Both cuttings of the Colombian Gold #1 female are looking good this morning. So today I begin the process of weening them off of the dome. Notice in the photo I've tilted the domes to create a good sized crack at the bottom to allow fresh air inside. This diminishes to a point the amount of moisture in the air inside the domes making them have to work harder to pull in enough water to survive.
It starts to trigger the plant to begin building roots as opposed to relying on the leaves for survival and water intake. Tomorrow I will start removing both domes for short periods of time beginning with 20 minutes off followed by 30 minutes with them back on again. That for me is a 50 minute cycle. Take the domes off for 20 minutes, put them back on for 30 minutes.
Watch your plants. They will tell you how they are doing. If after the first 20 minutes your plant or plants are a bit droopy give them an hour with the domes back on and check them again. They should have stood back upright again to where they were when you started the cycle.
If I do the above cycle for four or five times and the plants look exactly the same then the cycle changes to 30 minutes off and 30 minutes back on again. I will continue to watch the plants and their reaction. I will also keep increasing the time outside their domes. Generally as a rule by the second day of weening the cycle has reached 45 minutes off and 30 minutes on. The last cycle of that day would be 60 minutes off (this is day two of cycling on and off) and then I put the domes back on for the night. IF after this 60 minute cycle right before lights out your plant is looking healthy and happy then the next morning remove the domes. I set an alarm on my phone for 60 minutes. I'll check them once an hour for 3 hours. If they look good after three hours I put the domes away for future use. These cuttings are (IMO) now clones with at least enough root growth to survive without the domes.
