Hydro Cloning - Limp Clones

elrodvoss

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Trying my hand with clones and using a 8 station Hydro Clone Bucket (5 gallon bucket with pump and sprayer). I have cloned before with success and followed the same steps, though different strain.

3 of the 4 clones have become very limp (like noodles) and are laying down. They are less then a week old.

Using 3.5 gallons of water in the bucket, Using suggested amounts of Clonex in the water and used clonex gel on the clones' stems. Cut from bottom of mother, placed in water, cut 45* angle and scrapped bottom to expose the "meat" of the plant for clone gel.

Under 2x 6500k 100w equivalent CFL bulbs 2.5 feet away on 18/6 timer, with sprayer going 24h.

They look over watered, but its a hydro setup so lost on that one. They still look green, just stems are very limp and cannot hold them up.

Any suggestions?

Thanks in advance
 

makka

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total guess, if ones still standing not limp? then the rest got an air embolism or too much heat makes them floppy as they have no roots to supply the foliage water to keep cool/upright hence the floppy stems lol
 

Kcbscrogger

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Trying my hand with clones and using a 8 station Hydro Clone Bucket (5 gallon bucket with pump and sprayer). I have cloned before with success and followed the same steps, though different strain.

3 of the 4 clones have become very limp (like noodles) and are laying down. They are less then a week old.

Using 3.5 gallons of water in the bucket, Using suggested amounts of Clonex in the water and used clonex gel on the clones' stems. Cut from bottom of mother, placed in water, cut 45* angle and scrapped bottom to expose the "meat" of the plant for clone gel.

Under 2x 6500k 100w equivalent CFL bulbs 2.5 feet away on 18/6 timer, with sprayer going 24h.

They look over watered, but its a hydro setup so lost on that one. They still look green, just stems are very limp and cannot hold them up.

Any suggestions?

Thanks in advance
Misting the leaves is very important.
 

adower

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You don't have enough humidity so the clones re flopping over. Give them a couple days and they will stand up. Otherwise use some anti wilt when taking the clones.
 

Budley Doright

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I have a hit and miss thing going with bubble cloners and actually stopped using them. I put them in root riot cubes and then into a tote filled with vermeculite, I get real close to 100% success. I dip them into rooting powder and keep everything well misted and warm with a mat. You may want to put them in with that exposed node under the disc and not scrape but just slice the node flush. That's what I do but by no means a clone expert lol.
 

Hoare

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If it's been close to 7-8 days looks like pathogens from too warm of water. Pump could be heating water by running constantly. Use a short cycle timer. 3 min off 1 min on.
 
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