Clones dying after taking them out of Humidity dome | |
I'm fairly experienced with cloning and have done clones over the past few years, but been having a problem with a specific strain.
I root my clones in peat pellets. After taking clones w/ visible roots coming out of the humidity dome, I cut away the peat pellet, wash the peat away from the small roots, then put them into a hempy. I did this with 3 out of 4 clones in the past 2 days, and found that within 12 hours, the newly transplanted clones are withering up! I already lost 1 out of the 3 i did this with, and am trying to salvage the surviving 2 clones.
So, I still have 1 clone in a peat pellet in the humidity chamber. As a simple experiment, I took it out and put it under a 40W CFL about 8" away from it. Within an hour, it started wilting and drooping.. I then placed it back into the humidity chamber, and within an hour or 2 it "perked up" again, so I'm ruling out "transplant shock".
The difference in humidity is somewhat slight, with the chamber being about 90% and the outside being about 80%. Any suggestions?? |