Hey Al, I finnally finished my room and started my seeds. I just wanted to stop by and say thanks for all your help, I wouldn't have been able to do it w/o u. When selecting my mother for the operation what are some characteristics I want to look for?
Thick branches, short height, tight internode spacing???

cool CH, great to hear.

I'm guessing you're selecting between mums that have been grown up from seed. It's as simple as choosing the best looking plant. The healthiest one/s will do fine.

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[quote=Al B. Fuct;1351032]yep, I've mixed some used Fytocell in the soil in the veg patch up the back. It's only been in there for 4-5 days, if that, and I haven't run the rotohoe through it yet, just turned it over with the spade. Will keep you updated as I know more.


Just wondered if you had noticed any change yet ?


Thanks for taking the time for this and your other threads.

David Grimm

I've run the rotohoe through it and it does mix into soil amazingly well.

After the first couple of waterings and about a week in the soil, a couple pebble sized chunks (from about 20L of material turned into the soil) surfaced and they are still stark white, but smaller bits have incorporated into the soil very well. It has yet to fully change to soil colour, but you'd never know there was 20-odd litres of waste Fytocell incorporated in this soil.

If for stealth reasons you're looking for a way to make the stuff totally disappear, soil incorporation may not be the way. I suspect there always will be a bit or two of it popping up now and again, we'll see.

However, it does work in very well and definitely has improved the water retention of some sandy/silty loam soil, at least as well as an equivalent volume of compost. The water holding quality will continue with Fytocell until it breaks down, said by the maker to be about 10 years until it is fully biodegraded. Compost won't last quite that long as a soil conditioner.

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i have decided to do a three way side by side comparison of cloning techniques. one will be the aerocloner, the next will be rapid rooters in a humidome on a heat mat and the third will be albfuct style rw cubes on a heat mat. i'm gonna settle it once and for all for me personally. i'll start a cloning journal and post pics like crazy. it'll be a hoot
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It'll be a fair comparison if you've mastered all three techniques. Ambitious, though!

Will be very interesting.

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Al B. i have noticed my clones not talking root for about day 12 this last round and i belive the cause to be too cool on the temps of the rooting zone.
i dont / didny have a heat pad .. it was warm and i didnt need one.
winter is starting now and temps are 15.5C . so i bought the hot pad and thermometer for it.
what temp should the pad be set to ?

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Hey Al howz things mate?

I'm still struggling to get my clones to take root, I'm following your photo essay as close as I can but still no luck... heres a photo of one thats 10 days old and no sign of roots at all, any insight?

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Can't see a lot of detail in the pic, but it looks like the media has been kept too wet. Is the stem tip rotted?

Are you using a heat mat? H2O2 in watering soln?

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