Sorry peeps no pics so have three clones in 1inc rockwool cubes taken 8 days ago...have another 12 taken 4 days ago same cubes (soaked in a very weak seaweed solution) ... these are in home made incubators under blue 125wt viro light...here could be the crux..used aolivias rooting gel sealed bottle but over one year old..says shelf life "approx one year" on bottle..but as it was sealed thought i'd give it a go...however all the clones seem to be wilting now including the 3 originals that were looking good....could the gel be killing em or is it normal for em to wilt

Any advice gratefully recieved ....

Might have to remove a couple of the lower leaves or just trim some more off, mine have wilted the last two batches and perked back up a day or so after removing more leaf material, could be temps causing the roots to be stunted, do you have any pictures and perhaps a bit more info like rH level lights on and off temps, how big the clone was when you cut it? anything else you can think of.

Light is on 24 hr bout 1 1/2 ft above em ... took clones of 8 week old SS .. about 4ins before trimming ..so bout 3incs aftr trim ... you could have point about to much leafage .. don't have pics and no thermometre(gonna buy one 2mrrw)....the grow area is in my lounge under my stereo shelf so the temp should be okay but no def numbers...i did trim the leafs as suggested on this site ounder the taking clones thread...

Cheers for your advice steevo..

I always have had sucess using Oliveas, and will continue using it. I will usually lose 1 or 2 clones out of 10 ,but the 8 will root in a week yo 10 days. I woudnt worry, if its sealed it shouldnt be contaminated .

If they are still wilting tommorow morning you could try propping them up with a straightened out paper-clip or cocktail stick

edit to add, the night time temps up here are real cold, if they are in a 'room temperature' environment they will struggle to root.

Right ... good news...day 6 and the little beautys are standing proud stoked quick question..i've got em under a 125wt viro 24/7 ...is it okay to switch em to 20/4 or 18/6 once they have rooted

Cheers peeps...

Peeps...i've had these clones on 24/7 ...their mums were on 18/6 cycle for vegging..i'm wondering wether to put them onto 18/6 from the 24/7 when they root thru..thoughts would be appreciated...oh also how small can i go with the pots for flowering clones??...is 3.5ltrs to small??... ...cheers in advance..

Hi

Putting them onto 18/6 wont do them any harm.

And yes 3.5 ltre pot should be fine to flower in,are you flowering straight away once they root?

Ive got a pog clone in a 4 inch pot and alls well,but i wont be expecting alot from her,ran outta pots thats all.

Goodluck with them.

20/4 is the best light cycle

Keep your temps and humidity up and make sure your blocks arent soaking. They will droop slightly as they begin to put out root.

Cheers peeps for your help....i finally got my new phone(old one stolen along with my laptop and girlfriends purse..may all their puff be soap bar)so pics will follow at some point...