A Mass Cloner for under $10 Bucks - Page 2

daltron · 07-16-2005, 02:09 AM

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Originally Posted by bobbooty

i love that part about the cloner.

ive made one too, but its more of a bubblecloner.

all come on now bobbooty you can't leave us hanging like that...........so did you place some air stones in the bottom res???? if so how long does it take? what do you think...how well does the bubbler cloner work?? reason i ask is that i thought of placeing some air stones in mine...however it worked so well as is that i left well enough alone....soo

Lollie · 07-16-2005, 02:27 AM

I love your cloner. I have just worked out mine and I'm still using starter cubes. I might try your but as you said KISS, Mine is working so I don't want to mess with it so I will stick with my method as long as it works, yours is next. Sounds so easy and reliable.

**bobbooty** · 07-16-2005, 10:01 PM

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Originally Posted by daltron

come on now bobbooty you can't leave us hanging like that...........so did you place some air stones in the bottom res???? if so how long does it take? what do you think...how well does the bubbler cloner work??

heres a link to Bobbooty's Cheapo Aero-Cloner

it works very well, im just trying to figure out a better way to hold the cuttings in place without any tubing, so that when it comes time to plant them, i can remove any "collars" or whatever without damaging the roots, i like your "freestanding" idea, hmm incorperating air stones in yours might be a good idea.

but then again, like you say, it works so well as it is.

Flarny · 07-16-2005, 10:52 PM

The only thing I am scared of is the lack of a humidity dome. I have issues with heat during the summer and my survival rate dropped way down with the traditional dome. I was not able to be home to mist them every few hours during the first few days and they were dropping like flies. That is why I started Air Layering. It works very well and has definite advantages over cuttings but I still might give your device a go too, just to be experimental.

Flarn

daltron · 07-17-2005, 04:58 AM

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Originally Posted by Flarny

The only thing I am scared of is the lack of a humidity dome. I have issues with heat during the summer and my survival rate dropped way down with the traditional dome.

i don't use the dome because it just isn't needed for me.......the perilite holds a large volume of water creating it's own mini eco-system......if you have a dome you like try it.......if you do try the system for laugh and giggles i would be intrested in knowing how well it works for you in your high heat area.........

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Originally Posted by Flarny

I was not able to be home to mist them every few hours during the first few days and they were dropping like flies.

i only just started misting my cutting....not so much for the water or humidity levels, but rather to get them some food from the kelp mix......i had great results without misting

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Originally Posted by Flarny

That is why I started Air Layering. It works very well and has definite advantages over cuttings but I still might give your device a go too, just to be experimental.
Flarn

yes i like air layering it's grrrreat, however i find it to be impractical when you need 15 to 20 clones every 6 weeks

Flarny · 07-17-2005, 07:17 PM

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Originally Posted by daltron

i don't use the dome because it just isn't needed for me.......the perilite holds a large volume of water creating it's own mini eco-system......if you have a dome you like try it.......if you do try the system for laugh and giggles i would be intrested in knowing how well it works for you in your high heat area.........

As soon as my new moms (I hope they are moms anyway) are ready, I will give it a go. I might try one with and one without the dome. I'll let you know.

i only just started misting my cutting....not so much for the water or humidity levels, but rather to get them some food from the kelp mix......i had great results without misting

Seaweed or kelp is the greatest thing ever used in a garden. It also has been proven to repel red spider mites when used as a foliar spray.

yes i like air layering it's grrrreat, however i find it to be impractical when you need 15 to 20 clones every 6 weeks

Out of my last 4 mother plants, I was able to harvest 6 plants every 2 weeks using air layering.

Also, you might have mentioned earlier but what strain are you using in your cloner?

Flarn

daltron · 07-17-2005, 09:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Flarny

Out of my last 4 mother plants, I was able to harvest 6 plants every 2 weeks using air layering.

i need to harvest at least 15 - 20 all at the same time so they are in sync for feeding all fed off of one res....for me this still works best cut, stick walk away and forget about them until i need them

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Originally Posted by Flarny

Also, you might have mentioned earlier but what strain are you using in your cloner?

Flarn

so far i've used Snow White, K2, ICE, Bogglegum, LifeSaver, LifeStar, plus 4 of my own crosses........all have done very well cloning in this cloner

downtownsmoker · 07-29-2005, 05:49 PM

Hey Daltron, nice setup you have there, just a few questions I have. When growing in hydro, do you just have to have any medium, and it really doesnt matter? anything that is ph neutral would be my guess, like hydro rocks, perlite, etc. But it just confuses me, are you actually having success rooting clones in all perlite? Perlite is for very good drainage, so.. it just seems to me it would be a swamp, very unsafe for freshly cut clones. But thats just me, being hydro-retarded. Ive been very curious about hydro, my friend has a 50 plant system he says he would sell to me very cheaply, so who knows downtown mayby venturing in the wondering land of cutting and res, and the nice sound of bubbling.

daltron · 07-29-2005, 06:33 PM

hello downtown,

thanks for stopping by......
perilitte is best known for allowing air to get in......the perilite and wick system is a very old, tried and true method of rooting cutting's......it works grrreat,very clean and healthy and simple.......

before you buy this 50 plant system find out what type of system it is....what are it's limatations and plus's......after you know what kind of system it is....look up some grow journals using that method and read them........after seeing how the system works will help you decide if that is the system for you........every system as it's own pro's and con.......for example ebb 'n flow on a 4 foot table I don't like, and won't use because it requires you to grow smaller plants. when I prefer to grow large and bushy plants......what most people harvest from 15 plants on a ebb n flow table I harvest same or more from 2 plants in a bubbler system........so check it out.....

daltron · 08-12-2005, 10:34 AM

Hello all,

Just a quick update..........I have some BOG LifeStars going.....14 days into flower I snipped a handfull of cuttings and stuck them in the cloner.......now I was in a hurry so the cuttinngs were to large, never scored the stem, or even apply my "Root Max" gel to them.........

All i did was stick them in and check the res for water, pulled out a couple of the cutting's at day 7 to check on progress......then stuck them back in the perilite to finish off.............today at day 12, potted and vegg'ing

so the little roots are at 7 days and the larger roots are at 12 days......now I pull them out clean them up {roots and leaves} and use them where I need them...veg cab or the Mother room......

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