Cuttings yellowing please help

[grow big]

hi people can anyone please help me. my cuttings are going yellow. they have been in rock wool and in a dome with ph'd water and very light feed for 1 week, they have no roots yet but are starting to get a bulb type ball in the rockwool on the cutting stem. do you think they will live or do i need to do something to help them survive. also used doff hormone. any help please

 

[Amadeus Forzin]

I have no experience of cloning but my understanding is that if it hasn't got roots it cat take up any feed and will use its stored energy from the leaves while the roots develop.

 

[Tead]

I don't use any fancy cloners. Just cuttings in well watered perlite sealed in a Ziploc bag. It's not the best method, but if I can keep the temps right around 80f, I'll generally have roots after 2 weeks. I would definitely not expect them earlier without some sort of active cloning system.
I mist them daily with a mix containing 1/2 tsp/gallon grow nutrients. This provides a light foliar feeding for the cuttings while they have no roots. I use the same mix for any watering.

Temps are very important during cloning. 80f is your target. Temps over 85 will generally cause damage in un-rooted clones. Misting with the light feed mix seems key as well.

 

[lexort420]

I root cuttings in peat moss pellets in a dome my cuttings usually yellow a bit right before roots come poking out. Little more patience sounds like your almost there.

 

[Rifleman]

Do you have any aeration going to your clones?

 

[grow big]

no but clones are doing fine now so fingers crossed i get 100%..potted them into peat pots and coco coir today because i seen the little root balls appearing.