Recycled Organic Living Soil (ROLS) and No Till Thread

Abiqua

Abiqua

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^ I am using it for a gel and will root some in soil, but I wanted to break out the bubble cloner and see what's good. I have been using aloe as a foliar and in my seed tea.

Kind of laying off the AACT for now, but I added it to that as well. Thanks for all the input and answering my stupid rook questions, but I appreciate it :peace:

By the way Hy, been reading back, trying to find where you posted about drying the fresh aloe in the dehydrator. I had a couple of questions . Did it ever turn out [did you get it into powder form]? and did you do the whole leaf and then scrape it or just you just peel the outside and only dry the guts?

Thanks dude!
 
hyroot

hyroot

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Abiqua said:
^ I am using it for a gel and will root some in soil, but I wanted to break out the bubble cloner and see what's good. I have been using aloe as a foliar and in my seed tea.

Kind of laying off the AACT for now, but I added it to that as well. Thanks for all the input and answering my stupid rook questions, but I appreciate it :peace:

By the way Hy, been reading back, trying to find where you posted about drying the fresh aloe in the dehydrator. I had a couple of questions . Did it ever turn out [did you get it into powder form]? and did you do the whole leaf and then scrape it or just you just peel the outside and only dry the guts?

Thanks dude!
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in a bubbler bottled aloe juice would probably be better. Fresh aloe breaks down very fast. With in 20- 30 min it starts to break down

I haven't used the dehydrater in a while. 2 days at 140 degrees I think. Then puree'd and it made powder. The freezer method and oven method did not work to well. I bought aloe juice for the spray bottle. Fresh aloe kept clogging the sprayer. I use the fresh for everything else. For cloning. After I drain the sap from the leaf. I cut the tip of the leaf. Squeeze it to break up cellulose and looosen gel. Then dip cutting into leaf tip. I no longer filet the leaf for cloning.
 
DANKSWAG

DANKSWAG

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Abiqua said:
^ I am using it for a gel and will root some in soil, but I wanted to break out the bubble cloner and see what's good. I have been using aloe as a foliar and in my seed tea.

Kind of laying off the AACT for now, but I added it to that as well. Thanks for all the input and answering my stupid rook questions, but I appreciate it :peace:

By the way Hy, been reading back, trying to find where you posted about drying the fresh aloe in the dehydrator. I had a couple of questions . Did it ever turn out [did you get it into powder form]? and did you do the whole leaf and then scrape it or just you just peel the outside and only dry the guts?

Thanks dude!
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I am probably going to do something like that with some kelp, BioAg Ful Power for fulvic acid then mix with honey to create a jel like substance.
Some I will use without honey as a solution to soak my rapid rooters in. The the batch I mix with honey will be for applying to clone stems.

DankSwag
 
hyroot

hyroot

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DANKSWAG said:
I am probably going to do something like that with some kelp, BioAg Ful Power for fulvic acid then mix with honey to create a jel like substance.
Some I will use without honey as a solution to soak my rapid rooters in. The the batch I mix with honey will be for applying to clone stems.

DankSwag
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watch out for ants. They go after honey like my cat chasing the neighbors little dog
 
Abiqua

Abiqua

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DANKSWAG said:
I am probably going to do something like that with some kelp, BioAg Ful Power for fulvic acid then mix with honey to create a jel like substance.
Some I will use without honey as a solution to soak my rapid rooters in. The the batch I mix with honey will be for applying to clone stems.

DankSwag
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I have used honey with great success, I used to dip then stick in my bubble cloner and let the sugars drip down into the water. Although I prefer craigslist honey, the store bought stuff is rarely even half honey.

I wanna give aloe a try though, so maybe I should find some powder and combine with honey, good idea. Update us, if you do it soon :peace:
 
RedCarpetMatches

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Chronikool said:
I have tried it...didnt work...Aloe vera is best used fresh...
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Bubble cloners aren't really for this thread and mindset. Dip em in fresh aloe, poor some aloe jizz in hole, queef that 45 degree cut in there, and mist twice a day in weak ambient light, or you can put them in a dome, cover with sandwich bag, or plastic tops whatever instead of misting. Keep it all natural like hyroots moobs.
 
