New Forum "CLONING"

[Pool]

Yep yep, after the 4th clone, I'd move on to a new seed/strain.

So does this interest warrant a cloning forum? I kn ow alot of people here hate having so many forums, prolly cause it's hard to keep track and read em' all, but organization really helps out alot of people in finding the info they need. A search of cloning brings up a crapload of threads of people having problems, and very few of people showing how to...

I just feel it's a neccesity.

 

[monaisgreat]

greetings, i'm an old lady who's not good at computer stuff and hope i'm in the right forum to get an answer. my plants were getting too visible, and it was suggested that i knock them over on their side. when i did that a week ago, one branch broke off completely. i put it in water in the cellar w/o light and forgot about it until yesterday and found it flourishing. today i tried to make rootings from cuttings, using rootone hormone in a peat/vermiculite mix. i put the cuttings in indirect sunlight. any advice about whether they'll make it? Should they be in the dark maybe? thanks for your help.

 

[grobudd]

you'll definatley want light for any clones, or seedlings, even while the are rooting they can go into flowering form to much darkness, the next time you want to prevent a plant from bieng to "visible" try traing it instead of just knocking it over. with planning, and some string you can train a plant to grow into an "s" shape keeping it smaller in stature while allowing full growth and light penetration to the lower section that normaly wouldn't get as much light.

 

[Pool]

Hello monaisgreat.

Get yourself one 42w CFL bulb from your local hardware store, if they don't carry them, get two 23w CFL's. I would ceommend CW(Cool Whites) if you can find them. Oh, and one/two utility lights to use as your socket/s.

That light will be enough too sustain them through cloning, and a few weeks of veg at most, then I would place them outside.

P.S.- I would just use the setup for cloning, and once rooted place outside. If you want to veg them for a little, you'll need to get a light timer, and make sure the area they're in is light tight, or no lighting during the off period. And possibly up the lighting to 100w+.

 

[monaisgreat]

thanks for your help, you two, but i've never grown under lights and hope i don't have to start now. what if i leave the cuttings outside to root, and they just get the sun? if i do get the bulbs, how long should i leave them off and on? Sorry to be so dumb about this.