no, no, no, not necessary to take any time off here. Don’t be talking crazy like that!
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I have plenty of free rocks to put in the bottom for stability - reservoir still works fine.Too bad the buckets aren't.
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Not time off from here, just growing! I could still be around without adding pages to this journal.
Still too many obstacles to overcome, but thanks Felipe!
Shed, I can’t recall if you ever tried perlite hempy. I may have to fire up the wayback machine.. 
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I have not. I started in Dr Earth Pot of Gold soil and went to ProMix HP. I don't want to deal with carrying pots with water in them through the house or in the shed. Or deal with auto watering systems inside when I'm away. Or pH'ing my nutes...
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It sure works for you though...so well you're taking the year off. 
Heavenly Hybrid
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Lol, I can’t even get him to try perlite cloning! Let alone a whole grow!
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As soon as that Jack Herer seed goes into a solo cup (tomorrow if it's finally up when I get home)! I will:Lol, I can’t even get him to try perlite cloning! Let alone a whole grow!
rinse perlite
fill a cup with perlite
fill it 1/3 full of distilled water
take a cutting, strip it, and dip'n grow it
put it in the perlite so the bottom is in water
wait...
No dome, no spritzing.
Have I got that right?
BigD13
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Are you sure that’s a ”born on date” and not a “use by date”? I know FF says to use their stuff within a year of manufacture.
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It doesn't mention anything else on the bag, so I'm guessing it's manufacture date. HD sells this stuff like crazy so it's not surprising the bag was only a month or so old when I got it.
I know!
I glad you found some! Probably a good thing too, because you probably wouldn't have found the soil I was referring to at Lowes.I just called over and they don't have the bales, but they have the 2.8cf loose fill bags of HP for $22 and they're holding three for me until tomorrow morning!
Thanks GDB! I think my venture into soil is going to be put on hold now that I can get HP again. I'll have to deal with the environmental effects of peat harvesting in some other way.
I gave you the wrong name. It's "Harvest Organics" not "Organic Harvest."
Close.
Keep the bottom of the cutting above the water line. While your at it, make a small hole about an inch up from the bottom of the cup. Stick that cup in another cup so you don't make a mess carrying it around.
Then, every couple of days, take the original cup out of the second one and pour a couple of ounces of water in the top. That'll help add oxygen to the water reservoir and refresh it. Once it stops dripping from the hole you can stick it back in the cover cup and go about your life.
A dome for the first couple of days would help, but we understand if you don't want to really commit.
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I will be sure not to look for Organic Harvest next time I'm not at Lowe's! Thanks for the correction.I glad you found some! Probably a good thing too, because you probably wouldn't have found the soil I was referring to at Lowes.
I gave you the wrong name. It's "Harvest Organics" not "Organic Harvest."
There's no hole in the cup using @Virgin Ground's perlite cloning method as I recall. Yours sounds more like the dreaded "hempy" version.
I was hoping you wouldn't notice.There's no hole in the cup using @Virgin Ground's perlite cloning method as I recall. Yours sounds more like the dreaded "hempy" version.
I've fallen down the hempy hole. I think you should join me. What the hell, one plant. Never know, you might really like it.
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Keep up the proselytizing and I'll have to cross the street when I see you coming!
@Azimuth will only knock on your door then. A Hempy Witness.Keep up the proselytizing and I'll have to cross the street when I see you coming!
BigD13
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That made me chuckle.
All kidding aside, @Azimuth is right on with keeping the end of the clone stem above the water (which doesn’t really have to be distilled or pHed).
Even though I’ve gotten clones to sprout roots in plain water, I think it’s best to keep it slightly above it in this case. I believe the additional oxygen helps.
Even though I’ve gotten clones to sprout roots in plain water, I think it’s best to keep it slightly above it in this case. I believe the additional oxygen helps.
I think that's right. Kind of like cloners that use mist rather than the bubbling bath. Usually faster and often higher percentages.
The perlite itself will wick enough moisture to keep the cut happy, and also provide more O2 than stale water. Unless you plan on changing out the water but you didn't mention anything about that. The hempy version makes refreshing the rez a breeze.