Ha ha, you guys and your talk of urine!

Personally I have tried both ways, I may trim off the lower shoots but I believe it was Al B that said something about the bigger the clone the faster the rooting. If the plant takes a while to root (as some strains do take a bit more time) it will consume the lower sets of fan leaves to stay alive while trying to develop roots.

It is very important to not turn or move the stalk in the rockwool once you have it in place under the CFLs, pick it up gently by the rockwool to keep from squishing it and to avoid turning, do not pick the bag up by the top as this could uproot your clone from the rockwool causing root rot.

Thanks for the positive comments, and +reps!

About the alcohol, albeit not sterile, but still better than nothing. I just do what I do and it works. "If it aint broke don't fix it."

Stay tuned for updates with pictures.

If the clones seem to wet, leave the bag open for a little while, if you get stoned and leave it open too long just gently dip the corner of the cube back in the solution.

My temps are a bit low right now, but in optimal conditions I see tap roots in around a week.

__________________

Another thing I do on clones that are hard to root is take the scalpel and cut directly into the stalk only where I scraped the stem. I then make the cut continue through the stem all the way down the stalk to the 45* cut. Be careful not to split it in half entirely and try to make that cut as straight as possible and less than 3/8" long. I also recommend Rapid Rooter plugs over rockwool for a higher success rate. I just have rockwool so I'm using it.

__________________

This is an example of a clone using the nutrients stored in the leaves to create roots.

This is a "woody" clone or main stem clone.

__________________

Looks interesting, whats the solution you soak the clones and rockwool in made of?

Fantastic picture show, a must for any newbies wanting to try their hand at cloning for the first time, +reps

__________________


BAKED TO PERFECTION

can you please note : What is the solution consist of that you are using to soak in??

__________________

pH corrected to 5.5 after adding ingredients.

Info on the side is per liter, nearly 3.75 liters in a gallon.

__________________

Thank you great post, cheers!

Maybe I missed it...do you open the bags to spray the leaves with water during the coarse of the day ? If so how many times?

And If the rockwool doesnt seem to dry up would you open the bag more often or one good amount of time to let things dry out a bit?
I know clones need alot of humidity but isnt it bad if rockwool stays soaking wet?