I finally mastered cloning

After several failed attempts at cloning I think I finally have it figured out!!!

I have tried 5x to clone using rockwool and humidity domes. Each attempt yielded a bigger failure than the last. Along the way, I learned how to make a clone crispy under a 600w HPS!!! LOL

I took 8 cuttings, soaked them in cloning gel and put them in a 5 gallon bucket like this (BubbleBoy) for 2 weeks. The roots were amazing! I also started using a 250w fluorescent light 24/7 for the 2 weeks.

Who knew cloning could be so easy. Here is a pic of 4 WhiteWidow x BigBud in a DWC setup:

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These just came out of the cloning bucket and in to the DWC setup. I'm running 2000w Magnum XXXL hoods, Quantum ballasts, CO2 & water chiller.I've also rigged up a screen and am going to SCROG this grow.

Looks good. Cloning is easy after you figure it out. I've done all the ways posible. Some failed do to my mistakes but now I can clone anyway I want. Mistakes are only bad if you don't learn from them. Glad you found what works for you and happy growing.

You do have more then 4 plants under that 2000w right? If not your wasting money. The xxxl has a 7' footprint.

I have 2 more buckets I may add to this setup. Was thinking I'd SCROG 4 and see what happens. I found out during my last grow that 8 was too many so I cut that in half for this grow.

Should I do 4 or 6 plants? I have 2 more clones I can drop in no problem.

You can do 6 under 1 of your 1000w. Scrog would really let them get the light. But IMO 2000 would be to much.

Guess if you don't mind using a huge system to clone 8 plants - pretty wasteful though, seeing as how you can do 46 clones in a 20" x 10" nursery tray with the same results.

cool thats great

tibberous said:

Guess if you don't mind using a huge system to clone 8 plants - pretty wasteful though, seeing as how you can do 46 clones in a 20" x 10" nursery tray with the same results.

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I don't see how using one 5 gal bucket could be considered a huge system. I could do 10,000 clones as well. But I only needed 4 good clones for this grow.

he's talkin light I believe
2kw is quite a big system
having that burning to
power 4 10" clones
is a waste of a big system
and dollars.

So.........It only took 5 times to figure out what you were doing wasn't working??? LOL.

Cloning is not the exact science everyone makes it out to be. Hell, right now, I have 2 Wandering Jew cuttings in the kitchen window, sitting in room temp tap water that have amazing roots!!! I use rooting powder, jiffy peat pellets and weak fertilizer, and I get almost 100% rooting rate on my clones. Glad you figured it out!!

Moses.Lyons said:

he's talkin light I believe
2kw is quite a big system
having that burning to
power 4 10" clones
is a waste of a big system
and dollars.

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You guys obviously aren't reading the post correctly. I used a 250w fluorescent for the cloning. I just transplanted them in to the DWC system under the 2000w lights. I'll veg for 2-4 weeks on 18/6 then flip to 12/12.

Wandering Jew? wtf? who sits back, takes a full pull then looks to his buddy and says, " I think i'll name it the wandering jew."

sorry, back on topic

They are saying you are wasting electricity,You could veg those under the 250 fluroscent or whatever.2000 watts aint doing nothing but lighting your floor up right now.At least vove them together and shut 1 of the 1ks off.

HydroDawg421 said:

You guys obviously aren't reading the post correctly. I used a 250w fluorescent for the cloning. I just transplanted them in to the DWC system under the 2000w lights. I'll veg for 2-4 weeks on 18/6 then flip to 12/12.

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Yeah...I like that idea..^^ and then when they start to get big then turn the other light back on...it's genius! What else you could do is run one with a metal halide now, and when time to flower, just turn the other on with HPS..that way they get both during flowering...if you have a digital ballast of course...

Warlock1369 said:

You do have more then 4 plants under that 2000w right? If not your wasting money. The xxxl has a 7' footprint.

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bullshit check the light footprint with a light meter it falls off @ a 5ft diameter, quite believing what you read, i have owned several xxxl hoods both 6 and 8" and non have given a 7' footprint even with a master blaster 1500 watt ballast light falls of @ 7ft mark

missnu said:

Yeah...I like that idea..^^ and then when they start to get big then turn the other light back on...it's genius! What else you could do is run one with a metal halide now, and when time to flower, just turn the other on with HPS..that way they get both during flowering...if you have a digital ballast of course...

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I think you mean a switchable ballast.I wouldnt split the light spectrum,If you wanted to do that just run 2 full spectrum lamps.IMO

jeeba said:

I think you mean a switchable ballast.I wouldnt split the light spectrum,If you wanted to do that just run 2 full spectrum lamps.IMO

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Actually, the new school of thought in some circles is a mixed spectrum for flower. Ideally, turn on the MH at 8:00 for 10 hours, then at 10:00 turn on the HPS for 10 hours. That way they wave the morning blue sun for 2 hrs then mixed spectrum for 10 hrs and the evening sun reddish sun for 2 hrs. There has been a good deal of research put into this. I don't really believe that there is enough difference to worry about it so much, but tto me, hat would be the idea flowering lighting.