Anyone notice that smaller diameter cuttings root easier than larger ones ?
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@smokinrav how long does it usually take you to see a small root from you're cutting?? On avg it takes me about 12 days.
StareCase
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That timeframe sounds about right. My cuttings are typically 3" - 4" ( ... a personal preference ) and they will also take 12 to 14 days to root in damp Pro Mix under a cloning dome.
I don't use a dome, my humidity all year long is about 50%
StareCase
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Clones like humidity higher than 50% ... more like 85%. They also like the temps a bit above 80F. Domes give them the consistently warm and humid environment they need to clone.
Dr. Who
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Renfro is correct on this. Cuttings taken lower on the mother will root better/faster then those from the top.
The reason is that the lower ones have less N available. N feeds the plant and inhibits root formation.
I have noticed that one too.
Hollow stems are more of a strain trait then something you do though..
If taking cuttings from a plant with hollow stems.
Use cuttings from (again) the lower part of the plant, and make them short so you miss that hollow part.
osowhom
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thats about how i do it easy peasy set and forget i mist them every other day and by day 14 they are about ready for the tent
Severed Tongue
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Seems that it's important where you cut too. Ive noticed, cut below a node works better than above, and a long angle cut gives more area for roots to form.
green_machine_two9er
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I’ve read rooting hormone levels are naturally higher in plant material closer to the roots. So it always made since to me that lowers always root faster.
MidnightSun72
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So weird. I pick cutting with the fattest stalk for big flowers. And I notice they produce way more roots. In the bubble cloner you can get anything to root. But I notice the thicker stems get the white nubs first. And when they make roots they explode. I've rooted 1.5ft long cutting before in the same or faster than little skinny ones. For me the best size is between an 1/8 to 3/8 thick.
Offmymeds
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Very useful. That will help me time my clones.
StareCase
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Most definitely yes! Then you can remove the stems from that node slightly above your angle cut giving you three spots where the roots can develop. Then dip the entire bottom of the cutting into the rooting hormone. And when I prepare the Pro-Mix, I include a very small amount of bloom nutes in the water that I use to pre-soak the medium. Phosphorus helps to promote root growth.
Yup ... the best thing we can do for our clones is to leave them alone. They really like the solitude.
Interesting that you have had success misting every couple of days. That method hasn't worked well for me - I liken it to a stew simmering in a crock pot. Lift the lid and you've lost a good chunk of the heat which increases cooking time. Lift the dome lid and I've lost a good chunk of the humidity increasing the time to clone.
6 - 8 small shot glasses of water go in the tray before the dome lid goes on which helps keep the humidity (and temps ... ) constant.
Renfro
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On this I beg to differ as I have grown a LOT of strains and never get hollow stems in soil, but in hydro pretty much anything makes hollow stems for me.
Renfro
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I tried cutting at an angle and cutting straight, I don't cut through a node unless that happens to be where I want to cut (all the same size clones) and I never notice any difference rooting.
