DIY Cloning Machine: Two EASY Ways to Build a Propagation Station

[@420edu7]

I just want to add, thank you for sharing your knowledge, some folks like to profit from others lack of knowledge but you seem to enjoy sharing, and that deserves a thank you!

[@epicgardening]

You bet!

[@Ash-zh5yg]

I like your method I built that a few years back, I had a decent survival rate, I struggle to keep clones alive. My current test is that I setup an open bucket with two airstones, cleaned up some outdoor roses and dropped most of the stem into the bucket. The lazier the better! Let's see how it goes.

[@datgal2u]

Now I know the difference between the spraying method vs the air stone method. I had watched another video the other night on the sprayer method and thought it was cool - they built it theirs differently than you did using PVC pipes and different sprayer nozzles. But I liked that you demonstrated both method and I loved that you drew pics of both at the beginning to help us visualize.

[@DempsterSlices]

Once you go black...you never go back. That had me whaling with laughter. Great video!

[@nawafalnahdi8026]

Same here, I was rolling 😂😂🤣🤣🤣

[@simplifygardening]

Kevin great video. Use a cup of hot water to soften the pipework up this will make it much easier to push over the little ridge on the pump. I use it all the time when I have to get tight pipes over adaptors and the like.

[@epicgardening]

Oh smart! I should have thought of that, haha!

[@joshuaslankard1131]

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[@NorfolkKillaB]

Once you go Black 😂🤣😂 I was watching on my TV, heard that comment, grabbed my phone searched, liked the video and subscribe👍🏿

[@drtek1329]

I am so amazed at all of your VERY helpful videos!!! Many thanks, Kevin!!!

[@craigthompson216]

Was about to buy one of these online legit have everything besides the stone saved me so much thanks

[@Skatearmada4]

What about if I used a 2.5 gallon bucket with the same width as a 5gallon for the lid .. and went the air stone way .. would that still work out . Almost like a mini version of this ?

[@mariaarevalo6874]

My exact thoughts🙄🤔😏🤭

[@rauls7616]

Great video, So which do you prefer and/or which has greater success? Thank you

[@doubleoflims8291]

Been using the sprayer method for about a year now. Works great. I only use the collars alone, the hole I drilled is just small enough to hold the collars. Smaller collar are better. I was able to fit 8 collars in there. I also use a air pump along with the sprayer it Helps cool the water a bit. Once I see feeder roots, 2 weeks usually, I transplant to a solo cup for a week and then into final spot after that. No need for soil till the solo cup stage.

[@epicgardening]

Yeah, you can cram collars in there for maximum efficiency, I went a bit larger for the video. Nice to hear your routine...love solo cups for the soil stage!

[@mariaarevalo6874]

Thanks for sharing 😊

[@dominicsherman]

​@@epicgardeningdo you have to plug yours in?

[@br0ken86]

Great video! I already have most of the materials to make one. Thanks for the new project idea!

[@Aaron-df8vu]

Still very relevant to this day.. good advice.. im going with the air method

[@witchybritches13]

Great drawing of the mechanics involved. Not saying you’re an artist but I totally got the visual you were trying to share. Thank you. It’s time to put my hubby and his tools to use now 😊

[@epicgardening]

Glad to hear it got the point across!!!

[@lanceowens5902]

Great video my friend and thanks for the valuable information 👍

[@aaaaaaaas67]

I almost spend 200$ now just 20 $ you a lifesaver

[@insanebarz]

Luv those disk air stones.

[@alhill4509]

That is a great alternative for propagation station.

[@mariasandberg456]

What a great tutorial! I love the whiteboard part in the beginning. I'm thinking of cloning my philodendrons

[@mariasandberg456]

Its so great to see what you're doing from the very start of the video

[@benaturalandorganic]

Awesome video. I was planning on buying a cloning unit. Been looking for diy ideas for 2 days. Thanks to the universe I found you!!! Brilliant vid. Questions: 1 Which of the two is the loudest???? 2 I live in a very dry and low humidity area could a cover be an advantage on those super hot dry days? Thanks for the brilliant education. I'll go sus your book out! From Down Under Cheers

[@kalynnkallweit7940]

I love you're diy set up videos.. I've been following you for at least a year now for just my house plants stuff, as i nearly doubled my houseplant capacity during down time at work / initial quarantine times... but now, i'm giving cannabis a go, and the cuttings are definitely a bit touchier to root than your average pathos ( aka fool proof propagating houseplant..)

