Clint, I really appreciate the updates that you have been giving us! I hope to build one of these things over winter, especially after seeing the great results that you have had with it. Please keep your updates going, because I know we all enjoying seeing the progress that you have made! I've also appreciated hearing about which plants are easier, and which take a little more time, like the Joe Pye Weed.

Thanks for everything that you have shared!

Clint, how do you decide that a cutting has rooted sufficiently? And do you notice any issues when transitioning a plant from growing in water to growing in potting soil?

Jacque - I just wait until the roots are an inch or two long and then plant them. I haven't seen any issues when planting these cuttings. I just keep them in a shady spot for a week or two before moving to their permanent location. I have a higher success rate with this machine than any other method. Certain plants like butterfly bushes don't do well in it, but most of the ones I've tried worked. Cuphea and Elderberry are about 100% success in it. Hibiscus work every time too. Sorry it took so long to reply. I missed this for some reason!

Update: I have rooted some more plants this year. I ordered this Veronicastrum virginicum 'Cupid' this year. When I opened the package, I broke a big branch from the plant. I decided to try it in the EZ-Clone and here are the results!

Here's a Salvia cutting I tried just to see if it would work. I believe this one is called 'Amistad'.


Vinca cutting worked too. These can be rooted in soil, but not all of them take. In this machine they all took.

Thanks for the update! It is so exciting to see what you have been able to root!

Here's a Veronica 'Charlotte' that just rooted. These rooted in less than a week in this thing!


I have a new tip to share. I use Clonex gel, but I do it in a different way now. I take a small amount and add it to a cup with a little water in it. I mix this up. I take my cuttings, and stick the tips of the stems in this water over night. Since doing it this way, I've had much better success. I'm sure other gels will work. If I have a cutting that is rooting too slowly, I take it out of the machine and stick it back in the Clonex water for a few more hours.

Thanks for this thread, Clint.

Do you think Rhododendrons would root in such a cloner?

The old branches are very woody, but I could probably find some green tips.

I think so. However, I bet it would take longer. You would want to try a hardwood cutting and a softwood one. Air layering would work too.

Air layering sounds like the best way to start.

Ever since I got my hands on 1/4" tubing and mini-jet sprayer heads, I've wanted to find a low-pressure submersible pump and make my own spraying rooter.

Spigelia marilandica

Impressive!

Karen

I have been watching and am seriously considering getting or building a cloner. Very impressive what you have propagated.

Clint, would you mind my asking what model EZ Clone you use?

I've been reading about what is now called EZ Clone Classic and some people in the reviews are saying this newer model doesn't work as well as the older ones did. I am interested in the smallest model they sell. If you've mentioned the model you use in one of your replies here on this thread, I've missed it.

Myles

Mine is the old one with 32 sites. I think the classic would be closest to it.

I have been checking into buying or building a cloner too. I was wondering about the size of the unit in practical terms for the back yard gardener (kind of like the small greenhouse is always to small once it is up). I am trying to decide if I should go with the small 25 hole unit or spend the money upfront to invest in a 48 hole unit. I will likely be using it mostly for perennials and woody shrubs or trees. I am gradually getting more into propagation of plants as a hobby (give most of them away) rather then expanding my gardens which are plumb full. Could you share your thoughts on this as you have experienced them?

Larger unit vs smaller unit (rural electric is very expensive)

Hi,
Just found this wonderful thread! I have been trying to clean and only have had success with mini kiwis, basil, tomatoes, up to now. Has anyone tried jasmine , clematis, magnolia, roses, honeysuckle, bougainvillea, wisteria , and maple (small) maybe I have been trying the wrong things?
Would be really wonderful to know what people have had luck with, and what has failed!
I stupidly thought everything would work in the cloner, if I respecter notes, ph, ec, temperature and lights)
Please reply
Thanks

And Magnolia

Love this thread and thank you all for posting what worked in the cloner and what didn't. I bought a cloner the end of last year and have not tried it yet. My question is, is this to early in the season to start cloning hardy hibiscus?

The cloner I bought just 'sprays' (more like spitting though) bigger drops of water and not a fine mist. In June I tried cloning some hardy hibiscus and none of them developed roots. I also used the Clonex. It is a round bucket 14 site cloner.


the spray head


Edit: is this suppose to mist more than getting the water droplets ?