Request for Cloning Thread

[BloodShotI'z]

If any grower would like to show their skills and create a step by step cloning guide....Everyone here would appreciate it immensly.

[midgradeindasouth]

I would like to chip in.
I just do not have time to write it all down.

I will see what I can come up with.
It may be this weekend though.

[BloodShotI'z]

whenever you can get it done, Mid.

A new look at it will always be helpful. We'll take it.

[btdt]

I did one on the "Dip N' Stick" method here:

http://www.greenpassion.org/f16/dip-n-stick-cloning-method-125/

It'd be nice to have one on the aeroponic method, the bubble cloner method, and the perlite method. Are there any other methods folks are using they'd like to share?

[BloodShotI'z]

Yeah I did miss that one. But other methods would be nice as well. Soil is one Im particularly interested in....seems like the least amount of work.

[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

[HBB]

I use a tecnique similar to Midgrades. I got the Idea from the REv.

1. get folgers coffee can (the plastic one) and empty it. I just rinse out the coffee, it won't hurt anything
2. drill 1" holes (5 works best for spacing)
3. drill one 1/4 hole in the side of the can.
4. buy air pump from Wal*Mart (6.00)
5. buy 6' airline hose from Wal*Mart (1.50)
6. Buy airline splitter valve from Wal*Mart (package is .99)
7. Buy package of two airstones from Wal*Mart (1.50)
8. Buy shortest garden hose you can find from Wal*Mart (I found one 4' for 5.00)
9. cut hose into 1" sections then slice them lengthwise and place into holes in coffee lid to keep cuttings in place
10. route airline from air pump to splitter valve
11. route airline from splitter to two airstones
12. fill with water (any will do, even chlorinated tap works just fine, trust me)
13. take cuttings with razor blade, knick the cut area to improve rooting.
14. put cuttings in coffee can bubble cloner.
15. wait 5-7 days and you have clones!!!


This works 99.9999999% of the time. Same thing as a deep well hydrocloner you would buy for like $100+ at a hydro store.

[AzGrOw-N-sMoKe]

if you want some more ill get it..