Side-By-Side Cloning: Gel vs Liquid, Cubes vs Pellets

Ya, I love those comics. Now that they are warm and starting they should move fast. One from my last batch went from cutting to 12 in. tall in 4 weeks. In hydro. Wasn't much to post till now, but I'll keep it updated.

dope man. got four more rooted and transplanted today. so now out of the 16, 10 were successful!!!!!!! hoorray! i can clone finally! ha. the rest are still lookin good and will probably be done within a few days.

Time to get more lights and stuff huh? I'll get some more pics up later. Sounds great though.

so heres my conclusion: the vitagrow liquid worked slightly better than the roottech gel.

both the pellets and cubes work about the same. But the cuttings stood up much straighter and looked much better and healtier in the cubes.

there ya go. i got about four left that havent been planted out of the 16 and it took about 1.5-2 weeks

Sounds great SayWord. Mine been going slow, but going. Ya, I know you want to see pics. Maybe I can later. And post a report. I definitely need to up my temp some more. I went back to check and it said it should be about 80 degrees in the water. Mines only up to 72 but was 66. I did get a heater but it is not in yet. Also a timer they say but don't say what to set it at. Need to go look again. It said the timer makes all the difference.

hell ya it does dude, because i used a heat pad with no timer and wasnt checkin temps, and thats what was killin my clones i think. the heat just got to out of control with that dome over them. so this run was with no heat mat and they worked wonderfully!

SayWord said:

hell ya it does dude, because i used a heat pad with no timer and wasnt checkin temps, and thats what was killin my clones i think. the heat just got to out of control with that dome over them. so this run was with no heat mat and they worked wonderfully!

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The temps doing aero and other methods can be different. Because of the more available oxygen to the stem area in aero the temp can be higher. That is supposed to help it go faster. On the diy cloner they said 78 degrees. Mine was at 66 and then 72. My last batch were in a little warmer area but can't say if that made a difference since they are from a different mother. Some strains are supposed to be easier to clone that others also.

huh thats interesting. good to know. i think im bout to flower my mother and all my clones once i free up room under that 600 and just not have to deal with cloning for awhile. im gonna go striaght into the blueryders.

Ok, finally an update. Two went to my starter hydro, two more in a couple days. Don't know about the last two yet. But I think they will make it. I'll let you know. Need to change my set up to heated for the next run in a week or two. I'll keep you posted on any changes. I don't care really that they are slow as long as they root. I can still make more clones than I have room for but would rather have it faster so it frees up space quicker.

wow man. beautiful roots. how long did those take then, like two weeks?

It's been 17 days. Put them in with a light dose of nutes They should go pretty quick now with the nutes. I just came back from reading the cloner post and saw it also said that the timer was very important. The first place I saw this it showed the timer but didn't say what it was for. Then I found the thread on it and someone said about running it 15 min on and 45 min off. I just happen to get a new timer the other day that will do that. So with the heat and the timer it should go much quicker. I'll post the outcome.

wow man, where did u get that timer and how much? i need one like that too!!

I got it at a store we have here in New England called "Ocean State Job Lot". Kinda like a dollar store. It's made by GE and is weatherproof also. Paid $7 for it.
Just like this one:http://www.fcsurplus.ca/shopping/shopexd.asp?id=16883.

dope man! i gotta get one of those, maybe home depot or somethin.

SayWord said:

dope man! i gotta get one of those, maybe home depot or somethin.

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Maybe check Ebay? Put it on the order with the bubble bags. If she loves you she will, Right Ya, seems to be a pretty good timer for the $. Wasn' t thinking about the cloner really when I got it, Just thought I would replace the piece of crap I have on now. At least this one has a ground and is good for damp locations. It will work well with my new 20 amp service in my closet. But it works out great, think I will get 1 or 2 more tomorrow.

hell ya man. ive been thinkin lately about skippin the bubble bags altogether and just goin with the blender method and coffee filters or whatever. even tho it may not be as pure and awesome as with bubble bags, it wont matter all that much to me or the peeeps who will smoke it

I've never liked the idea of using coffee filters. Try to find some fabric you can use maybe.

Only 1 out of the 6 has no roots. The 2 that went to hydro are doing great, lots more roots.

dope man. like what kinda fabric would u think thats cheap?

Polyester stuff at walmart. Maybe 2 bucks a yard. Do you have a pocket microscope?