How to Clone!!!!

midgradeindasouth

I like to wait until the clones that I will be taking are 5-8" long or tall.
I also like to take them when the mother plant is more mature.
I like the mother to be atleast 30ds from sexing before I take clones..

I am groing a new mom now from a clone.
She will veg for another 2 weeks before I even think of taking any clones from her.
She is about 45ds from being cut from her mom that I currently have in flower.

HOW TO CLONE:

#1) I get a pair of scissors, a bottle of rubbing alcohol, a lighter, and some napkins.

#2) I burn the scissors with the lighter to sterilize them.
I then wipe the sut off with napkin soaked in alcohol.

You want the scissors to be as clean as possible.

#3) I take my cuttings by cutting them at a 45 deg angle.

#4) I trim off any lower branches or leaves on the clone that would be under water.

#5) I cut some of the top main fan leaves in half/
This allows the clone to focus on rooting more than keeping it's leaves green.

#6) I scar the bottoom of the clone close to the cutting.
I just scrap it a lil just to promote rooting.
More or less just breaking the membrane or skin if you will.
This allows for guicker h2o osmosis.

#7) I hold the bottom of the clone under luke warm running water. (make sure the water is as close to room temp as possible)

#8) I then place the clone in the hole of the lid of my clone container.

#9) I fill the container with room temp water.

#10) I place the lid on the container and set the container with clones in some light.



The container I use is a plastic coffee tub.
I think it is Maxwell House.
It is the largest one they sell at Bi-Lo.

I of course clean out the coffee and sterilize the inside and then let water run though it until there is no residue at all.

I cut holes in the lid.
I usually cut 4-6 holes.
Too many and the clones will touch and cause the leaves to turn yellow.

The light needs to be very low wattage and a fair distance away.

Lowes has 21" 15w grow lights that I use for clones.
I put them about 10" away from the lights.

Clones will wilt if they get to much light before they start taking up h2o and nutes through the stem and eventually the roots.

I change the water every 3 days. (very very important)

It can take up to 2 weeks before you start seeing roots.
I like to wait until the roots are atleast 1" long before I transplant into soil or hrdro or dwc.

If you use soil make sure you drench the soil with water after you put the clone in it.
Then do not let the soil dry out but do not keep it soaked either.

If you have not gathered I use only cuttings and water.

I do not use domes.
Never tried it.

I like to mist my clones with a sprayer filled with water and a couple of "drops" of molases. (do not over do the molases it will clog up the pores on the plants leaves.)

I mist the clones by shaking the bottle before I spray to force more o2 into the h2o.

Do not soak the clones you really are just trying to keep them from drying out.

From first cutting I may spray 2-3 x's a day.

This is where just a lil light is important.
No need to rush them.

Now as far as hormones for cloning I sure that would speed up the process quite a bit.

I would also recomend a dwc for clones once you have mastered the plain water cloning method.

I have heard bosts of roots in 7ds with the dwc cloning method.

With clones it is a try try again thing.

You will undoubtedly fail some.
This is how we learn.

Good luck

midgradeindasouth

You are certainly welcome Mogie.

GetAhead

Have scissors worked out well for you? When I was a kid, my granparents would thump my knuckles if I tried to cut anything other than roses with scissors or shears. Even cutting the end off after air-layering shrubs with scissors was STRICTLY verboten. Always had to use a sterile razor for taking cuttins. My grandma said scissors bruise and rupture too many cells.

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midgradeindasouth

A razor would probably work better, I just do not recomend it for everyone.
I do not want people cutting themselves up.

midgradeindasouth

Just wanted to bump this.
Working on sig.

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tokecrazy

Just read the whole post and very good job.Like you said try and try again that s the way I learned how to clone in water and in RR plugs.You can always learn something new about it too.thanks for the good post. PEACE

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midgradeindasouth

Thank you for reading it Toke.

I posted this because I figured it could help some newbies.

It has worked for me several times.

I usually stick with what works.

I just wanted everyone to see that it is actually a lot easier than it sounds.

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midgradeindasouth

I decided to bump this.

I have not cloned in a while.

Anyone doing this right now?

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WhammyBoy

Thanks for the info. Looks great. This will be my first time cloning, so I am not expecting much but I am going to give this method a shot. I have heard both positive and negative things about a dome, so I figure try a method without one - if it works dont waste the money on something you dont need. Only question I have is, do you find any benefit to rooting solution? You said you only use water, and if it works then I am all for it (its cheaper than buying solutions!) I have all the supplies I need for cloning - now I just need to put my station together and start my first set.

Hope All is Well

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green_nobody

correct on the final cut before sticking it into the medium, to cut the twig it is fine to use scissors as long they get cleaned before use as well as before moving on to the next plant. the thing with a single blades is that is easier to keep everything clean and a good blade won't be as doll as most scissors happen to be.

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