[@HermitsHome]

nice build. this will make cloning easy!

[@epicgardening]

Definitely!

[@oger7961]

I know this is a older video but a great one. I just can't seem to find that sprayer if any one has a Amazon link that would be awesome

[@wetspinachtv]

8:09 it was at this very moment when I wondered if the joke was going to be made 😂

[@hokiedokie]

Do the cuttings need to be dipped in root harmone?

[@jonathanbigger4199]

Thank you I so needed this

[@gardengrower7633]

Can you tell me exactly what model / type the 360 deg sprayer is used? I assume it 'threads' into the riser.

[@Pippie5555]

Which one works best? I really like the spray instead of the bubbles. But they are very expensive to buy.

[@FirstLast-numba1]

i have a clear sludge building up in mine just after a week any advice?? air pump

[@northernjoethedroneguy1378]

I 3d print my own net cups but i leave the bottoms completely open so the roots are easy to remove and not down inside the small holes in the bottom of the net cup. Great video!

[@DeAunLynT]

I cut the bottoms out of mine

[@aprilbailey9065]

How long do they take to print

[@northernjoethedroneguy1378]

@@aprilbailey9065 Depending on the size of the net cup. a 2 inch cup less then 1 hr.

[@kalynnkallweit7940]

.. Would you PLEASE do s video on care or/ propagation of Monstera Adansonii....?? aka "actual" swiss cheese plant/ vine..... I have one and i adore the nature of it, but I just cant' seem to keep this one plant happy despite doing so well now with 90% of all my other house plants... Ironically, a struggle plants for me also is the supposedly "easy" spider plant.... I am now suspicious if the two might be similarly watering sensitive..( soil type/ makeup depending of course....??" I get ends of old AND new foliage turning brown and dying.. seems to happen no matter how i attempt ot shift the watering... ugh I am so frustrated.

[@levelzgrowroom]

Yooo AMAZING VIDEO I've been researching alot how to successfully make diy cloner n your video has been the best to understand and fully go over everything you need to know thanks so much for the very useful information!!!!!jus subbed you!!

[@jmannUSMC]

I bought net cups from cz and am a big fan. Even the 2 inch ones I bought are solid af. Edit: Fixed autocorrect grammar 😟

[@epicgardening]

Yeah I'm big on the sturdiness of the product for sure.

[@nocturn3927]

so i will give you the 2000 like for this excellent video. Greets from germany ;-)

[@M0v10u5]

Your link for the Neoprene Collars are for 2 in while the net pots are 3 inch.

[@Tedro780]

Excellent video

[@iohin]

What pump is it that allow the rider to be screwed in like that?

[@tinkeringeekkissimmeefl4495]

Thanks for the video, Kevin. Do you have any experience with cloning softwood cutting such as mango cutting, fig, etc? Thanks.

[@katyamaji2887]

What size drill bit do I need to make the net pot holes. Are those 3 inch net pots? I can use 2 Inch and do more right

[@pawsitiveleader8710]

Pawsitive Leader 12 minutes ago thanks for Video , Looking to make one with 3-4 inch holes and sponges for larger cuttings, such as Monsteras, Larger philodendrons etc. All the maufactureres only do 2 inch holes and sponges for tiny cuttings. Any ideas, for one that will hold larger sponges and plants without falling in?

[@Bluntedco.]

can you flower with just the air stones or do you also need it to have drip lines to feed once a day from the top? i have a system with air stones and drip lines but the pump that goes to the drip lines i kinda need to pull it off and have it recirculate the water in the res tank to not have the nutrients clog the air stones so i wanted to see if i could get away with not using the drip lines to feed once a day or is it really needed to feed the plants from the top? mmj plants.

[@stavrous100]

Very nice video. So after propagation is done how do you proceed? Also, are the two methods 24/7 watering the plant?

[@epicgardening]

You can add hydroponic nutrients and grow in here, or transplant into soil! And yes, watering 24/7

[@DanteVelasquez]

Love it! How often does the water need to be spraying or the stone on per day while the roots are developing?

