new to the forum. trying to clone for first time, great advice Al B, my question is can i put my clones in my glasshouse outside for their veg stage, it varies in temp. usually about 70-80 degrees, i cant see anyone mention greenhouses, are they too hot? or is it that they are outside and people are security concious

where could i get rockwool?

Ebay, any amount of the stuff

al b where are you =(

First off let me ask-----how are u brother? I read a post where you said something to the point of wheelchair( you must be sick as hell)---again hope you get well soooooooooooon-------Check this out------------I did a mix of 35------clones----------Island sweet skunk/super silver haze/og kush/Godzilla-----------all took fast-----under 10 days with your method-----except----once again-----the super silver haze-not one rooted again---it has to be the strain----going to let them go for three weeks-after that the mother is going into the flowering room and I'm done with the strain(done a lot of cloning and never had a problem like I've had with the SSH.
p.s.-----ordered a ten pack of "spice of life--sweet tooth #1".

hey i had a quick question...i've built the same bubbler and it works terrific my question to you is can i plant the rooted cutting in soil? im using styrofoam for inserts which i remove once the cutting has rooted which basically leaves me with a non-supported cutting. so do i just lay the roots in the spot where i plan on putting the cutting and pile the soil o till the stem is sturdy? i jus wanted to be sure that i can place the unsupported (when i say unsupported i mean there is nothing that supports the cutting except the strofoam insert which definitely doesnt get planted) roots in the soil! help....

I don't want to answer for AL B. FUCT but since he has not been around I will answer this one question---Yes you can, just be careful not to smash the roots---just pour in you soil slowly and work your way around the pots----don't press the soil down but water with a ultra-mild B or thrive alive with b or even super-thrive----this will settle the soil a little----loose soil is what you want anyway.

Yep, just lop the mainstem. Use that bit for a clone. The branches will then grow more vigorously and in about 2 weeks (given a big light like a 400HPS over them), you'll have several thick stems for your next batch of cuts.

Flood up to about 1/2" BELOW the level of the rockwool cube you have nested in the pellets. DON'T let the rockwool cube be flooded/saturated. You want the pellets to be dampened- only. The roots will find the damp pellets in a few days. Roots in pellets can be flooded very frequently as the pellets have plenty of airspaces between them. Start with 3x/day, up it to 5x with vigorously growing plants.

Oxygen to the roots is the name of the game for vigorous growth and high production. The more often you can bathe the roots with oxygenated nute solution, the better they like it. You can only flood often when you are not using an absorbent medium. If using an absorbent medium, frequent flooding will displace air and drown roots. Pellets are great for frequent flooding.

However, pellets have a practicality problem. They must be thoroughly cleaned and sterilised if you intend to re-use them. Even if you do diligently clean them, they will still accumulate nutrient salts, which you won't be able to remove. Then you have to dispose of the stuff. Being heavy, you should double or triple bag them when disposing in rubbish collection. You don't want the bags splitting when they're put in the truck... Lightweight media is easier to dispose of.

Clones do best in a tightly controlled environment. That means 18-24h/day, low-intensity light, air temp control at 28-30C, 30C heat mat for the rootzones. 70-80F just isn't controlled enough and you have no control over your day length in your glasshouse. You will get strikes but it'll take longer than if you present perfect conditions all the time. You will most easily get tightly controlled conditions by making up a clonebox with fluoro lighting, a heat mat and a small exhaust fan with a thermostat.

Any hydro shop.

same bubbler as what?

Did you mean to ask this question in another thread?

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Hey AL, Great thread, just thought I would try and squeeze in a few questions since u get bumrushed with them, y not by me too...
I'm starting a sog op (4 4x8 flood tables). I have a shit ton of BioBizz Soil, Do u think I can put RW cubes in 25% soil and 75% perlite or is this a bad idea?
If so do I ph for soil or for Hydro?

If not, how about rw into all perlite?

You won't want to put any soil in a flood op. You'll end up with mud in your trays and pumps killed by silt.

Save the potting soil for growing some nice tomatoes in containers in the back yard.

RW cubes into perlite is fine. Keep the cubes 1/2" above the flood level.

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