Yeah, the cloner holds at about 76 degrees. I have a space heater in the room (you can see it in the corner behind mama) but I don't set it too warm, otherwise it stays on all the time. I was going to get an aquarium heater for it, but with spring right around the corner that corner is going to warm up soon enough. As I'm not in a hurry for any clones right now (my current crop went under 12/12 two days ago) I planned to ride it out and hope for the best. Plus, shy of adding another circuit, I'm just about maxed out on electric usage in there, and I don't want to hillbilly it with an extension cord.

Yeah, mama will likely end up in the 1/2 bath in my bedroom to flower I have some AK and WW seeds I want to get going, and I'm going to be needing the space, and unfortunately I just don't have the floor space in my flowering room to put her in there. I'll be taking between 50 and 60 cuts from her so that'll help curb her size, but she's still a big girl and is going to need some room when the time comes. As it is now, her root mass is so big in that bucket that it really doesn't have much room to grow, and I'm thinking that by the time it's all said and done there will be roots growing up the blue sight tube on the bucket. Wouldn't that be something

Hey Stinky your mom is hot!

Very nice work, I hope it pays off for you.

I have always used 1" rockwool cubes for cutting and I never had very good luck with them until I recently started using a heating pad. I think this is a great idea as an aquarium heater would do a great job of keeping the water around 75.

He shoots for roots.......He scores!!!

The crowd goes wild! .


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Well the aquarium store had a huge sale going, so I said what the hell and got a decent heater for 30 bucks. Went from a meager 75-76 all the way to a downright balmy 85- and overnight the roots came out in force!

I didn't add any superthrive, as my travels didn't get me to wally world- instead I made a very light nute mix just to add a little something to the pot. A couple of the heartily-rooting clones are taking a yellowish hue to their leaves so I figured it was about time. I'm using the basic GH 3-part in the 1-1-1 mix, at 20% (3 gallons of 1-1-1 and 12 gallons RO). *Very* light, just so those little roots have something to feed on.

I'll get some pics up asap. It's a beautiful sight to behold

(Thanks for the sticky Earl!)

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At 12 days, there is some serious root action going! Granted, not all have rooted yet- there are 3 that are just showing the slightest nubs of roots starting, and two of them have nothing at all to show for their nearly two weeks in the cloner. However, the two with no sign of rooting at all are two of the largest cuttings, and they are both "woodier" than the rest.

My next trick will be to plant these. I was going to toss them, as they were just experimental, but they *are* females, and with garden season fast approaching, I might as well start some little ones for future use

I have the temp in the cloner rez at about 82 degrees now. It was up to 86, but I felt like it was just too warm for them so I dropped the temp a bit, and they haven't skipped a beat.

Wow Big Stinky

From start of build to rooted clones in what, 14 days?

I`ll be saving this post.

Nice job here! I really have faith in superthrive and the success of clones. However, once seeing this, I now think diffrently.

i found i had my best results when i kept the water 75-80 degrees.also its fine for hydro but for soil i let the roots grow till their about 1/2" and then place in my medium.i find that with this short of a root,now i may have to mist just to help for a day or two.
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And today, every cutting either has roots or bumps. I'm very pleased at this experiment, I must say, as it has paid off very nicely.

I had been pondering how to deal with these roots as I transplant into dirt, and I think I'm just going to take my time and gently layer them in the medium. I am going to the garden center to get my goodies to get my veggie garden going this weekend, so I will probably spend a day planting veggie seeds and transplanting these clones. When I looked in on them after work today some had roots that were nearly 6 inches long- if I was putting these in my hydro setup I would be beyond ecstatic to have such healthy starters, so I can only hope that they do equally well once they get accustomed to being in soilless media.

Well, the experiment has definitely proven successful beyond any doubts. Every cutting I took rooted, some slower than others, but they've all rooted and grown vigorously. Since I have no need for them right now, I transplanted them all into soilless mix- the next phase of the experiment, to see if rooting in aero can transplant to soil/less. Personally I don't see why not, and the time of year is definitely right for it.

I'm working seedlings right now for mothers out of Godbud, Bubblegum, AK47 and White Widow. They won't be the next crop of cuttings but they'll be the one following.