g00sEgg's 1st Medical Grow-WW, Afghan Kush, and Quiksilver - Page 6

Katatawnic · #51 08-07-2009, 10:17 PM

I think you're all set and ready to take off!

As an aside, did you already give the dimensions of your cabinet?

BTW, very funny story in this evening's update.

g00sEgg · #52 08-08-2009, 02:24 PM

Is it normal for the clipped leaves to turn yellow and start dying? Just curious, i'm getting a little worried. I took them outta the humidity dome today...they seem to be doing good besides the dying leaves.

Katatawnic · #53 08-08-2009, 05:24 PM

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Originally Posted by g00sEgg

Is it normal for the clipped leaves to turn yellow and start dying? Just curious, i'm getting a little worried. I took them outta the humidity dome today...they seem to be doing good besides the dying leaves.

I'm not sure how "normal" it is, but I see it often even in photos by some really experienced growers. I took several cuttings my last grow, and some turned bright yellow while others remained a very healthy dark green; I'd say about half each. Same plants, same environment & conditions.

So long as it doesn't spread to the fuller leaves and growth shoots, I believe that everything is just fine.... I've got four cuttings going now; one showed roots yesterday, and the clipped leaves got pretty yellow before then. But the new growth is healthy and happy.

Some long-term growers, such as Uncle Ben, don't clip the leaves when cloning. They say if the leaves turn yellow, it's from the root-producing stems taking the food/energy they need from these leaves, so according to their logic clipping them defeats the purpose of the rooting cuttings getting all the nutrition they need till they have root systems to support them.

My first clones weren't clipped, and didn't have humidity domes, and they flourished in no time. Go figure, eh?

I hadn't heard of anyone doing either yet. (I've gardened most of my life, and took countless cuttings from various plants throughout the years.)

Next time I take cuttings (by my 2nd week of 12/12 at the latest), I think I'm going to clip leaves on some and not on others; i.e., two from each strain. I want to see if clipping them does more good or not, with a side-by-side comparison.

OH, almost forgot! Do you remove the humidity domes at least once a day for at least several minutes, to let them breathe? I didn't know to do this at first.

What I've done now with the clear plastic cups I'm using for humidity domes is I drilled a few small holes at the top of the domes (uh, bottom of the cups, lol) to allow circulation in there; let the excess humidity and heat out, without letting the cuttings get dry. It helps a lot, but I do still need to remove them once daily to let them breathe a lot of fresh air for a few. I just do it while I'm working on my vegging plants, and keep an eye on them.... when they just start to droop a little bit, I put the domes back on them. They do so much better with the holes drilled and the daily breathing breaks.

Disclaimer: I'm not assuming you don't know any/all of what I just said.

But someone else who may come across your thread might not, so it can help someone in that way.

In the attached photo, you can see the ventilation holes I drilled. (If you don't have a drill, use a poker made from a hanger and heat the tip over a flame, then poke it through. Works wonders!) You can also see that two of the four have yellowed a lot; the one at the top right is the most "shriveled" and is the one that showed roots yesterday. The new growth at the tip is healthy as can be!

Sorry for rambling so much. I'm quite wordy as it is, but I'm really out of it today and can't seem to type/speak without thinking out loud!

g00sEgg · #54 08-08-2009, 05:56 PM

Thanks a ton kat. Yeah, my caregiver takes the dome off in the morning and at night to mist, then puts it back on. But the dome is off for good now. If it doesn't get better, I guess i'll try something else.