Simple Passive Hydroponic Cloner

This is not to be considered a full tutorial on cloning.

Knowing the basics first will help in this throw together simple method.

Excuse the cartoonish freehand in pics.

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I basicly make a Hempy cup with drain hole 2" from bottom of cup.Wrap my cutting in polyurethane foam with about 40% compression.Put the wrap flush in the cup with,or without medium.I just water daily with PH 6 tap to keep damp.No hormones needed,and PH'ed tap is cheap enough to use.Do not tug cutting,and in a week start adding a weak nute solution.In two weeks I have roots visible in drain hole,with visible vegetative growth.I had cuttings that looked like crap root,and flourish.

I keep cutting stem wet at all times,and sterile blade I will dip in water before cut.I leave on as much leafset on as possible.
18/6 or 24/0 photoperiods work fine.65-75*F temps work fine with less chance of harmfull microbial growth.I precut foam strips.Soak them in a mild bleach solution,and squeeze rinse out good.I try to leave a gap for later RHR (roots hit res) feeding.


More surface area exposed than a 45* cut.

A little scrape up,and opposite of primary cut for good measure.


leave some leaf.....
T
he foam tends to cavitate when folded over.Use cavity side up.

Note cutting placement before fold around wrap.

Add medium around wrap to maintain 40% compression,and leave a gap for later RHR (roots hit res) watering.Keep damp.

I just maintain the same light height,and intensity.PC fan helps some with 30 min on/off just to keep some airflow goin,and moves warmer top of cab air more evenly to rest of cab.Fresh air is my daily opening,and watering daily enough to keep foam/cutting moist.

Interesting... how much is this stuff per sq foot?

Nice thread man. Good info here. Thanks.

When I see a couch being thrown out in a decent neighborhood I give it a good eyeball for stains then scavenge it.

Thanks for the props.

Cult of Skaro modified Lucas GH Maxibloom recipe.

5 grams or 3/4 Tsp per gal 400 watts or under.

7 grams or 1 Tsp per gal 400 watts or more.

One 1 gallon jug for nutes.

One 1 gallon jug for PH'ed H2O

Target PH 6

For example:50% strength is created by mixing 50/50 each part of nute/PH

The jugs can be stored no problem for a month.I never stored longer than that,and
normaly just have 2wks in reserve.The jugs can be stored longer technicly,but
whatever you do keep them cool,and dark.No bubbler is needed.I just turn capped
jug upside down,and shake.You can bubble a res if you want,but I would just stir
good with a nonmetallic stirring instrument.I would also whip it in some fashion
to bring some air,or dissolved oxygen into the res solution.I like a capped jug
so there is no evaporation,and has a handy handle.I hand feed
with a cup to a Hempy cup in a perpetual micro garden.

Each liquid nute/sup (supplement) has it's own specific (ml graded) pipette
(Amazon) to prevent cross contamination of the concentrates.My 100% solution is
the max for my lighting/setup.The 100% solution feeds the stretch.Post stretch I
make a 50/50 mix of the 100% solution,and PH'ed tap directly into my hand feeding
cup.This to me is easier than an extra jug laying around of the 50/50,and is my
original method.Coming closer to known harvest I will taper down strength with
hand feed cup method all while feeding the buds,and watching overall plant.Last
1.5 wks of known harvest I want 25% strength,and just PH'ed tap (no nute) in
final days.Knowing your plants to your setup pays in knowing what this,that,and
when for smooth smoke before the jar.Feed the stretch,then feed the buds,and then
feed you.I do not claim my overal method is the shiz but it works for me,and no
plants are created equal.

Nutes/suppliments/buffer per gal tap water

100% nute solution* (*for my setup:8 55W PLL florescent,50/50 6.5K/3K spectrum
mix,2x2x2ft bloom chamber,micro Hempy cup SOG)

GH Maxibloom: 3/4 tsp or 5 grams (7 grams is Lucas formula Maxi 400+ watts)
Dyna Gro Pro Tekt: .5ml (awesome stuff right here)
GH Diamond Nectar: .5ml (a little sumtin to make the plants feel at home)
GH Liquid Kool Bloom: .5ml (all little extra of sumtin sumtin to feed the buds)
Dyna Gro Bloom: .5ml (awesome base nute unto itself,and purely used for extra
insurance for overall plant health,while keeping with kiss)
Epsoms salts: just a pinch between my fingers sprinkled into jug (a little extra
sumtin for the green)

GH Liquid PH up: .5ml (measure PH 2-24 hrs after nute mixing for acurrate post
solution PH reading before adding adjusting buffers.Your tap/water will be
different than mine,and will require a different measure)
This buffers to PH 6-6.1 (target PH 6)

PH'ed tapwater per gal tap
GH Powdered PH down: Shy 1/8 tsp
Buffers to PH 6 (usualy stabilises right away for me)

50% strength nute solution (I just do this directly to my hand feed cup)
.5 gal 100% nute solution blended with .5 gal PH'ed tap.
Buffers to PH 5.9-6

Target PH of 6 (standard for me) is in acceptable parameters. (once you get to
know your plant then play with other targets,and swings for veg/bloom if
desired,for I just target PH 6)

100% solution
Feeds the 12/12 stretch,supports weight gain,and a boost if needed.Cutting
production for moms.

50% solution
Rooted clone first feed/res fill before feeding the 100% (100% gears up for the
flip/prestretch).For Moms in stasis or non production.Mid thru late flower to
balance out nute uptake.

PH'ed tap
General precipitate nutrient chem salts flushing,and making less than 100%
solution.

1 pipette drop of Clorox bleach per gal at least a half hour before jug
use.Bleach is very easily overdosable so using HHO2 in proper measure instead for
a sterile res maintenance is advisible if no dropper is readily available (a drop
from the cap can hurt your plants,or possibly kill).3 pipette drops per gal is
potentialy fatal for small non bubbled reservoirs.I suggest food grade HHHO2
for bleach is potentily builds up sodium chloride,and not to mention the overdose
hazard previously stated.I am not into bennies for the nutes,and suppliments are
allready broken down,and the GH Diamond Nectar chelates for uptake anyway.

Happy growing.

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