Seriously an echo in here! I thought we were getting a trifecta post but it was way beyond that. 
Apologies if this comes in 5 times....
Apologies if this comes in 5 times....
Grand Daddy Black Grows A Stack
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Hello grow gang.
I hope this is a single post!
I started my clones this evening. As you read this, please remember this is my first attempt at this. So if my description sounds basic and uninteresting it's because it probably is.
I checked out the cloning methods of several 420 members and borrowed some nuggets from several of them.
Then I...
- took cuttings ensuring that only 2 nodes were left intact
- cut the leaves down to itty-bitty size
- shaved the bottom of each cutting
- cut the bottom of each cutting at a 45 degree angle
- coated the bottoms with Clonex Gel
- placed cuttings in peat pellets
- placed peat pellets in an opaque plastic container
- sprayed the walls of the plastic container with water
- placed plastic container on heat mat
- placed heat mat under small led lamp
If anyone has suggestions for something I might need to change, please let me know. I'm in school here!
Peace.
I hope this is a single post!
I started my clones this evening. As you read this, please remember this is my first attempt at this. So if my description sounds basic and uninteresting it's because it probably is.
I checked out the cloning methods of several 420 members and borrowed some nuggets from several of them.
Then I...
- took cuttings ensuring that only 2 nodes were left intact
- cut the leaves down to itty-bitty size
- shaved the bottom of each cutting
- cut the bottom of each cutting at a 45 degree angle
- coated the bottoms with Clonex Gel
- placed cuttings in peat pellets
- placed peat pellets in an opaque plastic container
- sprayed the walls of the plastic container with water
- placed plastic container on heat mat
- placed heat mat under small led lamp
If anyone has suggestions for something I might need to change, please let me know. I'm in school here!
Peace.
Try to keep it 80ºF in there. 
Looks good, GDB-
Remember- if you don't really have room to grow all of them out, they will all survive...
Remember- if you don't really have room to grow all of them out, they will all survive...
But that one pheno you really wanna save, forget it. Take 100 cuttings if you want. None will ever root.
DutchinAB
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Nicely done, it looks like you hit all the right cloning points there.
Which strains did you take cuttings from?
Which strains did you take cuttings from?
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Thanks, DutchinAB.
I'm trying 2 cuttings from the Grand Daddy Purple, 1 Strawberry Banana Grape and 2 Lemon Haze fauxtos.
I put one of those little hygrometers in the container and tonight it was reading 85.4F and 90% humidity. Is that a good place?
I'm trying 2 cuttings from the Grand Daddy Purple, 1 Strawberry Banana Grape and 2 Lemon Haze fauxtos.
I put one of those little hygrometers in the container and tonight it was reading 85.4F and 90% humidity. Is that a good place?
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That sounds so normal!Looks good, GDB-
Remember- if you don't really have room to grow all of them out, they will all survive...
A little warm on my scale but the RH is right.
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Thanks, Shed. I'll put a towel under the container to lower the heat a bit.
^^ That's a good idea- I killed a lot of seeds before I realized that 84f was just a little too hot for them...
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I had the best success cloning when I had them under normal strength veg lighting. That extra power makes them kick out roots a lot faster.
Nice cloning! I'm doing a couple of " just in caser clones" from my trainer mothers now. They're training me. I use @beez0404 's tutorial in cups lately and as long as i do, it's almost 100%. Today's day 3 so time to start taking the cups off.
I use beez0404's method as well, but I leave the domes on for a week and then just tip them back leaving a gap. Every day the gap gets a bit wider, and at the end of the second week they are usually completely acclimated. It's a easier method for the working stiffs. 
Heavenly Hybrid
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Wow, hard to keep up around here now! Nice job cleaning up the undergrowth. Once you’ve done it, it’ll be no sweat for you from now on. 
Maybe I’m mixed up on your flip timeline, (trimmed at 10 days?) in general with photos, I try to do that trimming either just before flip or about the three week mark, as soon as they’ve finished stretch.
Congrats on the sponsorships, exciting stuff happening here, no wonder it’s hard to keep up!
Maybe I’m mixed up on your flip timeline, (trimmed at 10 days?) in general with photos, I try to do that trimming either just before flip or about the three week mark, as soon as they’ve finished stretch.
Congrats on the sponsorships, exciting stuff happening here, no wonder it’s hard to keep up!
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Hello grow crew.
A quick update on the photos.
I was in the tent feeding today and noticed that the Grand Daddy Purple and the Crtical Kush had out-stretched the rest of the group.
So I attacked them...
GDB:
CK:
That's the gratitude I show them for growing up!
Thanks for stopping by.
Peace.
A quick update on the photos.
I was in the tent feeding today and noticed that the Grand Daddy Purple and the Crtical Kush had out-stretched the rest of the group.
So I attacked them...
GDB:
CK:
That's the gratitude I show them for growing up!
Thanks for stopping by.
Peace.
That'll teach 'em- can't have them growing all crazy like that....
She's a wide one- close to 4 feet?
She's a wide one- close to 4 feet?
that’s right, there’s another pandemic going around now. The growing bug... and I’m afraid GDB’s case is terminal. That is, it will end with lots and lots of weed and dead bushes