8 Cuttings

Cuttings are a very important part of Growroom activity. Taking clones off a mother plant ensures that the plants are female and of good stock. Seeds tend to grow at an uneven rate so the plants are finnished at different times. It is therefore important to pick a good mother plant to take your cuttings from.

Cuttings should be 4 - 5 inches (100 - 125mm) in length and in good health. It is a good idea to starve the mother plant of nutrients for a couple of day's so the cuttings taken will be looking for nutrients.

Prepare the rockwool prior to taking cuttings. This is a simple proccess but must be done 12 hours before cuttings are taken. We supply SBS 36mm and 25mm Grodan Rockwool blocks that fit perfectly into the 75mm and 100mm Grodan Cubes, or can be put straight into Hydroden Clay Pebbles. Make up a bucket of nutrient solution to a CF reading of 10-12 CF and pH reading of 5.8. It is important that the Rockwool is not lying in a puddle of nutrient solution within the propagator and now too wet or damping off will become a problem.

The cutting should be taken just above an internode and cut with a single sided blade or scalpel. Remove the planta leaves from the internode and plunge the cuttings into a bucket of tepid water. After 30 seconds remove the cuttings and shake of access water. The cuttings should then be dipped in clonex rooting gel up to 1/2 to 1 inch and placed in rockwool and into a heated propagator at 21-22 centigrade.

Cuttings should be under 16 hours of daylight hours for the fastest rooting time but 18 hours is the normal recommedation. For perfect results our Lightwing PP110 is made for the job and will supply 9,8000 Lumens for your new off spring.