Your design seems very good for cloning. I used a keg cup with ~72 cuttings dipped in rootone in a closet without light for weeks and got ~50% survival/success back in the day. However, I always risked a 100% wipeout in the event of some pathogenic infestation, which your individual technique avoids. Honestly, with present yields and methods, individual cloning is extremely preferable and warranted.
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Thank you @valued-customer!
That is impressive that you were taking 72 clippings at a time for cloning.
Do I comprehend correctly that you were keeping the cuttings in complete darkness for rooting?
I try my best to minimize pathogenic exposure, but admittedly sometimes I use my bare hands when I'm feeling in a hurry. With these cuttings I touched them a little, but I am not too worried about it and feel the chances are high for success.
I also clipped from inner nodal shoots, by way of razor blade flush against the node/stalk, and if close enough it does not expose the "hole" that sucks air, which may produce better results (I hope). Also considering giving them a rooting hormone powder dip after a couple of days to see if that promotes faster rooting.
Thank you as always my friend for your thoughts.
Yes. The successful cuttings would etoliate strongly, but I'd just strip the stalks of all but the top and bury deep. Seemed to promote strong rooting. I just used my thumbnail to strip the stalks, although I had scissors for taking the clones. The rougher wounds seemed to root readily when buried and availed 24/7 light after their Stygian trial. It was not a sterile procedure at all, but I had no expectations of delicate divas in my grow.
They were all hardy survivors or compost.