I thought filter came first, so you pull through it rather than push. Like this illustration from the AC Infinity website:
Second Grow Ever!
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That’s the plan man! Hopefully those buds fatten up ! Noticed a bit of sugar leaves starting. I’m hoping those coals start to fatten up and just stack like a MF! They look totally different from my first one. . My first one looked like a sickly scrawny plant! But the weed is fucking fire!
I’m hoping to get 3x more! Fingers crosssed….
I’m hoping to get 3x more! Fingers crosssed….
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Taking clones off an auto is dicey since it will flower at the same time as the mother, but no reason not to take cuttings from a photo and give it a shot!
She looks healthy, getting better.Good morning fellow growers! Not much to report. Maybe a question. I am treating my cal/mag deficiency but it doesn’t seem to be going away. Frustrating for sure! But my GSC is doing beautiful!
Give her a bit She is coming around.
Stay safe
Bill
Older leaves that have been affected will not improve so instead you want to be watching the new leaves as they come in to be sure they are not showing the same deficiency.
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Both the blue dream and the GSC are photo so I’m going to go for it! What do I have to loose.
Everyone has a favorite cloning method so let us know if you're looking for suggestions. 
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Here is one method that has worked for me.
And here is another that's the simplest there is. It takes longer and can have a lower success rate, but it almost always produces roots on at least one cutting in the bunch:
Take a solo cup and put a hole in the side about 1" up from the bottom. Fill the cup with rinsed perlite and add water until it starts to come out of the hole. Stick the stems of the cuttings (strip all the lower growth and leaves) into the perlite so the bottom is just above the hole/water-line.
I like to put that cup in another cup to keep it from dripping on the heat mat, which is set at 80º F.
When it feels light, pour in some more water.
That's it!
Looks like this while you wait:
Keep it lit at least 20/4. I use 24/0. Not too bright tho. A CFL is fine.
And here is another that's the simplest there is. It takes longer and can have a lower success rate, but it almost always produces roots on at least one cutting in the bunch:
Take a solo cup and put a hole in the side about 1" up from the bottom. Fill the cup with rinsed perlite and add water until it starts to come out of the hole. Stick the stems of the cuttings (strip all the lower growth and leaves) into the perlite so the bottom is just above the hole/water-line.
I like to put that cup in another cup to keep it from dripping on the heat mat, which is set at 80º F.
When it feels light, pour in some more water.
That's it!
Looks like this while you wait:
Keep it lit at least 20/4. I use 24/0. Not too bright tho. A CFL is fine.
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Shed's going Hempy??! Wait, what?
One thing about this Hempy cloning method is that it produces water roots which are different from soil roots and air roots. Probably not much of an issue as the plant can adapt fairly quickly and plenty of people have success with it. It just adds an adjustment period as the plant shifts to producing soil roots after transplant.
I like to root mine in the type of medium they're going to be growing in, but different strokes and all that. My method is closer the the that in the link.
Warm temps are important and I second Shed's 80* suggestion. I seem to have better and quicker success when I keep the cutting on a heat mat. Also, I don't have a light over the cuttings at all. They sit off to the side of my veg area and get ambient light from there. Too strong a light will make the cutting try to grow and you want it focused on producing roots. So, don't keep it in the dark, but they don't necessarily need a dedicated light above them either.
A water based cloning method also typically doesn't have to deal with the misted domes that is shown in the link he provided. Not as much fun though....
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Does anyone have a tried and true recipe for their soil? I was thinking, once I move my gsc, I will be putting her in a 10 gal pot. I was thinking of doing ocean forest on the bottom and then adding the happy frog on top of that and then plant her in the HF. This way by the time she gets her roots down, she will be strong enough and hopefully ocean forest has everything she will need. Hoping. Unless someone has a better soil mixture, homemade, etc. To the ocean forest layer I will adding some worm castings, some blood meal, bone meal, potash, and some lobster and crab shells… if anyone sees anything I am missing please feel free. I also have Gaia green power bloom but I thought I would that as a top dressing. ?
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Not that poor plant looked like I ran it over with my tractor !What a before and after! Wholly Cow!!!
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I’m wondering if it was genetics or something else. Then it makes me wonder how will the rest of the grow go.?
