How Long Should My Clones Take To Root?

[CdnGrow]

i tried a new cloning gel my friend suggested. i must say it worked very well.

i took a bunch of clones off my plants a couple days before flipping the light, put them in cubes and had some poking out in 5 days. the white fire clones, all 4 in 7 days. most of the rest within 10 or 11 days.

i keep the spray bottle in the dome to keep it warm...

this baby was placed into the clay balls and was dunked twice a day to get it ready for the big tent.

 

[CdnGrow]

i tried a new cloning gel my friend suggested. i must say it worked very well.

i took a bunch of clones off my plants a couple days before flipping the light, put them in cubes and had some poking out in 5 days. the white fire clones, all 4 in 7 days. most of the rest within 10 or 11 days.

i keep the spray bottle in the dome to keep it warm...

this baby was placed into the clay balls and was dunked twice a day to get it ready for the big tent.

i cut these to make a few mothers, here they are a couple weeks later in soil, looking super happy.
i snipped the tops yesterday to try and force two stems... we'll see how well that worked...

 

[Dan Dark]

I took thirty clones and within eight days, twenty three had roots. The other seven were "showing" the next day. By day ten all were in medium, in eight inch containers and very happy, big smiles! lol. This is my usual return time and I do it three times a month. I keep the humidity and the ambient temperature at 72*. Every day I "air" them for a bit by sliding the dome back about a 1/2 inch. I use root "plugs" and clonex gel for the cuttings and clonex solution for the plugs once placed in the tray. I fill the tray to about an inch with solution and that's it until roots show. That is enough to maintain them until then. Of course if it takes you longer to get roots then you may want to check the moisture level of your tray to avoid drying out. I use a soiless mix in my containers and do not give them any nutes for the first month, the mix contains enough nutes to sustain cuttings for that time period. They receive 18hrs of lighting under 600watts of HPS and 400watts of MH lamps and six hours of "quiet" time. There is however a low level illumination from the cloning area which is constant so it is never completely dark, only during the flowering cycle when it is absolutely important...

One suggestiuon. Never take this kind of success for granted. I have had several people comment on my own 100% success aret with clones - and the one that caught my attention was; "Like you I had 100% success cloning for almost two years. Then for whatever reason it went to shit and I have not had a successful clone for over a year! Be careful, it can come back to bite you hard!" Lesson learned. I am a lot more caring and careful with every aspect of my grow so I can (hopefully) avoid the down times so many here can speak to.

 

[MochaBud]

I use a generic rooting powder from Home Depot and Jiffy Pucks. I also use 3 liter pop bottles for a single plant cloner. I only have to unscrew the pop top to let air in, and I only take the whole top off if the puck starts to dry out, so I can spray the puck, not the plant. And in 5 to 7 days all the leaves are still green

Jiffy Pucks for clones

• MochaBud
• Apr 21, 2020

My cloning method, roots in 5 days, leaves still green

• MochaBud
• Nov 23, 2020
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[Ravensman8]

I use Rapid Rooters which are pre-formed organic plugs in the shape of a small volcano so to speak. I set them in my tray with the "volcano" facing upwards as they usually do. They stand very nicely this way. I poke a hole into the "spout" about an inch using a pencil for the new cutting to slide into. I slice my cuttings on as much as an angle as I can, dip in Clonex Gel solution and set into the root plugs. They are then set into the tray into which I then fill to about one inch evenly with Clonex solution for rooting, mixed with water. I use a convex dome which allows for more height. I keep the humidity and ambient temperature at 72* for the entire time until they root under 24 hours of light. I have roots every time within 8-9 days without fail. This is of course barring any unforeseen "accidents". By the way, those "deformed" white balls at the end of the cuttings were the beginnings of roots. Hope this helps...

The funny thing is, THIS^^^ is easier than Cloners!

 

[Ravensman8]

After about a week you can test to see if your plants have started to root. Remove the humidity dome and leave it off for between twenty minutes and two hours. Watch the clones for any signs of wilting while the dome is removed. If the plants have not wilted at all then they probably have enough root development to support themselves. If no wilt is noticed leave the dome off, if they are wilted, spray the cuttings and dome and replace the dome on the tray.

Once you have determined that the plants can support themselves, stop misting the cuttings and leave the humidity dome off. (NOTE: Once the plants have roots, constant misting can actually be harmful to the plants).

If the lower leaves start to turn yellow and die, don't worry, it is perfectly normal. It is the plant feeding off of itself to sustain life, moving valuable nutrient and water from the older growth. Do not remove any dead growth until the plant is well rooted. If you remove the dying growth the plant can starve and die completely.

Seriously, easiest method^^^ period! Leave it and forget it! 8 days summer, 10 days winter!

