Clones

[abudtokr]

How warm should you keep the clones? I have a light under a tray.

 

[taint]

aint no myth, son.

Now that was some interesting modding..............
I'll say it again though,I'd love to see some pics.

 

[abudtokr]

I would say look at my first 2 pictures, Thats what will happend.......

 

[taint]

A pic of a airbubble in a stem.

 

[abudtokr]

Oh, LOL!! It sounds possible I mean have you ever cut your plant down and water still comes out of the stem? I believe it can happen just because the stem is like a hose when you pull it out of the water and put it back into water there will be a air bubble. Thats just common scene. What makes you think they dont?

 

[ClamDigger]

the air bubble is obviously not visible from the outside, so how do you expect someone to get a pic of the interior of the phloem?
if you will, imagine an air bubble in this pic
http://theworldofplants.files.wordpress.com/2010/12/xylem1.gif?w=393&h=357

 

[taint]

I've taken thousands of cuts of multiple species of plants and have never lost one that I'd attribute to a air bubble.
Not one cut made under water either...................it's a myth.

 

[PeacefulKid1992]

can anyone tell me plain and simple what is a clone.

 

[abudtokr]

It is a cutting off a plant and you put cloning gel on it to grow roots.

 

[abudtokr]

I've taken thousands of cuts of multiple species of plants and have never lost one that I'd attribute to a air bubble.
Not one cut made under water either...................it's a myth.

Can you tell me why you think this is a myth? I believe the second cut might be pointless. To me it sounds plausible, you cant just come out and say its a myth with out any proof. I have proof there is air bubbles that can get in there, take note at my first 2 pictures. Thats what happends if you dont put them in water right away. I think there both going to die by the way. I couldnt clone anything to save my life. I will just have to grow from seeds. Sucks becasue IM BROKE!!!

 

[PeacefulKid1992]

do u have to do this?

 

[haulinbass]

dude dont give up on the cloning, just keep trying different things untill it works. Ive had clones die on me using all methods so its alright. some strains also just dont like to be cloned untill the plant is older as well. the only time Ive ever had a 100% survival rate was with serious ak-47 in the first week of flowering other wise ill always lose 1 or 2 out of ten no big deal.
whoever said a rusty blade is spot on as well, an olfa blade showing some rust lets you know the lube oil is all gone.petroleum products=dead plant

 

[taint]

Dude yer failing at what is a simple and easy task yet yer arguing with someone who has a decade of success with rooting weed and a lifetime with other cultivars...........really?
Let me reiterate,follow this accurately if you do you will have success.
" I couldnt clone anything to save my life."

This is an easy way to do some cuts.First a healthy plant in veg with some good branching,side and top views.
I use an old cutting board,a rusty razor,sharp fine pointed scissors and roottech gel.
You don't need any hormones at all to take cuts successfully but it speeds up the process and the plants are less beat up by the time they root.
How the branch looks removed with nodes attached and stripped off,I just pinch them off be careful not to kink the stem.......kinking is bad.
Stick in gel let sit for 30 seconds or so.
In this case I'm using peat pellets but it'll work in just about anything that will keep the cut from drying out while it's rooting.
Soak the pellets overnight or they'll suck the moisture outta the cuts with bad results.
Poke hole in pellet,stick cut all the way down again careful not to kink the stem.
Form pellet around stem,gently.......then dunk in water to replace what ya squeezed out by forming then put in a dome.I'm using a cake box,they come in a huge variety of shapes and sizes plus ya getta cake.......fucking A.
In this case they're about 12"s under a 42 watt cfl,just leave'em alone they don't like being messed with.
Roots take anywhere from 5 to 15 days depending on plant and temp,I will take some pics and explain how I quick harden them off and pot'em when these root.
Now the donor plant provided 6 cuts and has 4 main branches,ready to be up-potted and flowered tomorrow. ​

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[taint]

Took some cuts after this thread and literally blew into the cut stems just before dipping into the gel,saw the first roots poking out this morn.
I sealed my lips around the stem and blew pretty hard............I'm fairly positive it's a myth.