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She looks great now. I’m going to just do a bit of LST and maybe a bit of defoliation. I have to see how she begins developing. I’ve already topped her and started LST.
Are you talking about a water only soil? There are loads of recipes online. StoneOtter posted his mix here.
And one of the best growers in water-only is @Van Stank (he's not here much anymore). Here is his long recipe:
(2) 1.5 cf bag soil (I use Roots Organic but have also tried Nectar of the Gods as well)
(1) Bag of Coco (2 cf) or Pro Mix or Canadian Spagnum Peat Moss
(1) 30 LB Bag of Earth Worm Castings
(1) .5 cf Bag of Humus (I Use Ancient Forest Alaskan Humus)
.5 cf of BioChar (lots of brands out there or you can make your own...see the tube)
(1) Cup Neem/Karanja Cake (Been having a hard time finding this so feel free to substitute straight Neem Seed Meal)
(2) Cups Crap Meal
(2) Cups Shrimp Meal
(2) Cups Bio-Live (great general use fertilizer as its a combination of several things and is from the brand Down to Earth)
(2) Cups Fish Bone Meal
(2) Cups Langbeinite
(1) Cup Azomite
(1) Cup Alfalfa Meal
(1) Cup Bonemeal
(2) Cups Bio-Fish (from Down to Earth)
(2) Cups Soybean Meal
(1) Cup Glacial Rock Dust
(1) Cup Basalt
(2) Cups Gypsum
(1) Cup Fish Meal
(1) Cup Blood Meal
(3) Cups Greensand (They recently shut down the only Greensand mine opened in the USA, but supposedly Brazil has a mine that is filling the requirements.....but its still tough to find locally but available through the zon)
(1) Cup Seabird Guano
(1) Cup Bat Guano
(2) Cups Feather Meal (Great slow release N that won't burn plants and great for top dressings)
(2) Cups Oyster Shell Flour
(2) Cups Kelp Meal
(.5) Cup Rock Phosphate
(.5) Cup Dolomite Lime
(1) Tablespoon Humic Acid (powder)
(2) Tablespoon Azos (beneficial bacteria....can substitute with whatever is available)
(.5) Cup Mykos
(1) Cup Insect Frass
And one of the best growers in water-only is @Van Stank (he's not here much anymore). Here is his long recipe:
(2) 1.5 cf bag soil (I use Roots Organic but have also tried Nectar of the Gods as well)
(1) Bag of Coco (2 cf) or Pro Mix or Canadian Spagnum Peat Moss
(1) 30 LB Bag of Earth Worm Castings
(1) .5 cf Bag of Humus (I Use Ancient Forest Alaskan Humus)
.5 cf of BioChar (lots of brands out there or you can make your own...see the tube)
(1) Cup Neem/Karanja Cake (Been having a hard time finding this so feel free to substitute straight Neem Seed Meal)
(2) Cups Crap Meal
(2) Cups Shrimp Meal
(2) Cups Bio-Live (great general use fertilizer as its a combination of several things and is from the brand Down to Earth)
(2) Cups Fish Bone Meal
(2) Cups Langbeinite
(1) Cup Azomite
(1) Cup Alfalfa Meal
(1) Cup Bonemeal
(2) Cups Bio-Fish (from Down to Earth)
(2) Cups Soybean Meal
(1) Cup Glacial Rock Dust
(1) Cup Basalt
(2) Cups Gypsum
(1) Cup Fish Meal
(1) Cup Blood Meal
(3) Cups Greensand (They recently shut down the only Greensand mine opened in the USA, but supposedly Brazil has a mine that is filling the requirements.....but its still tough to find locally but available through the zon)
(1) Cup Seabird Guano
(1) Cup Bat Guano
(2) Cups Feather Meal (Great slow release N that won't burn plants and great for top dressings)
(2) Cups Oyster Shell Flour
(2) Cups Kelp Meal
(.5) Cup Rock Phosphate
(.5) Cup Dolomite Lime
(1) Tablespoon Humic Acid (powder)
(2) Tablespoon Azos (beneficial bacteria....can substitute with whatever is available)
(.5) Cup Mykos
(1) Cup Insect Frass
