robyoung

I think it clears things, but please be patient, and let me run it by u then, what I plan to do; based on what I believe you mean.

Set up a bubbling system, that is, for this purpose, water of around 7ph value, and an air pump, generating through an air stone alike an aquarium.

Next, U cut cut/burn holes in the lid of the bucket bubbler, and take cuttings fron your mother plant. Suspend the cuttings in the bucket, via sliding them in clear plastic tubing,to stop them from dropping in the water.

I gather the tubing fits snugly inthe hole u have burned in the lid, for ease f adjustment.

Apparently, u adjust the hight of the cuttings via moving the plastuc tubing up and down, I gather, {and please stop me if I am wrong}, u use the leaves of the cuttings slipped through the tubing, to stop the cuttings from falling through the plastic tube.

U adjust the hight of the cuttings "cut" end, so it is just above the water level, getting sprayed by the bubles generated by the air stone at the bottom of the bucket.

U use cloning gel or powder, and apparently see good strike rate, and root growth using this method?

If I have it right, do u use a clear container, so u have a good view of the closeness to the water surface, the rooting end of the cuttings are positioned at?

And if so far I am still tracking on course, does it matter if the rooting end of the cuting actually submerges?

If I am on track, could the bucket be simply a one gallon clear tuperwear container, with only a small amount of water?

Sorry to ask so specifically, I have just never condsidered doing it that way, I have always simply used 1 inch cubes of rock wool.

I have always got nearly 100 percent successs, but the method I have ben using poses a problem to the new way I want to grow, and if what I have understood fom u is acurate, it is the dream way to clone, for the way I want to grow.

U see I want to grow in a bubbler sysytem in future, and I have ben trying to figure out a way to get cuttings going without any medium, so I can just mingle the roots in with a basket of expanded clay, and pop into a bucket full of nutrient rich water.

So have I understod your system rightly? and are u saying u get good strike rates they way that I have explained?
thanx mate for working with me"

rob

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lilbuddie

Yeah, that is pretty much it ... I know it all sounds kinds detailed but it really isn't

Yep .... although some do adjustthe water I never did

I used a 1/4" drill bit and it match perfectly with the airhose. I just measured them both and they match so I just drilled hole in the "tupperware" containor top


Most of the holes do fit snugly for me the ones that dont I either use the bottom leaves to stop them from falling through or I just use a wooden toothpickas a "wedge" for both the cuting and the tube ... so if the cutting slides easily through then put a toothpick in there if the tube slides through use a toothpick there. Some use electrical tape to hold the tube in place but I found that with the wedge it is easier to adjust the cutting without tearing everything up.

Yepper

Yepper I have done with and without and done with and ghot that all washed off ... the ones that have teh hormaone do better but not by much but better still

I use plain ol tupperware containors (think they are like a quart at most or something) they are about 9"x6"x3" (I think) they are small though. you don't need anythign big (liek a gal) by any means ... I think it takes liek 5 full cups of water to fill mine

Yes, it will delay rooting since the water is being drawn directly onto the cutting. I only let the cutting touch (or have it's tip submerged if it is starting to wilt. I have opened it up and had clones laying on teh top of the lid and I slide them down for a few hours and they perk right back up as nothing ever happened

Man that is kinda big I think unless of course you have a whole of clones in it ... I fit 8 just fine in the dimensions I used above .. just make sure it is too swallow or the water will evporate very quickly and you will have to always be filling it up


No problem The only way for me to get RW is to order it off the net which I am unwilling to do so I had to find other means and I am glad I did!!!! I would never go back


Yep sure do like I said I have only lost a couple of clones and that was due to neglagence oin my part Other than that I get 100% always

The single most hardest thing is to get the damn thing out without tearing all the roots off, especially if the cutting had a fat stem to start. BE CAREFUL here they will tear right off .. .I have damaged quite a few . but not enough to do bad enough damage to kill it. I had make a slice off the hole so when I was ready to remove th clone I could stretch the opening to get all the roots out.
I am working on a new way to "hang" the cutting but need to test it out first but it is basically the idea of have a big hole (1/2") and a stopper in that that has the tubing in that. Make sense? ... so to remove all you have to do is pull out the rooted clone through the 1/2" hole (no root damamge) then remove the stopper and the tube and plant ... I just have to find the rigth size stoppers is all .... You know the kind you had in chemistry class that were balck rubber but had a hole in the middle for a piece of glass tubing? (Patent pending )

Hope I cleared it up for ya ... I'll take a pict and post it in the Image Gallery if you like......

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robyoung

Thanks heaps, I will definately try it on my next cttings, which will be in a month or so. That'll give me time to get the bits and peices also, not that there seems so be many

thanx again mate
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IpicmaNose

Very simple! My only problem was letting it go too long, and breaking some roots. But, that was on my second try, I don't forsee any other problems with this method. I shall have a sea o' green and a sea o' bud! White widow here I come! 2 more weeks! Pray that I have the patience...mmmm looks so yummy tho.

Booganja

It's true, aero-cloners are incredibly easy to make and use successfully. If you want to speed up root growth in potential and rooted clones, change the water every other day. This keeps bacteria low and oxygen high.

Clone on!
boo

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Slippy11:11

I think using a terrarium like enviorment for the wee babbies and providing a mist would be better then moving to an adult bubler action later on...I mean i have even thought of trying to convert a humidifier into a nutrient fogger, seems to me it would provide the ultimate enviorment for rapid strong growth.....

IpicmaNose

Recently I have heard to trim half of the leaves off (cut the leaf tips off, not the entire leaf). Supposedly encourages rooting. I was wondering if that would help with the aerocloner system?

Wolfman had a post with a picture of what I am talking about.
http://www.hempcultivation.com/420/s...?threadid=5905

Here is a link that I used to create my aerocloner. Modify to suit your needs.
http://www.wilter.com/epicurus/.ppic...eroponics.html

weedchiller

The home brew shops sell rubber bungs with a hole for the airlock. (Used for winemaking.) If this was split with a hacksaw, it might be what you're looking for.