These pics updates will better explain my absence......this really is alot of work........
So Tuesday was a cleaning and clone cutting day.
As you can see--by allowing 20-21 days between cuttings there is an abundance of vegetation to pick from.
The clone area is cleaned with a solution of 10ml/L 35%H2O2...trays, netpots, inserts, walls, etc..
I have found the inserts from the jiffy peat starters hold the 2" netpots so they don't fall over.
I use Rapid Rooters turned upside down to root my cuttings in......
I make my own hole with a chopstick so it holds the cutting firmly ......
Once I am ready to go I get my tools together and get ready to start hacking........plugs have been moistened with 3-5 streams of water from a standard spray bottle treated with h2o2 and a ph of 5.8.......
I sit on a stool while I work....back probs......so these mums have been selected to be prepped, I do this sitting down--I usually prep and harvest cuttings from 3-4 mums at a time..........before prep
After prep.....so now I can cut and dip into rooting hormone without pausing to cut off branches, trim leaves, etc.....
Close up of prepped mum.......
Some people like to scrape and nick the stem around the node you intend to root............I only do this with the thickest tips..........
Most people don't like to cut with shears....I use a brand new set each time I cut clones and then use them for pruning and manicuring in the future. With a factory edge on them I do not have problems that require me to use a scalpel....................
Fast Forward........>>>>>>..........>>>>>>>
Dark Period.............12 hours
Holy Shit........after 148 clones.......there are 300 more I could take.........looks like compost time........
And after dark period they are all quite happy.............
More updates coming this was just Tuesday................