[@ta4554sp]

Constantly

[@passionfruiter3184]

24/7 is most common but I would be interested to see how they react to 15 minutes off and 15 minutes on, or 30 minutes on and off. The extra off time might be better because the roots would have more oxygen... EXPERIMENT TIME

[@RoughRoman]

@@passionfruiter3184 and how did the experiment go?

[@gardenst4398]

New to your channel & very informative.....immediately subscribed!!! That's the way to explain for newbies like me :->>>>

[@breezymojo_hs1]

Made a bubble cloner after watching your video I think thos is gp8ng to be great

[@djsdollar6051]

How often does the water pump or stone need to be on . Or its constantly on for 2-3 weeks

[@northernjoethedroneguy1378]

Needs to be left on 24 hours everyday until you have enough roots and are ready to transplant.

[@Yonatello92]

Nice Video 🤙

[@Yonatello92]

Just subscribed!

[@chuckjames7745]

Will this method for roses?

[@nihalrupasingha6764]

Could Camellia be got roots this method ?.

[@nonnoziccardy4353]

Nice job Kevin!

[@epicgardening]

Thanks :)

[@dansmith-qv3zi]

2 things you missed one do you use a dome for humidy and also the lightshow much light and how close to clone

[@cgccb123]

Nutrients also

[@ThaSilentOne420]

cut the bottom of the net pots off so u can transplant them to another setup an roots dont get entangled in the net pots. No growing media is needed also . This can also be made with a airpump with a water level right below the stems like a oxycloner

[@wishcloudstudios]

Cool. I haven't heard of the sprayer method. I'll have to keep this in the back of my mind for the future. 😊

[@epicgardening]

Glad to hear!

[@FinehomesofNewHampshire]

So great!! Thank you!

[@epicgardening]

:)

[@FinehomesofNewHampshire]

@@epicgardening im moving towards these instead of my current hydro. Much easier.

[@jesheezy]

What would happen if you used the airstone and just filled the water all the way to the bottom of the net pot to be safe?

[@katyamaji2887]

Do I use nutrient water in this?

[@GrizzleGear]

No dome required for this?

[@mattybrews]

How this video only has 45k views in two years is beyond me. Probably it's just a bit too engineered for most gardener personality types, and they wouldn't consider the need to have a few clones on hand at a given time.

[@arianetrottier3744]

Great video do you think it is useful for the propagation of aroid like philodendron and monstera

[@jeffsmith5253]

Where do you buy the riser with spray nozzle

[@mindy779]

I need an Air stone to cultivate my worm tea. I will check their website out. Loved the demi video.

[@epicgardening]

Thanks Melinda!

[@aliabd9019]

Can just any air stone work or needs to be the rounded type ? ... and 2 air stone in 1 bucket better or not needed thanks

[@epicgardening]

Long as it fits in the bucket, you're good to go

[@aliabd9019]

Do you need to have a Dome Lid for humidity , and if so what did you use and if not why ?

[@VoteThirdPartyorFourth]

Might wrap my bucket in mylar.

[@dragthis2006]

Dont forget 5he anti flowback pieces for the air pump😊

[@lisadufresne25]

When its time to transplant, how do you get the plant out of the net pot if the roots are growing through it?

[@growinggains691]

He probably just transplants the smaller net pot into a larger net pot. No need to remove the plant that way

[@jyj3843]

What's a good spray schedule? Can you spray 24\7 ? Some people do a few second on then a couple minutes off? I'm talking not only for cloning but for full growth as well.. If there's a difference.

[@armedpatriot76]

Was just told in a grow store Saturday... One minute on, four minutes off.

[@DrWho2008t101]

thanks

[@bakerlabs6714]

This man is f**king genius.

[@AndreiPauloification]

What method do you find most effective? Least problematic? Or are they about equal? Thanks

[@epicgardening]

To me, about equal

[@richardschuster3205]

What’s the GPM of the pump?

[@redhatelunix]

Awesome video man!

[@epicgardening]

Thank you!

[@MetalGearMk3]

You could use a fogger instead of a airstone, less noise.

[@olivehyde3340]

Kevin, where can I pre-order the book because I'm interested in the offer of the heirloom seeds. Thank you.

[@epicgardening]

www.epicgardening.com/book - sorry, forgot to add!

