Clone machine vs terrarium what's your fancy?

seaofgreen18

seaofgreen18

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Howdy all what turn around times and rates do you get from the way of your cloning practice ? I've heard some people doing alot of things on here and I'm trying to find out ? Not to say I'm a master cloner or anything but I do pretty good I usually get100%turn around in about a week time with minimal stress in a terrarium with rapid rootes and a dome no heat mat I dampen the rooter with humic acid and EM-1 and use it throughout the cycle with the rooting acid hormone instead of the gel or powder which for $10 I can do many many clones I save what I don't use in a pill bottle under in my veg room I just keep them at a safe distance from the light I've done the clone machine for some years and had ok luck but ph fluctuating and heat from the pump and changing water What a Pain in the ass ! I like the terrarium much better how about you all?? What's your method? Same with beans what's your popping method?
 
Hey @seaofgreen18, check out my cloning technique, link is in my signature.

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seaofgreen18 said:
I do it pretty much the same way I have 100% turn around as well you use the powder,gel or acid for hormones?
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Clonex gel. I wonder if aloe gel would work... it contains auxins and gibberellens.
 
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I use clonex, root riot plugs, a humidity dome with mat, and a 8W LED strip light (cool white) and generally within 1-2 weeks I usually have pretty close to 100% success. Some strains are a little more tempermental but overall Iwould say over 90% success rate.
 
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