I’ll try that next time
 
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Chilling with Howie

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Mak'er Grow said:
1 thing I've learned about rockwool is wait until its 80-90% dry before wetting again. If they stay too wet it slows down the roots growing. Temps below 70s usually causes me same issues...slow root growth.
Mist the dome when theres no condensation...not the rockwool...usually once a day for me, but yours may go 2 or even 3 depending on the grow area temp and humidity.
Most times I don't use my dome, but when I do use it I'll pop the side open a little every little bit to let fresh air in and then I increase the time over the next few days until the clone stops wilting when dome is removed...if the plant droops or wilts then get the dome back on, but keep acclimating it or it won't take to transplanting very well once it has roots.
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Ok thanks what about the top vents do I leave them closed
 
Herb & Suds

Herb & Suds

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Let them acclimate and you can control the moisture with dome
The root area needs to dry a bit to make the roots search for food
Overwatering slows the process
 
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Mak'er Grow

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Chilling with Howie said:
Ok thanks what about the top vents do I leave them closed
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I think the vents would be the same as me popping the tops off mine...let a little fresh air in.
Open them a little at a time, but be sure to watch the clones for wilting or drooping...close if they do...then try again when they are back to standing tall...repeat until they stay standing when exposed to fresh air and dome is removed.
 
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