How do you clone?

primobozo

primobozo

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Hey, I was just wondering what the different ways people have come up with to cut and root clones. If you have found a way that you think works, and don't mind sharing with us, we would love to hear about it.
 
Miyagismokes

Miyagismokes

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Every way works, if you pay attention.

I just dip em in fresh aloe gel and put them in some dirt, but I'm not trying to spend money on stuff. My success rate is 50%...
But I'm only taking clones because my mothers are getting too big, I have utterly no need of them, and they'll probably just get tossed or given away anyway
 
primobozo

primobozo

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That's how I started, but my wife put a stop to it. Do you use the stuff from the store, in the bottle?
 
INF Flux

INF Flux

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Aloe, diy bubble cloner. I've had mixed results. Water changes and temps matter. Looking at rapid rooters as I have a nice dome and that seems to work for people. When my setups dialed it works fast, but it's finicky.
 
primobozo

primobozo

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INF Flux said:
Aloe, diy bubble cloner. I've had mixed results. Water changes and temps matter. Looking at rapid rooters as I have a nice dome and that seems to work for people. When my setups dialed it works fast, but it's finicky.
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Never tried a bubble cloner, heard good things about the Aeroponics, just what I read tho, never actually seen one.
 
primobozo

primobozo

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INF Flux said:
Aloe, diy bubble cloner. I've had mixed results. Water changes and temps matter. Looking at rapid rooters as I have a nice dome and that seems to work for people. When my setups dialed it works fast, but it's finicky.
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What is your success rate?
 
INF Flux

INF Flux

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dangledo said:
Never once had an issue with bubble cloner. Humidity is where i think 90% of people fail with clones.

Ice cream bucket, air stones and water.

Nerf dart or caulk backing rod for the collars

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I think half my issue has been the pucks that I got with the OXY cloner are squeezed to much by the diy one I'm using now, sometime choking off the stem. Been messing with the pucks, to recently to tell. Nerf darts you say? Looking for a more gentle approach. hmmm.
@Primbozo, I'm at a reliable 50% and would like to get better
 
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primobozo

primobozo

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I started, using aloe off my wife's plant in soil, I had good success rate too, around 75%, until she found out. Now I use clonex, with grodan rockwool cubes. Success rate down to about 45%. I was told about using widow bark by a older friend of mine, but can't find a willow tree to try it. I'm curious if the aloe Vera gel you can get at Walgreens would work, but haven't tried it yet.
 
nurrgle

nurrgle

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U can clone successfully all kinds of ways. I just said bag it and bought a clone machine now I usually have roots in 10 days and only lose 1 or 2
 
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Gorillaglue4u

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I second the clone king been using mine for 2 years with at least 90 percent success. I cut them off the plant then make my cut on a angle take a layer of skin off dip in tap water swirl around in clonex gel put in clone king about 6-8 days later roots are full. I'm not all sterile like some people say you need to be. I'm actually rough on mine but clones every time.
 
INF Flux

INF Flux

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primobozo said:
I started, using aloe off my wife's plant in soil, I had good success rate too, around 75%, until she found out. Now I use clonex, with grodan rockwool cubes. Success rate down to about 45%. I was told about using widow bark by a older friend of mine, but can't find a willow tree to try it. I'm curious if the aloe Vera gel you can get at Walgreens would work, but haven't tried it yet.
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Last year I gat a few aloe plants. Currently trying aloe into perlite in a humidity dome. I've been using a diy buble cloner and have had mixed results with that. Temps are important.
 
BobBitchen

BobBitchen

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InTheValley said:
man, great job. How many days to get those dang roots?

I use just RO water with recharge and a few drips of clonex in a water bottle. I dont spray with water, i dont clip my leafs, and have roots in 8-10 days. 100% success rate.

Im just curious to the time it took to where those are in the pic.

beautiful roots bro,
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I'd guess those are 7 - 10 days...
 
InTheValley

InTheValley

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goodness, I barely have stubble, BHWHAHAHA.. I just dont try to invest alot into cloning, as i have just one grow area and 12/12 everything from seed. Freakin fantastic, and thanks for the reply man.

*grabin notebook,

Ok, soooooo, first you, LOL...
 
CoB_nUt

CoB_nUt

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Diy 2.5 gal aero cloner. Pool noodles for collars. Tap water and recharge(once root nubs appear). Rooted clones ready to plant in as little as 5 days up til 11 days strain dependant.
Only lose clones when I'm experimenting with taking tiny cuts, so I'd say 95% sucess rate. Have also succefully cloned just using peat pellets and the starter cube trays, no dome as I run high humidity in veg(where my aero cloner sits).
 
Smitty42088

Smitty42088

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I've recently got into cloning I was really over thinking the shit.Buy some clone gel any kind will do putt some soil in a clear plastic container cut clones at a sharp angle scrape them Abit on the sides before you dip in gel,put them in container of soil spray soil every so often with water be patient and boom roots will appear in a week or two!!!Main thing is keep the container hella humid...Good luck
 
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