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    hey,

    I was wondering which medium was the quickest at growing roots when using clones.

    So, here are two ak47 clones, one in rockwool and one in a jiffy pellet. The misting water was ph balanced to 6, with a little canna veg to help things.

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    my moneys on the jiffy pellet, would be good to see an aeroponic proporgator alongside it also to compare

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    true, but it's all we had available..

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    yeh there would be no point buying an aeroponic cloner just for 1 clone, they are meant to be the quickest though. i have heard good things about those peat?/jiffy pellets also so i think it will work better then the rockwool we will see though

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    What are u rooting them under ? U shouldn't need any food either , my superskunk root in them rockwool cubes under a cfl in 7 days with just water poured on the cubes.

    I don't know which will root first , my mate uses jiffys in a big prop and they root in 7 days too.
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    I've used both mediums over the years and my current preference is for the jiffy pellets and here's why;

    jiffy pellets are naturally acidic while rockwool has to be pre soaked in ph balanced water

    jiffy pellets already contain nutes so when the proto roots emerge the clone can start feeding immediately

    Jiffy pellets hold more moisture than rockwool so need less watering

    Tha main difference between the two mediums is the water/air ratio.
    Jiffy pellets are better at holding water than air
    rockwool is better at holding air than water
    The key to quickly and succesfully rooting clones is to get the air/water balance right and keep it right.
    Too much air or too much water in the medium will delay rooting.
    Thiat is why aeroponic cloners work so well, the fine mist sprayed onto the rooting zone ensures a good balance of water/oxygen and fast rooting.
    Now I want to make a very important point about using jiffy pellets.
    The main drawback of pellets is their tendency to become waterlogged and so to avoid this do not water them until they have nearly dried out and then mist both clone and pellet in hydrogen peroxide solution . The peroxide will greatly increase the free oxygen available in the pellet and create very good conditions for root formation.
    So I would normally bet on the jiffy pellet but only if it is treated with peroxide, otherwise it could go either way.
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    what root riot classed as then?
    ps jiffy pellet will win.

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    cannamancan,

    They're under a blue 250w enviro with a weak canna veg misting twice a day..

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    day seven and result. We have a clear winner...


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    half way through day eight:

    Strangely, the root only fattened up and didn't really grow that much.

    Still nothing from the rockwool though. Bit like the england team..


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