good time to take cuts?

[catfish]

just had to raise the lights on these three:

do they look ready to clone?
they are al the ssame strain
i think its northern lights

[spacewalker]

yea you have a nuff for some clones

[CoyoteMesc]

when you are ready,

[Hippie3]

how long have your leaves been curling under like that ?

[rocketman]

What does it mean when the leaves curl under Hip?

[Hippie3]

well sometimes it means too many ferts
or sometimes it's an early sign of spider mites
both are related to water content in leaves,
too many ferts = salt = sucks water out
likewise mites suck water out.
if it's mites then i would not clone.

[CoyoteMesc]

Does the leaves sometimes curl under like that from too much water too?

[Hippie3]

plain water shouldn't
unless the soil mix is too 'hot'

[catfish]

just wanted to get an opinion on whether
to take cuts now
northern lights strain

[Seee]

[Dave_the_stoner]

Yeah, go for it.
I would have to reccomend putting those mothers in thier own pots, it looks a bit crowded in there, it dosent appear to be a problem yet, but if they get bigger.
peace
For some reason I only saw 2 posts in here when I wrote this, now theres a bunch???? Could it be my computer? It has been acting strange today.

[catfish]

ill prolly just take a few cuts for the best clone and
put em back in hte pot with new soil
just got soem new rooting powder and
ive got soem flats ill try

[Hippie3]

not you, dave
he had 2 threads now merged into 1

[catfish]

yeah the fert swere just switched
and they were flushed couple times
maybe another couple would do it
could be cause the tops leaves got a bit burned
but ima flush again anyways
to be safe
thx for teh merge hipppie3

[Dave_the_stoner]

Originally Posted by catfish

yeah the fert swere just switched
and they were flushed couple times
maybe another couple would do it
could be cause the tops leaves got a bit burned
but ima flush again anyways
to be safe
thx for teh merge hipppie3

Flushing in soil should rarely if ever be done. You flushed a couple times, and are thinking of flushing again, correct? NNNOOOOOOOO. When you add alot of water to soil your roots get deprived of oxygen, this could spell trouble since unlike hydro, soil holds water for much longer than a hydroponic medium. Doing it once, no big deal, but multiple times is not reccomended.

In fact the only time I woud ever flush in soil is if there was a serious nutrient overload, and I would have to be sure that was the case befrore trying to flush.

I'm not familiar with your soil mix, but still the goal with soil is to be able to mix it up right from the start, and from there it should require little or no fertilization from there, also it should require NO flushing.

I'm not trying to be an asshole or a know it all, I just want to help.
peace

[catfish]

thx dave
its mostly sand
drains quick
top 1" soil dries out in 1 day
so its sorta soilless
not really hydro
but i switched to hydrofarm bloom 10-30-18
from bat guano
was getting too much yellowing
and some Mg and K deficiency
dont want to start the foxfarm grow yet
im waiting on a better light

[Hippie3]

i don't know about not fertilizing nor flushing 'soil'-
that would surely depend on the mixture used,
it's not just a 'rule'.
hopefully damn few are just dumping a bag of potting soil in a pot.
a good mix should drain easily and quickly,
and hold plenty of oxygen/air even when saturated.