When to remove Clone dome?

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Kushmasterj

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I have 2 mother gelato plants that I ve been growing for about 8 months indoors.I ve been experimenting with clones for a while and had varying degrees of success.My biggest problem was that the leaves of my clones seemed to turn yellow and die before they rooted or even if I did get roots they were yellowing and dieing.I finally figured out that they were getting too much light.I have 20 clones going now and they are about 4 feet from a window and only receive small amounts of sunlight.All of the clones are healthy and beginning to root.I use root farm powder and a rooting gel that I purchased at a hydro shop.So far everything seems to be going well.
 
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FlowrPowr

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Hydrotech364 said:
The dome should have been gone @ day 4.Every day you need to let them breathe more and more,start out at 15 mins and put the dome back on.I wait until I see the cutting start to show a slight distress and replace the dome.By day 4 roots should be developing and the humidity should not be a factor.If the plant starts to sag replace the dome.At no time should you spray your cuttings.If you supply moisture and nutrients through foliar spray the plant has no need to develop roots.
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That's exactly how I do it. They tell you when they aren't ready. If I see them start to flag, I put the dome back on for another day. I also shake out the excess water that collects on the dome.
 
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5h4vvn

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You most certainly do not need a dome! Here's proof...4 different breeds at only 60 percent relative humidity with no air flow! I always create my mother plants like this and use low lights, no added costs until they go outside next year. People spend so much on setups just to veg plants. I've also cloned outside when the air is dry.Nature always finds a way folks..
 
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Kileze

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Hydrotech364 said:
The dome should have been gone @ day 4.Every day you need to let them breathe more and more,start out at 15 mins and put the dome back on.I wait until I see the cutting start to show a slight distress and replace the dome.By day 4 roots should be developing and the humidity should not be a factor.If the plant starts to sag replace the dome.At no time should you spray your cuttings.If you supply moisture and nutrients through foliar spray the plant has no need to develop roots.
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By that logic humidity shouldn't even be kept high, otherwise the leaves absorbing moisture out of the air would also negate the need for roots. So misting would be essential without a humidity dome and it won't hurt with a dome either, it's just less necessary.
 
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