Answered Do rooted clones need a humidity dome after shipping?

[Gentlemancorpse]

Question in the title! Working on prepping a space for the hippy slayer and realized I don't know if I can plunk it directly into some coco when it arrives or if I should acclimate it in a humidity dome first!

Appreciate any advice from folks who have received rooted clones via mail before!

Only urgent because I should have it tomorrow and I'll have to shoot out and buy an actual clone dome finally if that's the route I should go.

 

[guhman2002]

Not if they are rooted

 

[Funkaroma]

Depends on the plant. Iv had some that needed a dome and some that didnt. No I always transplant soon as they a arrive and dome em for a few days.

 

[Schwaggy P]

I sometimes need to dome a clone with rockwool-to-soil transfers. I use a 1gal ziploc bag for the individual cuts that need it. I also use a straw to blow into the bag.

 

[guhman2002]

I’ve never used a dome, rooted or not. Fresh cuts, full roots, either way... I own zero domes.... just for reference lol
And I prolly just took my 1,000,000th cut so I’d say tried and true.

BUT, per the supposed physics behind using a dome, you wouldn’t need one if roots are already growing successfully.

 

[guhman2002]

I also use normal dirty scissors and just chop and toss in a cup of water and then when I’m ready dip and go... and I get basically 100% success....
So don’t overthink makin babies, it’s a natural thing

 

[Gentlemancorpse]

Appreciate all the replies!

I sometimes need to dome a clone with rockwool-to-soil transfers. I use a 1gal ziploc bag for the individual cuts that need it. I also use a straw to blow into the bag.
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How do you decide if a clone needs it Schwaggy? Cloning in general isn't something I have a ton of experience with so far...

I also use normal dirty scissors and just chop and toss in a cup of water and then when I’m ready dip and go... and I get basically 100% success....
So don’t overthink makin babies, it’s a natural thing

I always cut with normal dirty scissors too and at best I think I've had like a 50% success rate... guess I can't blame the scissors anymore lol...what medium do you use when cloning? Do you use a plug or rock wool?

 

[guhman2002]

Plugs in the past... but hydro now

 

[Schwaggy P]

How do you decide if a clone needs it Schwaggy?

If the clone starts wilting after planting it, I use the bag. It's only something that happens sometimes with cuts I get in rockwool. I clone in root riot plugs and they take to soil without skipping a beat.

 

[guhman2002]

Just hydro for growing roots though, then into
Soil

 

[Gentlemancorpse]

Again, thank you all! I'll roll with no dome and if she looks a little sad we'll bust out a ziploc

 

[GCG]

The ones I just got I put into soil and into dome for a day then out and about and all good.

 

[spondylogrow]

I always use one to slowly acclimate it when it arrives. As stated before, if it goes wilty you need to get something on there for some humidity. I like to have one ready.