Observers' Rockwool Play

[Observer]

Yeah roots don't like the light. And algae. But mainly the fact that roots prefer to be kept in the dark.

i covered my 5x5 half gallon pots with foil and then roots started growing out on top.

https://budbuilders.org/threads/observers-flower-space.630/post-47987

was curious how much the roots will/can grow even being exposed to light, doesnt seem like much room at all to play with

 

[Observer]

Stack the clear cup in a regular cup

Dont think it'll grow out any roots in the light at all?

thought i could let it go a week or so then place em in the red solos, but then i have to redo the plant count to 6 or change the Run-Off Container.

 

[Observer]

cant get any "clones" in RW yet, and or im not being patient enough.

figuring it out.

 

[Observer]

progress

 

[Observer]

@Rootsruler

...neat

Clever I thought, considering I have no money for materiels or tools to Fabricate things my self


I want a 3D printer

@GoodShit97 hey man if you never get yours working I'll take it off you're hands and I'll try to play around with it

I'll pay ofc

 

[GoodShit97]

@GoodShit97 hey man if you never get yours working I'll take it off you're hands and I'll try to play around with it

I'll pay ofc

I havent figured out what im doing with it yet.
I gotta order the parts for it after christmas then my father in law is gonna come help me recalibrate the damn thing cause its all fucked up and i couldn't make the adjustments save.

 

[Rootsruler]

@Rootsruler

...neat

Clever I thought, considering I have no money for materiels or tools to Fabricate things my self


I want a 3D printer

@GoodShit97 hey man if you never get yours working I'll take it off you're hands and I'll try to play around with it

I'll pay ofc

Uh oh.....what did I do?

 

[Observer]

just taggin ya

Uh oh.....what did I do?

lol

 

[Observer]

...had to do the bucket again.

 

[Observer]

Update: I still aint CLONED SHIT!

seeds are growing though, none of the cuts im taking want to Root,or im fucking it up over & over

79-85f
65-75rh
5.5pH
0.1-0.3 E.C

overly saturated media?/rockwool cubes

 

[Rootsruler]

What's your process? Why aren't they rooting?

 

[Observer]

What's your process? Why aren't they rooting?

5-10ml 5.5pH/0.2 E.C Solution,
current cuts from flowering plants, id say 80-90% "health"
dip it in my clonex gel
add 5-10ml of solution to 1inch cube, insert.
ive tried saturated too.

then gets a dome for the first 24hours if it needs, then adjust to my 2x4 space, @ 78-84f 62-74RH

its not that they are wilting and drying out, they arent spitting new roots period.

ive tried so many cuts now from the flower tent.

Why aren't they rooting?

1# im not being patient enough,

2# WC/% is TOO HIGH,

3# the "cuts" are from "Stressed"/not the 100% healthiest moms, but that should not matter that much i thought, unless they are Really Unhealthy cuts....


i mean the environment isnt terrible?

78-84s 65-74 rh

when im not opening it


hmmm.....
idfk..

 

[Observer]

What's your process? Why aren't they rooting?

not 100% sure yet......can only be a few things.....im gonna get this RW media down though.

 

[GoodShit97]

current cuts from flowering plants, id say 80-90% "health"

Ime flowered cuts take 3-4 weeks to shoot roots because they have to refocus from flower production to root production.

I dont give my clones ANY kind of food until roots have grown.
Imo nutrients are for rooted plants/clones but i dont know a thing about hydro/rockwool, thats why i will always be a soil guy.

I take cuttings and put them in my standard plug cloner or i just chuck them in a solo cup of plain promix and have roots within 10-14 days that way.

 

[Pipecarver]

Ime flowered cuts take 3-4 weeks to shoot roots because they have to refocus from flower production to root production.

I dont give my clones ANY kind of food until roots have grown.
Imo nutrients are for rooted plants/clones but i dont know a thing about hydro/rockwool, thats why i will always be a soil guy.

I take cuttings and put them in my standard plug cloner or i just chuck them in a solo cup of plain promix and have roots within 10-14 days that way.

Mine take 2 weeks to grow roots then they seem to burst out, after 3 weeks in a solo cup they can be root wrapped. I've tried a variety of cloning methods and I'm back to the beginning again. Cut, clean up the bottom of the cutting, root gel in a premade hole and on the stem and stick it in the dirt / promix.... dome, light - light and I'm 99 -100%.

I know that won't work for you while using rock wool cubes but I've tried cubes as well and I couldn't get them to work either, I'd either let them dry out or they were too wet but it just frustrated me back to soil starts

 

[GoodShit97]

Cut, clean up the bottom of the cutting, root gel in a premade hole and on the stem and stick it in the dirt / promix.... dome, light - light and I'm 99 -100%.

Yeah the method you are using is basically idiotproof.
I had issues when i went to do a large run of clones in my cloner. I lost every single one the 30 i cut lol, had things too cold

 

[Observer]

Ime flowered cuts take 3-4 weeks to shoot roots because they have to refocus from flower production to root production.

Good point, thanks.

I dont give my clones ANY kind of food until roots have grown.
Imo nutrients are for rooted plants/clones but i dont know a thing about hydro/rockwool, thats why i will always be a soil guy.

I take cuttings and put them in my standard plug cloner or i just chuck them in a solo cup of plain promix and have roots within 10-14 days that way.

 

[Observer]

45~ seeds down in the 2x4

 

[GoodShit97]

Good point, thanks.

I had some issues when i did a run of clones recently.
It was too cold and the rh was 100% so things either rotted, molded, or got mushy spots. So i raised the temp like 10 degrees and opened the vents om my dome. I havent lost one since i made adjustments

 

[Observer]

0.3 E.C
5.6 pH
24-21-26 NpK

 

[Observer]

Ok I got it

I had trouble finding a picture of the timer manual / how to use different modes, that I posted somewhere here, couldn't find it but figure it out.

Now to dial in the seconds on/minutes off irrigation cycles