Here is what I do.
I use 2-18 ounce clear cups and one 18 ounce black cup.
My dirt cup (clear) I put 10-12 holes (1/4" dia) with soldering iron
in the sides and bottom.
I take the other clear cup and melt 1 hole in the top.
This will be the humidity dome to raise humidity inside.
I have tried adding a draft hole at the bottom of the top cup
but it has not worked as well as it drafts out the humidity to fast.
Prepare the cuttings by cutting from the bottom to about 6 inches
total length. I just want a clean cut before dipping it in Clonex.
I use a rooting formula mix to put in my dirt cup
from miracle grow. I wet the mix first, not soggy but moist.
This variety has produced no fungus gnats so far.
Make a hole in the dirt for the cutting, dip in clonex and put into hole..
Then I lightly tape the top cup to the dirt cup and plop
the whole thing in the black cup.
Put it on a window sill a leave it alone for at least 2 weeks.
Wait until roots are showing, then add 2-3 holes to the top cup(humidity chamber)
Wait a week or more and add 4-5 more holes to the top cup.
This is allowing the cutting to adjust to lower humidity.
After say another week you can remove the top cup completely.
I put that top cup in between the black cup and dirt cup as a separate
humidity trap but keeps roots out of the water.
This is the most simple, yet most successful rooting technique
I have used thus far.
Should be easy for anyone to root cuttings.
I had posted this info elsewhere so it may be old news for some.
I just want to share what I have learned here.
Happy figgin everyone.
Doug
I use 2-18 ounce clear cups and one 18 ounce black cup.
My dirt cup (clear) I put 10-12 holes (1/4" dia) with soldering iron
in the sides and bottom.
I take the other clear cup and melt 1 hole in the top.
This will be the humidity dome to raise humidity inside.
I have tried adding a draft hole at the bottom of the top cup
but it has not worked as well as it drafts out the humidity to fast.
Prepare the cuttings by cutting from the bottom to about 6 inches
total length. I just want a clean cut before dipping it in Clonex.
I use a rooting formula mix to put in my dirt cup
from miracle grow. I wet the mix first, not soggy but moist.
This variety has produced no fungus gnats so far.
Make a hole in the dirt for the cutting, dip in clonex and put into hole..
Then I lightly tape the top cup to the dirt cup and plop
the whole thing in the black cup.
Put it on a window sill a leave it alone for at least 2 weeks.
Wait until roots are showing, then add 2-3 holes to the top cup(humidity chamber)
Wait a week or more and add 4-5 more holes to the top cup.
This is allowing the cutting to adjust to lower humidity.
After say another week you can remove the top cup completely.
I put that top cup in between the black cup and dirt cup as a separate
humidity trap but keeps roots out of the water.
This is the most simple, yet most successful rooting technique
I have used thus far.
Should be easy for anyone to root cuttings.
I had posted this info elsewhere so it may be old news for some.
I just want to share what I have learned here.
Happy figgin everyone.
Doug
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