
How Clonex Mist Concentrate Fits a Propagation Room
A cutting has no roots and no way to drink for the first several days. Everything it needs has to arrive through the leaf, which is why foliar work matters so much in propagation. This product is the concentrated form of the familiar rooting mist, supplied by the gallon rather than in a trigger bottle. Dilution is one part concentrate to three parts clean water. That means a quart makes a gallon of finished spray, and a full gallon makes four. Growth Technology built the formula to support both the mother plant and the cutting it gives up. Sprayed on a mother two or three days before you take wood, it conditions the tissue you are about to cut. Sprayed on fresh cuttings, it keeps the leaf turgid while the stem builds callus. The stated purpose is root development and the elongation of root hairs, which is where transplant vigour comes from.
Mixing and Applying the Clone Solution
Start with clean water, ideally filtered or reverse osmosis, since the mist sits on the leaf and dries there. Mix at the 1:3 ratio in whatever volume the tray count calls for, and use it rather than storing a diluted batch for weeks. Take cuttings with a clean diagonal cut just below a leaf node. Dip in rooting gel, set the cutting into a plug or a cloner collar, and fill the tray. Once the tray is full, mist the clones lightly rather than soaking them. Repeat every two days for another two or three applications, or whenever the leaves start to look dry. Stop once the clones are transplanted, because the roots take over feeding at that point. Two honest notes belong here. Concentrate has to be diluted before it touches a leaf. The gallon is also a commercial quantity that a single hobby tray will not work through quickly. Rooms cutting hundreds of clones a week are the ones that make the format pay.
Key Features
- Concentrated Format: One part concentrate to three parts clean water turns a gallon into four gallons of finished mist.
- Foliar Delivery: Cuttings take up support through the leaf during the days before a root system exists.
- Root Hair Elongation: The formula targets root development and the elongation of root hairs, which drives transplant vigour.
- Mother Plant Conditioning: Spraying a mother two or three days before cutting prepares the tissue you are about to take.
- Works With Rooting Gel: The mist covers the foliar side while a rooting gel handles the cut stem itself.
- Commercial Volume: A gallon of concentrate serves a propagation room running hundreds of cuttings a week.
- Simple Schedule: Mist a full tray, then repeat every two days until the clones move on to their own containers.
Technical Specifications
| Specification | Value |
|---|---|
| Form | Concentrate, requires dilution |
| Dilution Ratio | 1 part concentrate to 3 parts clean water |
| Yield | 1 gallon makes 4 gallons of ready-to-use mist |
| Container Size | 1 gallon |
| Application | Foliar mist for mother plants and cuttings |
| Frequency | Every 2 days until transplant |
| Manufacturer Part Number | HGC726023 |
| Smaller Format | Quart concentrate |