Neoprene Clone Collar - Snug Support for Cuttings in Aeroponic Propagators
Best for: Growers taking cuttings in aeroponic cloning machines who need the stem held steady while roots form.
Our thoughts
It's a tiny, cheap bit of kit, but a clone that wobbles around in its net pot while the roots are trying to establish is a clone that takes longer to strike, or doesn't strike at all. These do one simple job and do it well. Does exactly what it should, day in, day out.
Neoprene Clone Collars are small foam discs designed to hold a cutting steady inside the 5cm net pots supplied with most aeroponic propagators. The collar fits snugly into the top of the net pot around the stem, keeping the cutting upright and stable while the roots develop below, rather than letting it slump or shift every time the propagator lid is opened.
Once the clone has rooted and it's time to move it into your main growing system, the collar has a cross-section cut through it, so it can be pulled apart and removed from around the stem without disturbing the new root growth underneath.
How it compares
Clone collars are a small, low-cost part of most aeroponic cloning setups.
- Versus a plain net pot with no collar, the neoprene disc stops the cutting shifting around, which matters most in aeroponic units where the roots are exposed to a fine mist rather than sat in a solid medium.
- Versus rockwool cube-based cloning, which holds the stem via the medium itself, a collar-and-net-pot setup is specific to aeroponic propagators and needs the collar to do the job the rockwool would otherwise do.
- Versus the collars bundled with a complete propagator kit, buying loose collars separately means you're not stuck waiting on a full kit if you just need replacements.
It's a minor part, but the right size collar is what keeps clones stable and stops rooting being slower than it needs to be.
Usage guidance
Fitting and removing the collar correctly matters more than anything else with this product.
Fitting
Slide the collar around the base of the cutting and press it snugly into the top of the 5cm net pot so the stem is held upright and centred.
During rooting
Leave the collar in place undisturbed while the cutting is in the propagator, it's designed to stay put through the misting cycle.
Removal at transplant
Use the cross-section cut to gently pull the collar apart and away from the stem once roots have developed, rather than trying to slide it off intact.
Technical specifications
- Material: Neoprene foam
- Fits: 5cm net pots (standard aeroponic propagator size)
- Removal method: Cross-section cut for easy removal without disturbing roots
- Use case: Supporting cuttings during aeroponic propagation
Who this is for
- Growers using aeroponic cloning machines with standard 5cm net pots
- Anyone who needs replacement collars rather than a full propagator kit
- Growers who've had clones shift or slump in the net pot during rooting
Not relevant if you're propagating in rockwool cubes or soil rather than an aeroponic net pot setup.
Our take
It's about as simple as grow room consumables get, but a stable cutting roots faster and more reliably than one that's been left to flop around, so it's worth having a stock of these on hand.
Worth picking up alongside your propagator, cheap enough that there's no reason to run short.
