1st time cloning any tips?
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llop1103
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Make sure u take off the lower 1/3 of branches take a clean razor blade and recut the clone at an angle so u see the inside of the main stalk and then dip in water to prevent from air bubbles then dip in cloning gel cutting at an angle will allow the cloning gel to get to the inside of the bark so it can establish roots easier. I made the mistake of not cutting at an angle or peeling a little of the ouside bark off and only 50% of my clones rooted. You dont even have to cut at an angle just peel a little bit of the bark or outerlayer of the main stalk off at the bottom (not to much) just enough so the rooting gel can get to the inside. Goodluck
Mr. Blue
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Heres my system..
-2 or 3 nodes down from the top of the stems canopy, cut at the next node set down (leaving those fan leaves and node sites)and put the cutting into a bowl of water cut side down. Now make a new cut (45* angle cut) with the stem submerged in the water where you cut it (this blocks up the stem with water so air doesn't get inside of it / air pockets are bad).
-After letting the cutting sit in the water for a minute or 2 and suck up a little water dip it into your rooting gel/powder (dont be shy here, get it all over the stem) (I like to coat tail the cutting at the bottom of the 45* cut. This promotes more root growth instead of a tap root shooting down.
-Use cloning cubes like these guys all said. It will greatly increase your success rate. Plant cutting about half way through the cube you use.
-Most clones will take an upward of 2 weeks or more to show roots. Keep them in a clone tent where they'll stay warm and moist. Spray them a couple times a day and let them get fresh air in the tent. (I add tiny amounts of nutes to foliar feed while spraying clones....Tiny amounts!!)
-When clones show there first root or 2 coming out the bottom of the cube I like to cut it.. Just like topping your plant this will promote a more even root base. This is about when there ready for soil and hardening.
I also like to keep my clones in 20+ hours of light per cycle.
-2 or 3 nodes down from the top of the stems canopy, cut at the next node set down (leaving those fan leaves and node sites)and put the cutting into a bowl of water cut side down. Now make a new cut (45* angle cut) with the stem submerged in the water where you cut it (this blocks up the stem with water so air doesn't get inside of it / air pockets are bad).
-After letting the cutting sit in the water for a minute or 2 and suck up a little water dip it into your rooting gel/powder (dont be shy here, get it all over the stem) (I like to coat tail the cutting at the bottom of the 45* cut. This promotes more root growth instead of a tap root shooting down.
-Use cloning cubes like these guys all said. It will greatly increase your success rate. Plant cutting about half way through the cube you use.
-Most clones will take an upward of 2 weeks or more to show roots. Keep them in a clone tent where they'll stay warm and moist. Spray them a couple times a day and let them get fresh air in the tent. (I add tiny amounts of nutes to foliar feed while spraying clones....Tiny amounts!!)
-When clones show there first root or 2 coming out the bottom of the cube I like to cut it.. Just like topping your plant this will promote a more even root base. This is about when there ready for soil and hardening.
I also like to keep my clones in 20+ hours of light per cycle.