Chronikool

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RedCarpetMatches said:
Bubble cloners aren't really for this thread and mindset. Dip em in fresh aloe, poor some aloe jizz in hole, queef that 45 degree cut in there, and mist twice a day in weak ambient light, or you can put them in a dome, cover with sandwich bag, or plastic tops whatever instead of misting. Keep it all natural like hyroots moobs.
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Yeah...but i love my bubble cloner... :D
 
Chronikool

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RedCarpetMatches said:
Aren't those things pricey? I think its an awesome idea and pretty spiffy. Why not try some alfalfa and kelp...filtered very very well of fine particles. I bet they'd explode like me on hyrootots moobies.
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Ahhahaha my little red friend....i do thingz quite cheaply....
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So used a $4 7 litre snap lock container....covered with aluminium tape. On the lid...drill sawed out the holes (15 spot cloner)
Used a $3 gardener knee-ing foam for the cloner holders...drill sawed out size up from drilled holes so they fit snuggly. Made incision in the 15 foam holders

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Inside...used 2 x cheap air stones...glued to the bottom. Drilled holes for the air tubes to get in at the top of the container.
(Notice the different colour in foam...after a while they get a bit munted..so i made new ones)

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Placed on top of a heating mat


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Sits under a 10w led floodlight

Yeah....i might try some kelp....just have to be careful in the bubble cloners as they are hydro...need a relatively quick 'strike' of roots and then get the clones out and clean it....can gump up very quickly. (With additives that is)

For smaller cuts i do jiffy pellets.....but i like that my bubble cloner can handle big clones and that is what i use it for. See roots in 6-7 days...And the fact i can look and see what is going on helpz my impatient ways. :)

They then go straight into my soil mix...take about a day to adjust...then business as usual.. :)
 
Chronikool

Chronikool

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Shwagbag said:
Nice Cronikool!

What PH do you use for them? Do you inoculate with anything or just use plain water?
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Yeah works quite well....i dont believe in PH meters or TDS meters so i couldnt tell you. :) Tap water that gets bubbled.

I was using clonex to dip them in...(slapz hand...my only synthetic element in my grow room) but are constantly looking for a organic substitute...still havent tried willow weed...
 
Shwagbag

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No meters eh? Ahhhh, the joys of growing organically :)

Very nice, gotta love the simplicity. I tried an aeroponic cloner for awhile, which I overpaid for heftily. I didn't have much success due to what I believe was raising water temps from constant spraying. I think I would have benefited from a recycling timer but never sprung for one.

I like the idea of this better than aero.

Honestly I would be inclined to use non-organic for a cloner like that as well. Its nice to keep the water clean and free of any potential pathogens organic additives might invite to the party. You're using such minuscule doses that I can't imagine would effect the organic nature of your grow, so don't feel bad homey!
 
NickNasty

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I made one very similar back when I was illegal except it held 50 clones. They work great. I have a 12 spot one now that is not in use that I might bust out again. I have a whole house filter now and found they work better when there is chlorine in the water because it just keeps it more clean and the minerals in the water help maintain the plant . I would suggest not using anything organic in it either as they can grow stuff in the water. If you want to add something organic do a foilar feed that way it keeps your res clean.
 
RedCarpetMatches

RedCarpetMatches

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I think humidity is the key to rooting before 7 days ;) Bad ass DIY!!! Do you foliar or maybe make some type of dome. You could prob get roots in 4 days.

Clonex does work much better than aloe :( Must resist the urge.
 
Chronikool

Chronikool

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NickNasty said:
I made one very similar back when I was illegal except it held 50 clones. They work great. I have a 12 spot one now that is not in use that I might bust out again. I have a whole house filter now and found they work better when there is chlorine in the water because it just keeps it more clean and the minerals in the water help maintain the plant . I would suggest not using anything organic in it either as they can grow stuff in the water. If you want to add something organic do a foilar feed that way it keeps your res clean.
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Good ideas Nick....so just foliar Aloe Vera perhapz? any other foliar suggestions?
 
RedCarpetMatches

RedCarpetMatches

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Aloe, alfalfa, kelp, some form of silical. Aloe and plain water works great, but I like the extra kick of kelp and alfalfa tea for the harder to clone strains. I just had some Bodhi in a clean kept dome for 17 days without roots!!! Leaves looked great, I just got impatient and killed them lol.
 
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