 

[Etienne36]

Make sure, whatever you do, that you NEVER DOUBLE DIP with the cloning gel. What happens is when you dip your clone into the gel, it "activates" the gel, rendering in usless, after a few hours.. Always seperate or pour out the gel onto a paper plate or something... always throw out what you dont use... Dont reuse or return unused gel. Once you dipped the gel is active and after a few hours is no good......

Is this the case with rooting powder too ?

 

[Stormblessed]

I imagine with powder as long as there’s no moisture in it u should still b good

 

[Etienne36]

I imagine with powder as long as there’s no moisture in it u should still b good

Thanks, I’m on day 12 n no roots yet but it’s been cool in there a couple nights and inconsistante

 

[Stormblessed]

Most likely just the temps,I don’t use anything to clone and it works fine

 

[Thcremedy]

After about a week you can test to see if your plants have started to root. Remove the humidity dome and leave it off for between twenty minutes and two hours. Watch the clones for any signs of wilting while the dome is removed. If the plants have not wilted at all then they probably have enough root development to support themselves. If no wilt is noticed leave the dome off, if they are wilted, spray the cuttings and dome and replace the dome on the tray.

Once you have determined that the plants can support themselves, stop misting the cuttings and leave the humidity dome off. (NOTE: Once the plants have roots, constant misting can actually be harmful to the plants).

If the lower leaves start to turn yellow and die, don't worry, it is perfectly normal. It is the plant feeding off of itself to sustain life, moving valuable nutrient and water from the older growth. Do not remove any dead growth until the plant is well rooted. If you remove the dying growth the plant can starve and die completely.

Good recap

 

[Jvernice]

After about a week you can test to see if your plants have started to root. Remove the humidity dome and leave it off for between twenty minutes and two hours. Watch the clones for any signs of wilting while the dome is removed. If the plants have not wilted at all then they probably have enough root development to support themselves. If no wilt is noticed leave the dome off, if they are wilted, spray the cuttings and dome and replace the dome on the tray.

Once you have determined that the plants can support themselves, stop misting the cuttings and leave the humidity dome off. (NOTE: Once the plants have roots, constant misting can actually be harmful to the plants).

If the lower leaves start to turn yellow and die, don't worry, it is perfectly normal. It is the plant feeding off of itself to sustain life, moving valuable nutrient and water from the older growth. Do not remove any dead growth until the plant is well rooted. If you remove the dying growth the plant can starve and die completely.

Why is continued missing harmful?

 

[Sueet]

Why is continued missing harmful?

Mostly because it invites mold and mildew to grow. I have a personal belief also, that the plants need to be able to 'breathe' out water and oxygen in order to take in carbon dioxide, so keeping it too wet causes some issues. (search vpd chart for more info)

 

[Plbgbuttcrack]

Make sure, whatever you do, that you NEVER DOUBLE DIP with the cloning gel. What happens is when you dip your clone into the gel, it "activates" the gel, rendering in usless, after a few hours.. Always seperate or pour out the gel onto a paper plate or something... always throw out what you dont use... Dont reuse or return unused gel. Once you dipped the gel is active and after a few hours is no good......

I always have, and have 100% success rate even stopped growing for a couple years and started back and used the same gel I'd bought years ago and still 100% success rate.

 

[Plbgbuttcrack]

Hey guys, I am somewhat new to cloning and I am working with Trainwreck strains only. My last two sets of cuttings, placed into oasis cubes, have failed to root. After 15days, I started inspecting them and found the bottom of the cuttings to be white and deformed, like a little ball on the end. I use new razor blade with each plant, cut at a 45 degree angle under water, dip in clonex, and place in a pre-moistioned Oasis cube. All are then placed under a humidity dome and then under a 4 foot twin bulb T8 at 18- 6 cycle. What I do not understand is I have had great success with this exact same procedure??? What am I doing wrong?

Do you use a heating pad for them..?

 

[Kushcat]

Seedling mats with cook a clone.
Temps need to be 72-78°f

 

[Kushcat]

One of my glitterbomb cuttings after 11 days

 

[GPCannabis]

It can take up to 2 weeks if your heat and humidities not right.

what temp do you go for?

 

[anitl]

How can you tell when your clones have started to root, and what should you watch for in the first few days after planting?

 

[GPCannabis]

How can you tell when your clones have started to root, and what should you watch for in the first few days after planting?

Hello,

So I hear a couple of questions in there actually. Do you mean how long do they take to create roots once cut from mother plant? Or how long does it take for roots to take in soil are roots are established?

First you need cuttings from a mother plant, then either a soil medium like Root Riots or a DWC Machine (amazon under $100). I have had bad luck with doing it manual so i prefer a clone machine, once in clone machine it usually takes about 2 weeks for roots to start growing, you will know roots cause you will see them. From hear it is usually about another 2 weeks for the plant to get established in soil and start growing.