[@corythornton9211]

Great Video lots of great info. What size submersible pump would you recommend?

[@epicgardening]

This one works pretty well: amzn.to/2HXLXKw

[@DWilliams-sf5th]

Don't need the pots for rooting cuttings. Just the discs. Put the cutting in disc before wedging in slightly smaller holes in bucket lid. Proper nutes, temp, and ph, roots in ten days into soil, 11 weeks with proper nutes, enviromental, fresh, ripe tomatos. 😂

[@MM-sq5pf]

Do the additives to the water solution ever clog the sprayer?

[@robertpait1916]

Wouldn't Kratky method work the same? (Jebgardener) less to buy, easier set up, what do you think?

[@epicgardening]

Probably not, because this is for cloning plants, so they wouldn't have roots. If there's no way for water to mist the bare stem to help root development...they'd probably die!

[@robertpait1916]

@@epicgardening Ok, I understand now, I missed that part, lol. Thank you for the clarification. I am interested in cloning for sure, easy way to get more plants for the cheap for sure. I need to clone like 10 at a time for example, hibiscus. Do you think this would work for that type of plant also? I am tempted to purchase rooting hormone which wouldnt work in this application, but I can repurpose this set up for hydroponic lettuces indoors for example. Which do you think is the better way to go?

[@jays886]

Nutrients?

[@epicgardening]

I don't add much when propagating, they can't effectively use them until roots develop

[@huntermars1901]

I wish I had a clone much that has a keyboard so it can make clones a soft things and plastic things.

[@rajishmaharaj7552]

Awesome

[@zackbodo4340]

You get a like instantly for the go black you don’t go back joke 😅

[@Scorpion-Co2]

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[@shawnemerson2842]

1st thanks for your knowledge and experience just wanted to address the 90deg pc you were bragging on. It's much easier to just put about a short pc of hose on the stone and just add a 90 deg vacuum elbow and boom same thin accomplished. Just 1 little mans opinion.

[@octa3826]

And you can put some little fishes in the air stone bucket

[@HemangJoshi]

Awesome video...

[@epicgardening]

Thanks!

[@rickvervoort9536]

PSA: Never leave an air pump below the level of the water line.

[@jayo8621]

welll duh, especially if you stick your hand in there while the now broken air pump is still under water. Water pumps are for going below the water level, air pumps should be in a dry area well away from the water line. :P😈

[@dylanvonsommaruga5057]

@@jayo8621 You misunderstand. With the air pump below the waterline outside of the water container you take the risk of starting a syphon if the airpump stops. You can use a check valve to mitigate this risk but they also fail and/or are not 100% effective. I've drained most of a fishtank into my lounge this way :(

[@jayo8621]

@@dylanvonsommaruga5057 🤦‍♂️ Dylan, im going to help you out here because i sense a pattern and this isn't the first time you've come to the realization you are hopefully having right this very moment... like the emoji, your face resting softly against your palms.. so what I need you to do right now, this is fo your own good dylan, is to take your right hand, and just slap yourself once really fucking hard, like u really actually mean it, and then these words might come naturally as they sorta do with a situation like this one, but if not just repeat after me ' Stupid Stupid ahhh Soo fucking stupid why do I keep falling for this kinda shit. Jokes, I know jokes.. I might not be a comedian but people think I'm funny.. right? I did make that one guy laugh a few years ago... and my mom always said I could be anything if I just try really hard.. or maybe I'm just being to hard on myself... and then Dylan... agree.. nd your head... possibly give yourself a backup slap just in case you pussed out like a little bitch the first time ( they always do).. and you'll finally feel that relief that yes... yes you are being too hard on yourself.. and start to let a little loose, live a little, maybe try out some sarcasm here and there and before you know it you'll never walk into the trap that has been waiting, waiting for a month for a fish like yourself, one might say they were trolling for a bite and there you were... but never again Dylan... I bless you with the knowledge and understanding that things may or may NOT be literal in their meaning and that the pure deception of one being the other shall haunt you no more.... I bid you farewell and Goodluck young padowan!

[@kalynnkallweit7940]

Am I the only person who's thinking thta the spray version is not only less efficient, but also a bit erm aggressive on tender roots...??

