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Woomeister
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If the bud had just been removed then yes you could turn it into a viable plant, in time.
Drgreenz
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Yes and no.... When you plant a clipping of another plant its called cloning. in MJ cloning you shoul duse a rooting hormone, i like the gells they are like 2 bucks at home depot. Cut your plant at a 45 degree angle dip into the gel and plant. Once the cutting developes any roots it should be considered a seedling just as though it just sprouted so be careful not to damage, cause any trauma, especially to the roots. I wouldnt cut a bud though, cut your plant before flowering.
Woomeister
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I think you will find the answer is only yes, not yes and no.
Woomeister
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I have cloned for nearly 2 decades and dont use any hormones with almost 100% success.
Drgreenz
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If you read the post i stated the yes part and no if you simply think throwing a cutting into some good dirt will root it 100% you are mistaken.
Woomeister
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I think he was more interested in the theory rather than the practice, hence my answer.
Brick Top
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When you said "a bud" did you mean a bud or a branch, like a portion of a branch, a cutting? I have never heard of someone rooting an actual bud before.
Basically all you would be doing is cloning/cutting and there is a tremendous amount of information to be found about taking clones/cuttings.
To get started you will need: a clean razor blade, a water mister, a tray with a clear plastic lid, a planting medium, and perhaps a jar of rooting hormone.
Clones can be effectively rooted using nothing more than water, however most growers choose to dip their freshly cut stem into either a rooting powder or a gel.
Many growers cut the branch underwater so that no air bubbles will form in the stem of the new cutting. If air enters the stem it will prevent the stem from carrying water and the cutting will die.
Dipping the cut end of the stem immediately into a rooting gel also solves the air bubble problem. If using a powder the cuttings must be wet so that the powder will adhere.
Use a toothpick or a nail to poke a hole in the planting medium, to ease the entry of the cut stem. It is important not to crush or bend the tender stem at all.
Try and make the hole about the same size as the stem to be inserted.
When you have your tools and accessories ready and have soaked your medium, you should select a soft, small branch from the bottom of the plant, one that wouldn't amount to much anyway.
If you are planning to keep the plant in
vegetative growth to continue taking cuttings then you should take cuttings from any shoots that have two or three nodes. I take cuttings that are between two and four inches long, but some people prefer to take cuttings as long as eight inches.
The stem will root quickly if it is still soft and green, not woody. Make an even, diagonal slice through the branch with your clean razor, below the would-be cutting. Strip the bottom leaves off of the cutting, dip it in rooting gel and plant it.
If you make your cut right above a node on the branch then two new branches will sprout out as if it had been pinched. If you continue in this fashion then your mother will produce an exponential number of cuttings every two weeks. You will soon be proudly giving clones away to your friends (or maybe Sell them).
So now you've cut and dipped your first batch of clones, stuck them in a medium, misted them, and put the clear plastic lid on the tray. Now put the tray under fluorescent lights, about six inches away to start with, moving them a little closer every few days.
I've rooted clones on the floor in my bedroom, and in many a veg room in the shade of a leafy mother. Both provide decent ambient light and a good temperature range. 24¡C is optimum temperature, but my experience is that as long as it's close to that it'll do. The clones must be warm but not scorched.
Direct light will burn them because without roots the stem cannot supply the leaves with enough water to match the leaves' rate of transpiration.
Transpiration is a part of how the plant grows. Water and nutrients travel up the stem from the roots to the leaves, where they are used in photosynthesis.
Tiny hairs called stomata sweat out the moisture to allow the stream of nutrients to continue flowing. Wind aids in transpiration by blowing the moisture off the stomata, which is why the lid is so important.
Another way to protect the stomata is to spray a light wax onto the cuttings. This slows transpiration to the point where you don't even need a lid, and the waxy coating serves as a protection against pests. I suggest you just try using a lid at first.
Remove the lid once a day and fan the cuttings with it for a few seconds. I also like to cut small holes into the corners of the lid so that there is a little ventilation, and I usually put holes into the corners of the tray to allow for drainage if the plants are over-watered. The roots need oxygen to thrive and survive.
Woomeister
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He asked if it were possible, not who has managed to do it. Blimey, there are lots of people on here who struggle to clone fullstop. YES A BUD CAN BE CLONED.....THE END.