First time cloner journal!!!

So today I will be starting a journal for my first attempt at cloning. This will be my first round of cloning. I will be doing 7 female wwxbb and 5 female THC Snow. I will be using jiffy peat pods like the noob that I am and have set up some trays on top of my lights in my tent for warmth. It stays at a constant 85 degrees. I will post pics later once I start. Wish me luck dudes!

So I’ll just post these as I did it. Hard to take pics of every step but that’s what I did.

Some people would probably like to see a bigger or longer cut but ain’t no body got time for all that with June right there. I made my cuts at the 3rd node. I then took a sanitary razor blade and mad a shallow cut down the stem which was then dipped into take root footing hormone and then boom stuck in peat. I would probably have to say this is the worst journal I have ever proof read lol any questions or concerns let me know I still have to do another 20+plants to do. These strains I just care about the least which is why I did my first run with them.

Good luck

Thank you!!

Leaves aren’t droopy today, are even standing up a little bit. From what I’ve read that’s good? Humidity is around 80% and temp is at 80 today

Those plants look a little deficient. I would verify the pH is in line (root zone) and make sure the feed is adequate.

Are you referring to the drooping leaves?

Renfro said:

Those plants look a little deficient. I would verify the pH is in line (root zone) and make sure the feed is adequate.

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I definitely started off with ph problems but I have them in check. They had just been watered hence the droopy leaves but tbh I feel like they could be happier and healthier I am just not experienced enough to give it to them just yet.

Or the purple stalks which I just can’t seem to do anything about.

So update little late but all of the ones I attempted have roots shooting out the sides all over except 2. Will post pics later.

Here’s just an example. I’m confident enough to go ahead and clone my favorite GG#4, and my one and onlys cherry d and platinum kush. And most of them had roots popping 2 days ago so I feel that was very successful. I hope the next round goes well because these are really the ones I want cloned.

Were you able to transplant them to soil? I get them to root in the peat pods but once I transplant them into soil and I guess harden them off, they shrivel up and the leaves fall off

I didn’t seem to have any problems. I put some straight into flower because this was mostly a trial before I started trying to do the strains I like better. Put 4 of my best GG#4 clones outside and have 4 platinum in the works right now but here’s some of those that I just put in dirt and right into 12/12.they also weren’t rocketing out roots either, they were just poking out when I moved them.

Macncheesehaze said:

Or the purple stalks which I just can’t seem to do anything about.

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Don't worry as some strains just stay like that no matter how much magnesium you give her. On my girl; Her fan leave stems are all purple and she gets purple stripes on the main stems for the entire time. Veg through flower. Good luck cloning my friend! I did better on my first attempt than my second lol.

Skewbong said:

Don't worry as some strains just stay like that no matter how much magnesium you give her. On my girl; Her fan leave stems are all purple and she gets purple stripes on the main stems for the entire time. Veg through flower. Good luck cloning my friend! I did better on my first attempt than my second lol.

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I’m noticing that although I haven’t tried Epsom salt yet I’ll try that this week but other than that they look great. All of them have rooted too so now I have the platinum in the make shift cloner. Really looking forward to them.

Macncheesehaze said:

I’m noticing that although I haven’t tried Epsom salt yet I’ll try that this week but other than that they look great. All of them have rooted too so now I have the platinum in the make shift cloner. Really looking forward to them.

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I use epsom all the time, they love it. Half to a tablespoon every few waterings per gal. Doesn't hurt this girl with the amount I give her. I just cook up my own calcium from vinegar and egg shells too. Check out bill wards tutorial on YouTube. I don't bake the shells like he does, I just dry the shit out of them first. To each their own, works good for me and way cheaper than cal mag.

Skewbong said:

I use epsom all the time, they love it. Half to a tablespoon every few waterings per gal. Doesn't hurt this girl with the amount I give her. I just cook up my own calcium from vinegar and egg shells too. Check out bill wards tutorial on YouTube. I don't bake the shells like he does, I just dry the shit out of them first. To each their own, works good for me and way cheaper than cal mag.

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Right now I’m using advanced nutrients ph perfect micro grow and bloom and I mix in some molasses too mostly because I like the idea lol can I add Epsom salt in that mix too?

This is how I did it I'm on my first time. Air bubbler I'm using Eco air 2 Amazon. Ph 6.0 water and flowering clones that I'm trying to re veg under 24 this is day 3 of the switch back to 24/0. Plants were 11 days into flower when cuttings were removed

igrowpot87 said:

This is how I did it I'm on my first time. Air bubbler I'm using Eco air 2 Amazon. Ph 6.0 water and flowering clones that I'm trying to re veg under 24 this is day 3 of the switch back to 24/0. Plants were 11 days into flower when cuttings were removed

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I’ve read good things about doing it this way, are you gonna cover them for humidity? Or do they not need it in that set up? As you can see I used my mars hydro Tupperware cloner lol works well tho tbh.