1- Started a jack Herer from seed and was three sets past primary leaves when I realized I have over watered and developed what i suspect was root rot. i did catch it early and cut the plant just below primary leaves. I removed primary leaves and split stalk and shaved outside layer of stalk. Placed in water and now waiting...... How long before roots develop or am I just wishing?
Is it possible?
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So you took a plant with three nodes, and removed the base of it, and now trying to root it like a clone.
I'm just trying to make sure we are all on the same page.
First, if the water is not being oxygenated, it may not root. Most people clone with a spray or fog system. They also use a rooting hormone.
If a clone (I'm speaking of clones only) gets roots, it usually takes 10-14 days.
You didn't say what medium you are growing in.......
People do sometimes get cannabis cuttings to root in plain water. It's one of the methods with the lowest chance of success though.
Use a dark container. As mentioned a bubbler would help. Better rooting mediums include coco, perlite, rock wool, peat, or even soil though that's also problematic. Cloning gel helps. Or aeroponic and fog cloners. Basically all of these mediums try to give the cutting - 100% humidity, oxygen, and darkness.
The other main factor is temperature. Depending somewhat on which method you use, aim for around 70° F
Use a dark container. As mentioned a bubbler would help. Better rooting mediums include coco, perlite, rock wool, peat, or even soil though that's also problematic. Cloning gel helps. Or aeroponic and fog cloners. Basically all of these mediums try to give the cutting - 100% humidity, oxygen, and darkness.
The other main factor is temperature. Depending somewhat on which method you use, aim for around 70° F
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Yes I am treating as a cutting. Wish I could post a pic. Will have to figure it out. I guess it isn't out of the ICU yet. Ñ
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Grow in water with 10 15 10 liquid fertilizer. Plant may die but it would have any way if I had left in soil. This is a last ditch effort to save it. I do see some white nodules in a couple of places. I change the water every 2 to 3 days. I don't know if that is too often or not.
If it was developed enough I don't see why not.
For posting pics you have to upload them to a gallery: top right side click on add media
I'm not sure how it works since the site update. It was easy enough to figure out.
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I'll work on getting a pic. On closer inspection there are nodules in a few places. It can't be too bad the leaves are nice and green so fingers crossed. A hard lesson learned about overwatering.
One of the issues with such a thing is trying to balance the greenery with the roots. Since you have none of the latter, your plant can only support its greenery through using (up) internally stored resources - the same ones it needs for growing roots.
Oxygenation of the water is important. No, changing the water once per day is not too often, lol. Several times/day might be better. IF that water is somewhat more oxygenated than what's in your plant's container.
Depending on how long it takes, a very, very light dose of nutrients into the water might be helpful. Although the mechanism is much poorer than an actual root system, some will be absorbed. Again, a very light dose, lol. Products such as Olivia's Cloning Solution are good for this, as you end up with a very dilute solution when mixing as recommended (or even half that strength). But one could do the same with their regular nutrients, I suppose. Or give them a very dilute solution made up of something like Neptune's Harvest (the kelp one, maybe).
It's doable, but by no means a given. The uncertainty, waiting, stress... will be enough to ensure that you add enough perlite to your soil to allow for good drainage and learn to water when the plant needs it, not when you feel like watering it, I think, lol.
Oxygenation of the water is important. No, changing the water once per day is not too often, lol. Several times/day might be better. IF that water is somewhat more oxygenated than what's in your plant's container.
Depending on how long it takes, a very, very light dose of nutrients into the water might be helpful. Although the mechanism is much poorer than an actual root system, some will be absorbed. Again, a very light dose, lol. Products such as Olivia's Cloning Solution are good for this, as you end up with a very dilute solution when mixing as recommended (or even half that strength). But one could do the same with their regular nutrients, I suppose. Or give them a very dilute solution made up of something like Neptune's Harvest (the kelp one, maybe).
It's doable, but by no means a given. The uncertainty, waiting, stress... will be enough to ensure that you add enough perlite to your soil to allow for good drainage and learn to water when the plant needs it, not when you feel like watering it, I think, lol.
Here is a tutorial on pictures:
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Just bought big bag of perlite! Had reasonable success last year but now I realize soil was way too dense. I can just imagine how much better it could have been. Always have great 20/20 hindsight. I will change water more frequently. As long as leaves are not dying I guess I got chance. Adventures in growing.
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Looks like it's in the process of growing roots, maybe. I would have removed those two tiny branches from the bottom. They're not helping anything, and roots could have grown from the spots that they're currently existing in.
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When I cut clones I put them straight into jiffy pellets in a high humidity environment and I normally get roots in a week.
If you didnt spray with hormone it might not happen. The plant can take in water through its leaves from the high humidity giving the roots time to develop.
This is why humidity is important. Low humidity during veg, seedling will cause your plant to take in too many nutrients and burn itself, high humididity the opposite and its not taking in as much through roots and takes in through the leaves.
If you didnt spray with hormone it might not happen. The plant can take in water through its leaves from the high humidity giving the roots time to develop.
This is why humidity is important. Low humidity during veg, seedling will cause your plant to take in too many nutrients and burn itself, high humididity the opposite and its not taking in as much through roots and takes in through the leaves.
Slinks
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This might help too Cuttings and transpiration