Cloning can shorten the period of growing which is normally about 100 days for seed plant to a considerable 10 to 15 days. Rockwool. There are better/easier options though. Optionally, use Olivia's Cloning Solution or OT1's cloning solution (1 ml 30% H202, 5 ml Maxicrop to 1 liter of water) to moisten medium. It should look like a delicious crumbled cookie concoction. Growers can take many clones of a single marijuana plant, and this is an easy way to get many plants that will grow the same way as the mother plant and produce buds with similar characteristics (smell, taste, potency, etc). ... such as perlite. fill the cups with the coco/perlite mixture. A medium like vermiculite or perlite which is mixed with vermiculite. The plants to be cloned should be on a vegetative light cycle (18 to 24 hours of light) and should not be overfed. I use it in small net pots in a small bubble bucket - 14 days: This looks very similar to my general set up but I did use bigger net pots. The fish would attack the roots but it seemed like it was a good thing because the plant would just shit out even bigger and better ones. After one week start checking for roots every few days by gently pulling out the cutting, (You must log in or sign up to reply here. The result is a healthier, stronger cannabis plant that can produce better yields. In typical applications, perlite is mixed with soil to create a growing medium that has improved drainage, but still retains the soil’s natural attributes. Placing cuttings and chosen medium inside of a propagator should produce the most success, as the … Well - here is the description I referred to - three pages back in my journal. 3. Assuming you’re running pre-moistened bags of (with 25-30% perlite for improved drainage) in a solo cup about 3/4 full and add approximately a third of a cup of nutrient/rooting solution to this. You can create lot of clone from a single marijuana plant. Cuttings require a moist medium to root, so water the vermiculite until it's thoroughly moistened throughout before planting. Very sharp blade or nice sharp scissors. Note wash/rinse any new perlite with PH 6.0 water to remove any dust residue before use when cloning. 2. This blend is light and airy and allows the cut rose stem to "breathe." Check out the keys to success when creating clones with cloning gel. i just did a run with perlite and was not very satisfied, only about 30% success. It's useful when cloning with peat pucks as damp perlite is often used to cover the pucks, keeping more moisture in and blocking light from where roots will be popping out. Suspended the plants above the tank and roots grew like crazy. You must log in or register to reply here. Mr. HIGHway痴 Cloning Method In Rockwool; Snoofer's illustrated rockwool cloning technique; How do I clone using rockwool? After less than a week the plants were putting out roots that grew all the way to the bottom of the 30 gal fish tank. Place the clone in so the stem touches the perlite and then fill the top half with more perlite (around the stem) and give it another sprinkle to wet the perlite on the top. Place cuttings directly in water, or a waterlogged medium such as rock wool, peat, sphagnum, or perlite – we've had the best luck with placing directly into a cup of water. Simply mix 50% perlite with 50% vermiculite, add enough water so it's moist, and fill your small containers. A rooting hormone powder or gel can speed root formation. New roots can penetrate the lightweight structure of perlite with little effort. This is where perlite steps in to counterbalance some of the negative qualities of soil. Discussion in 'Advanced Cultivation' started by HappyHappyHighGuy, Mar 21, 2009. You should have prepared the plug soaking solution as detailed above, and place the plugs in the plug solution for 20-30 minutes (or until plug is fully hydrated) to ensure 100% saturation. So far the 2options I've got are the rock wool and cloning gel / or a coco/perlite(50/50) mix . The perlite can be slightly moist but no wetter. Cloning cannabis plants can be done using the medium of your choice. Keep temperature around 78°F (26°C), Leave closed for 2 days, then start opening for an hour or so each day, Add water if needed, but it probably won't be necessary if you keep the lid on until roots, Roots in 1-2 weeks, ready to be transplanted to soil or hydro. Perlite & vermiculite. Perlite alone doesn't work well for cloning. They did seem to dry out quickly. Perlite is a volcanic glass that is heated until it expands or "pops," somewhat like a popcorn kernel, to make a small chunk of porous mineral. Most heating pads do not maintain an exact temperature, so if it gets too hot you can add a reptile thermostat. After a week or so I transplanted into a coco/perlite mix and continued to feed them from the nasty ass gold fish water. This can be done by lifting the lights farther from the plant canopy or by placing the donor plant in a low-lighted area. Add some water to the rooting medium, just enough to be able to clump the mixture together into a barely-there clump. Step 2 – Add Water. Perlite is a common soil amendment that helps stimulate marijuana growth. The cloning area should be meticulously clean and all tools and equipment should be sanitized using isopropanol alcohol. Simply mix 50% perlite with 50% vermiculite, add enough water so it's moist, and fill your small containers. How do I build my own aeroponic cloner with misters? very nice triple hg i want to thank you ..i will give that a try..i am better now at cloning but where do you buy the perlite that is that large..the perlite i get is finer...i want the bigger size perlite... can you keep the brand new clones in darkness in the container or do you need some light and how much? For the rooting hormone, dissolved aspirin or a boiled willow bark will do. i just took some clones, and for this round of clones i just put them in straight perlite.....i put the root hormone on the cutting and put them in little cups with nothing but perlite, then put them in our little humidity dome...is it straight to root them in that, it seems to me like it would work pretty well....anyone else do this?? Probably the thickest root mass I've seen, washing the perlite out to transfer them was a bitch. What is the Cheapo-Aero cloning tub? If the perlite is bone dry out of the bag, you can slightly moisten it using the mist setting on your hose nozzle. You should be able to squeeze the cup and have a little solution run out of the drainage holes in the cup. Temperature fluctuates as the lights are turned on and off, so you need to make sure your cloning area is kept at a constant temperature. It's useful when cloning with peat pucks as damp perlite is often used to cover the pucks, keeping more moisture in and blocking light from where roots will be popping out. Rooting cannabis clones in perlite www.facebook.com/aquaponicsweed Without compressing too much, firm up the perlite lightly with your fingers. Not that it can't be done but there will likely be a lower success rate than with some other methods. Perlite and vermiculite, combined at a 1:1 ratio, make an effective, cheap, and widely available cloning medium. Fill with perlite a bit past the holes and drench/fill the res. 50% perlite and 50% vermiculite will work for plugs. I recalled that the 50/50% blend of SuperSoil and perlite seemed to work the best for my situation, so I decided to return to that rooting medium. Let it go and the top perlite should stay nice and moist. This can be done with a reptile aquarium thermostat and ceramic heater bulb, or a heating pad with towels between it and the clone container. The water pump caused enough bubbles up top to nicely mist the clone in the beginning. Because of the cool mist nature of vapor that the. You don't want the coco to be completely saturated. Like as the lights come on or more towards when they're gona go off? Note wash/rinse any new perlite with PH 6.0 water to remove any dust residue before use when cloning. Cloning weed in water is possibly the simplest method of cloning there is. ). You can literally take your cutting (making sure it was cut at a 45-degree angle), remove all the mature leaves, and stick the stalk in a cup of tap water. With only the perlite and trays for water wicking the perlite works great to pull the water however, with the evaporation rate I have right now in the tent for the clone trays I am watering in the tray only … Is there a time that's better then the other to take the cuts from the plant? Remember that until your cuttings have developed some roots, soaking wet perlite will only cause them to rot. Getting the right cloning gel for the high quality hydroponic garden is the important factor in hydroponic growing. See what works best. Perlite: Fill large bowl or bucket 1/3 full of grow medium. I did 4 clones last year in perlite. im trying a 50/50 mix of fine potting soil and perlite to see if i have better results. How do I clone in perlite & vermiculite? 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