Clones and Nutes

[Stretch1970]

Hi Everyone, I have successfully cloned a dozen or so little ladies by just cutting a lower stem with razor blade splitting the end about 2mm and sticking it in a polystyrene cup with holes in filled with the same medium as it's mother coco / perlite , I have only watered with ph'd tap water till I see signs of roots through the holes as I have read about feeding nutes to Clones to early.

My question is this, if I have been feeding full nutes before I took the clone not feeding it nutes after I have taken it, will this stress it out? My Clones have taken a good 2 to 3 weeks before I see any sign of roots, could the roots form quicker if I continued to feed nutes.

My Clones just sit in a corner of my veg tent with nothing really special going on.

 

[Stomps 23]

Hi Stretch,
No stress to the clones by not feeding nutes. Clones take most of their water intake through their leaves until they form a root system. Just spray them with PH adjusted water couple times a day, you can, if you please, add a little root hormone in the water as well.
Once they show roots, start with a very mild dose of nutes. I personally start with quarter dose for the first week, half for the second then go on full nutes. I transfer into the grow room at week 2 after the roots are developed. Happy growing.

 

[Stretch1970]

Hello Stomps, thank you for your advice I will start a few clones tonight and experiment. I will do half how I have been ( no foliar spray) and the other half ( with foliar spray) and compare the time for the start of root growth.

Again many thanks.

 

[Ricky Bobby]

The only thing I'd add is that with my clones foliar misting I do a nute mix of about 1/8-1/4 recommend in my spray and my clones respond amazingly compared to just plain water. Could be a goodexperoment for you too.