I started some clones early October and noticed an issue that seems to occur. If I mix nutrients by hand without gloves then touch a cube mold grows. It seems to happen every time I make this mistake and a reminder to always wear and change gloves when handling the clones.
A mold patch in the perfect fingerprint shape.
A few weeks past and it was time to plant the clones. This would not be my last time growing so many but would be the last time I did this large of a repot. It was definately a challenge the first time around that had issues a few weeks later with over watering and temp.
The clones needed to be repoted and were looking a little weak.
Prepping the soil and containers.
I installed a larger light to cover all the plant canope.
Finally reported wit the weaker ones to the left. I didn’t mind a few dying off.
Treating water for the plants.
I like this micro root food. It helps greatly with the new plants.
A few days later and they are looking much happier and healthier.
Close up of a replant a day after.
The downstairs closet was converted over to a veg room again and I decided to try cloning out at a larger scale.
I wanted to make sure I could run all the lighting in my unit so I did a blueprint and mapped out the electrical system.
Setting up the closet for cloning.
Full setup with airflow.
There were a few strains and I wanted to make sure I recorded each.
New blade for the cut.
First clone.
A filled tray.
A filled tray.
The downstairs now full of clones.
Eck one of the blueberry male plants. Hated to throw it away but had to.
The beginnings of learning larger scale developed. Seedlings were sown for the first time and a row of cuttings were taking from the 4th generation Lemon Haze plants. It was a skill to learn not something viable for a craft level grower. In future keeping it small and simple was preferred.
The seedbank had grown at this point and I had some options to select from.
I still had two of the original lemon haze plants 4th generation going down stairs.
Prepairing to clone out the daughters before moving to the bloom room.
The resulting clone bin with seed and clones. Popagating seed in rockwool cubes is not recommended as I found the seed has difficulty uprighting itself.
First signs poking through.
The two daughters were then moved to the bloom room for an eventual fatal blooming.
A day after sprouting.
A few days later. This is stunted growth for seedlings. I found they grow faster in an open air pot then a dome.
The clones were ready to be repotted but haven’t never done it before a single one was attempted first.
Setting up to repot a single clone.
The root zone has developed enough to grow in soil.
Planting the first clone. Notice the green algee issue I had with the rockwool.
Repot completed.
2 days explosive growth after repot.
By late January began the first attempts at cloning. Propagation of your strain for repeat results is an important aspect of cultivation. Supplies were ordered off Amazon and a small space was setup in a different room for the clones to root.
Choosing the stems for cloning.
A first clone attempt in a hydroponic bucket.
The tools needed.
The first cut.
Post cut spray.
The new clones under a new light
