im not sure if this belongs here or if i should put it in the absolute begginers section but whatever. at the moment i am growning a couple plants in some soil in a little growbox. its alrigth but as i keep reading these forums i get more and more interested in hydroponics and cloning. i want to start a small scale aeroponics system and a cloning room. 1)what kind of lights would be the best for clones? 2)do i have to have a mother plant or can i just take clones from already growing plants? 3)can you clone clones? 4)besides rooting gel what other nutrients would i need? 5)do the cloned have to be heated? 6)what would be the best hydroponics system to use for cloning? if any of these questions could be answered it would help me alot. thank you
flourescent lights are the best for clones and it would be preferrable to have a mother so you can have a constant supply clones and yes you can clone clones from clones from clones and so on for months even years you would also need some kind of rockwool cube or coco fiber cube and i would suggest some kind of fox farm potting soil (plenty of earthworm castings!!!) clones prefer a temp of around 80-88 degrees and as much humidity as you can produce and if u wanted to do it hydoponically u will need some kind of aero cloner to start them
I've found if you want ALL of your clones to live, don't cut it off the plant until it grows roots. Strip off the outer layer of bark with a razorblade, coat the exposed area with cloning gel, put a rockwool starter cube on it and cover it with aluminum foil. Water them every day or every other day. Check for roots after about a week and cut them off. You can take bigger cuttings this way if you want, I took one that was a bit over 12" tall and it worked fine, none of it's leaves wilted at all.
Use a Powerponics system Rootmaker dead easy, made by Andover Hydroponics in Hampshire Uk. Remarkable results from these cheap and easy heated propagators.