Cloning with Subcool ( Redundant Explanation with Pictures)

I don't want to make a new thread for a question that can be answered here, most likely...

Im cloning using peat pellets, I took my clones 5 days ago and they still seem a bit moist, I know over watering is the worst thing to do so i'm trying to let them dry up a bit before adding water to the bottom of the tray I just don't want to wait to long though. So to anyone who clones with peat pellets: when do you first water your pellets?

Lets say I have a plant 40 days into flowering but I want to take a clone so i can keep the genetics. Is this ok? will the following generations stay true or will they lose some of their vitality?

Iamabongman said:

Lets say I have a plant 40 days into flowering but I want to take a clone so i can keep the genetics. Is this ok? will the following generations stay true or will they lose some of their vitality?

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can be done just takes longer to root. It's a good save if u lost (only have flowering) some key genetics though.

Sub:
I noticed electrical wires running through your clone box. They don't appear to be from your light. What are they to? A heatng mat?

I always wanted to ask ya why you use the RR's upside down.I know they stand up better that way,just seems like it would fuck with the cuttings with a hole all the way through.I use rubber bands when the hole is too big,but I think I'll try the upside down RR tonite on a few just to see if it makes a difference.Asta.

hydrotech364 said:

I always wanted to ask ya why you use the RR's upside down.I know they stand up better that way,just seems like it would fuck with the cuttings with a hole all the way through.I use rubber bands when the hole is too big,but I think I'll try the upside down RR tonite on a few just to see if it makes a difference.Asta.

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Ya answered your own question mate

Sub

They work like a charm........

They are the shit.Some of the older fellas Dont want to use em because they are moist.Oh Well the proof is in the roots.I gave up on Rockwool a long time ago.

I do all my seeds in RR as well. Have had nothing but success with them.

I started with suv method and tweaked it a little, but until I found his method though I was comlicating things way too much. With my diy prop, a heat mat and 2x 2ft 40w t12 fluoros I get about 90% success rate.


thanks sub.
Beanz

Beansly said:

I started with suv method and tweaked it a little, but until I found his method though I was comlicating things way too much. With my diy prop, a heat mat and 2x 2ft 40w t12 fluoros I get about 90% success rate.
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thanks sub.
Beanz

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Maybe I'm crazy, but I dont even humidity dome my clones. That could be why they take a bit long to root out, but I've only had 1 cutting fail to root in over a year. I just cut em, place em in Hydroton and place them in the bubbler.

DaGrapeApe said:

Maybe I'm crazy, but I dont even humidity dome my clones. That could be why they take a bit long to root out, but I've only had 1 cutting fail to root in over a year. I just cut em, place em in Hydroton and place them in the bubbler.

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You don't need a humidity dome.
When I don't use a humidity dome I mist a lot more tho. And really, when/if the clones start to wilt , the dome works well at getting them back rigid.

I am hoping to become a fellow botanist. I have a question. I have read that you should not clone a clone and clone a clone too many times because of degrading genetics. Is this true? And what is your take on this, your opinion will be highly regarded.

Beansly is right,never mist,if your feeding the plant through the leaves then she has no reason to root.

Subcool,

Do you sex your plants and put them back into veg? I thought I saw a label that said male. Or do you take clones and then keep the females clones only after the mother plant showed its sex?

How often do the rapid rooters have to be watered in the week following taking the clones if using a humidity dome like your using?

Great info sub. Once again thank you for all the great info. Its gonna be a long year waiting on the new book. Stay dank broham.

hydrotech364 said:

Beansly is right,never mist,if your feeding the plant through the leaves then she has no reason to root.

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With no dome I mist every other day with clonex and have a high 90 percentile root rate. I water with roots accelerator fwiw

nvm figured it out

i have had 100% success by switching to the shoe box method.
its pretty easy guys.. i would just follow along with what subcool does here because it works everytime
and i have personal experience of that
takes 5-7 days to root for me, clones never wilt. 100% germination of seeds as well.
shoe boxes, clonex, rapid rooters, water, floros, success!