Bubble cloner foam?

[JDJP]

So for a DWC cloner, you want the bottoms of the stems just above the waterline so the bubbles pop and splash them with water right?

Well I was thinking, could you add a little soap to make a foam above the waterline? if the soap didn't hurt the cuttings wouldn't this be a great environment for them?

in jorge's book it says "add a few drops of biodegradable liquid dishsoap to the irrigation water. detergent makes the water penetrate the soil more thoroughly"
and it has a pic of palmolive.

What do you guys think?

 

[PitViper]

I wouldnt recomend....you will have a Brady Bunch washing machine flashback.
it works in soil because its not agitated

 

[JDJP]

you right, what if i have an overflow pipe?

 

[PitViper]

Im telling you not to do it.

 

[JDJP]

I just did an experiment, 1 drop liquid dish soap to 1 gallon water. it seems to foam and overflow until some of the soap gets pushed out of the solution with the bubbles, then it foams very little.

So lets say i figure out a way to pop the bubbles before they leave the container, so that the liquid just drips back into the res? would the environment be good for rooting?

 

[PitViper]

tell ya what....put your soap in and whatever secret sauce you want and fire it up. report back to us......

 

[JDJP]

Pit don't make me get the japanese guy in here!


ok ok if it won't work, it won't work.
I thought i had a good idea.

 

[PitViper]

mebe you do have a great idea...but I dont think it is. you will never know unless you try it. Hes still around in another name...Godzilla is ever watchful.....