[@erickangelcastro]

Damn Kev I almost mistook u for a cannabis grower 😏

[@ia_fortune]

show me plants after 3 months ^^

[@nathangraham2242]

its a cloner, you don't leave plant in it for 3 months

[@sophisticatedcaveman2754]

Air pump should be above water level .

[@PandaMoolin]

that is over doing it.... it should be shoe box shallow. i won't go into mine.

[@darooster5787]

WARNING! the submersible pump will heat up the water

[@lilyli2460]

Kevin, You are taking a wrong career, You'r so handsome, you should be a good movie star instead of beeing a gardener😄！

[@epicgardening]

😂 thank you but I like my plants!

[@segawalker3302]

Do the air bubble method....trust me way more roots

[@Mike420X]

You submerge the clones or do what he said about leaving a few inches from water?

[@segawalker3302]

@@Mike420X submerged, I add a bit of cloning solution but not needed just makes roots faster and looks stronger. About 2 weeks depending on time of year

[@Mike420X]

@@segawalker3302 awesome thanks, clonex? And also you think a humidity dome is needed? i was goin to buy 1

[@segawalker3302]

@@Mike420X I use clones x gel cuz I tried the sprayer method cuz it was thick. I also used the gel to try different cloning methods. However for the air stone method, I used clone x solution just to give it a lil bit of nutrients a cap full in a 5 gallon bucket. Stems in the water and no dome cuz the water gives it the humidity...once you see the roots start to come out check daily cuz those roots seems to take off when they start and it's hard to transplant roots that are too long. I pack my roots in firm soil so they don't air prune in the soil. I think before I was scared to crush the roots so my soil was super loose.

[@segawalker3302]

@@Mike420X just try it, it's ez....5 gallon bucket and lid, 2" net cups and foam holders, air pump, air stone. This is basically like a fish tank and cuttings...don't over think it. You can just put cuttings in water without anything's else and it will propagate. Do both methods and see the delta, it's just cuttings. Experiment! Let me know how it goes.

[@TrueX-xt1ed]

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[@Jittrippin9]

My name is Kevin

[@atomizer2665]

Constantly blasting the roots with water will limit their access to oxygen ;)

[@epicgardening]

Definitely won't! The water is highly oxygenated itself and they're still suspended in mostly air.

[@atomizer2665]

@@epicgardening Consider NFT where most of the roots are in air with only the lowest part of the rootmat sitting in a 1/8" thick film of water. Being completely covered in a film of water will block the roots access to oxygen ;) Your theory suggests it would be impossible to overwater lol

[@epicgardening]

Consider deep water culture, where 95% of the roots are completely submerged in an oxygenated water solution.

[@atomizer2665]

@@epicgardening Thats why root suffocation and rootrot is so common with dwc unless you run a lor of air and a chiller ;) You might find it interesting to see what happens to aeroponic roots a few hours after being transferred to dwc ;) kzbin.info/www/bejne/jJ_SoX96Yrh9p9E Take a spray bottle that produces a very fine mist and apply a very short burst to the stem of a cutting. Inspect the stem closely and you will see it is coated with small droplets with lots of gaps between them. Its not the same as having a solid film of water. Its not radically different to a cutting in perlite where you have damp perlite in direct contact with the stem and air gaps where perlite isnt in direct contact.

[@Irishcream216]

If you really feel that way, you can always add a small percentage of H2O2 to add oxygen to the water as it decays into O2 and H2O.

[@markborkowski965]

From what I’ve heard you want the stem of the plant in the water. Is this not true?

[@vanessahammonds7827]

This is the part I don’t understand. I thought the stem would be in water. And for the life of me I don’t understand what the net pot is for...if anyone can explain I would appreciate it. Sees like you could do this with everything here except the net pot?

[@markborkowski965]

@@vanessahammonds7827 so I managed to successfully make clones now. The part of the stem cut at a 45 degree angle goes into the water. I think the net pot is used in order to hold the neoprene pieces. Could you do it without the net pot? I think so. Could you do it without the neoprene pieces that hold the plant clones in place? I think so, but it just makes it a lot easier to use them. They are really cheap parts on amazon

[@DeAunLynT]

@@markborkowski965 : Pool noodle from the dollar store and a knife

[@timbabila]

You can use a fog maker also

[@tiahansere53]

Ha!