I know alot of people have good success rates cloning...... I have a success rate of 33% when it comes to cloning but, the one out of three that made it was an accident...

1.) Ive got rockwool cubes, the hole only goes about half way down (1/2in) Do I only put the clone that deep?? or make it the whole waty through??

2.) What is better, gel or powder?? (i have the gel shit, rootmax)

3.) do all plant shrivel up and shit about a day after cutting?? its not browning or anything.... just lifeless, thats all.

3.) yes I have a humidity dome, yes everything is sterile, yes the bottom is warm, yes I have taken a clone before, yes I gave up on it, yes i threw it away, yes my buddy found it in the trash... with a root.

so, Im trying to steer away from the trash grow and be a successful cloner but they just dont look too good lying face down in the trays, could u help me out??

Hey GraF, I was just reading this as you PM'd me. Yeah face down sucks!
If you've tried everything and are still having problems, you may want to try this, the benefit here being that humidity is not an issue anymore, and the cutting is still attached to the plant as it roots, getting all it's nutes still.
It may be a pain in the ass, but I think you'll find your success rate goes up.
I am about to do this myself, shortly.
Ignore the title and use the info for cloning purposes.
Peace

let me tell you somethin, you are far too knowledgeable for me man!!!

that was a little too much, I think Im gonna pass on skinning my only mother plant!!! lol that is definately somethin I can look forward to in like 5 yrs though!! haha

basically, Im just wondering if what I am doing is right??

and do they usually fall over limp like that??? PLEASE!!!

heya graf,,, something that helps me alot is something called leaf shine. its a wax like stuff you spray on the clone and it helps to kinda seal it up so it doesnt get all limpish. im battin about 980 with my clones, but ive had strains that are easy to clones so far. im sure you know the steps in cloneing, so ill skip all that, and wish ya luck.

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fdd2blk she said she wanted 12 inches, so i gave her 4 three times.
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I sent you a link for an easy cloning technique, good luck!
Peace

Hey Graf I had the same problem you are having. So what I did is build a aeroponics cloner. Dude it was easy as shit and I bought everything at Lowes. If you need some help, I will be glad to assist you with pitures, etc. Here is a pic of it now. This thing shows roots within 7-10days. Outta 50 clones ive had a 100% rate.

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Oh Man I was in the same boat as you are I also use rockwool and i finally got it down and my success rate is now 99%.
1. in the rockwool cube push your hole deeper with a something slim i usually use a never used phillips head screwdriver (sterilized)but not all the way through then soak the rockwool in a ph 6.5 water, (Nutrition is not as much of a concern as moisture is.)for about 8 hrs in the prop tent and squeeze out a little bitof the extra water so it is not too wet(no roots yet anyway)
2. When taking a cutting always plan on having at least one node underground in the hole, and 4 to 6 nodes above. My cuttings are about 2.5 to 3.5 inches tall plus appx another 1 inch below the surface. The stem width of my cuttings (at the cut) average 3/32 to 1/8+ inch. Trim off the leaf/shoot that goes underground with a razor blade before taking the cutting, and make the diagonal cut on the stem about 1/4 inch below it, use a new razor blade with a small piece of wood behind the stem to serve as anvil for making a clean cut.
3. I put my cutting IMMEDIATELY ino a tall shot glass of water and with my cloning powder AND gel ready ( since using both ive been very successful)
4. I first dip in the gel about an inch for 10 seconds wipe any excess off on the side of the jar and i also use powder but it's probably not needed, i tap the sides of the powder jar.
5. Then i lay my cutting down carefully on its side not to mess up any leaves and lightly slice little cuts not too deep in the powder part of the stem about three on two sides of the clone. this gives the rooting gel good starting place to do its job
as you push your clone into the rockwool you will see some of the powder and gel stay at the top thats okay it makes a good seal at the top of the cube.
6. The cube should NOT sit in water. As long as humidity is high you can spray with the 6.5 pH solution twice a day for three days and then once until six days ween them off spraying. But the humidity must be high, you should see condensation inside on the tent walls and maybe the leaves. I also spray the walls of the tent to keep it humid. Spray only the leaves not the cubes, and don't move the cuttings to check for roots on the seventh day and open the propagation tent for a half hour to see if they wilt if they do try again the next day and so on.
Keep in mind that the longer you have humid conditions the more likely it is to get mold or fungus. So rooting quickly is one way to avoid lengthy humid conditions.

and yeah after a day they will look a little rough but they'll come back.

That cloner is the cats ass I might even want those plans. LOL

Its much more simple using this aerocloner. No gel, hormones, rockwool, etc. Just plain 5.7 Ph water and in 8 days i have clones ready to plant. Cost me around $45 to make. It can be done cheaper tho....

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so u gonna tell me how to make this thing or do I need to go and buy the $300 one??? lol

and you dont use any rooting hormones?? just clip and stick??

fill me in please!!! the time is coming and I gotta get 6this cloning business to a "T" ya know?! Ive got outdoors and a new indoor house so...... Im desperate