cloning an entire branch

Lord Kanti

Lord Kanti

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I've seen it done accidentally, but I want to maximize my potential for success.

I have 2 branches about a meter or so long or longer that snapped off. One "died" but came back after a day soaking in my compost bubbler. The branches are too long to fit in my cloning vats without falling over.

If I leave it in water will they just rot, or root? I haven't added hormones yet, just left over vitamin B in the bubbler. I'm thinking I can dip them in the rooting powder and maybe reapply here and there.

I've already taken several clones after they snapped. Also, these are from the early stages of flower.

TL;DR: What's the best way to clone an entire branch into a rooted plant?
 
Lord Kanti said:
I've seen it done accidentally, but I want to maximize my potential for success.

I have 2 branches about a meter or so long or longer that snapped off. One "died" but came back after a day soaking in my compost bubbler. The branches are too long to fit in my cloning vats without falling over.

If I leave it in water will they just rot, or root? I haven't added hormones yet, just left over vitamin B in the bubbler. I'm thinking I can dip them in the rooting powder and maybe reapply here and there.

I've already taken several clones after they snapped. Also, these are from the early stages of flower.

TL;DR: What's the best way to clone an entire branch into a rooted plant?
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ughhhhh
 
UncleBuck said:
ughhhhh
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I've seen a bucket full of branches that had rooted after a prune job. It wasn't my doing.

I'm just trying to salvage whatever I can. I could take more little clones and fill a tray, but I'd rather salvage these if possible. I figured there are decent odds that out of the many different people who thumb through these boards that maybe someone has done this before.
 
ime, usually the woodier the branch you're trying to clone, the harder it is to do so.. not saying it can't be done, just throwing that out there..
 
You have, 2 problems, one is rooting a branch which is difficult, two is rooting a flowering branch..a meter long..I would say damn near impossible, but definitely let us know if you manage it. It would be quite an accomplishment.
 
Air-layering..

The reason is because some people need to keep counts low and this is one pretty decent method for cloning large sections of soon-to-be plants. It's a little finicky from my understanding but some people swear by it.
 
LostInEthereal said:
Air-layering..

The reason is because some people need to keep counts low and this is one pretty decent method for cloning large sections of soon-to-be plants. It's a little finicky from my understanding but some people swear by it.
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thats a technique you use BEFORE you cut, not after, takes too long for a cut branch to last
 
Roger A. Shrubber said:
thats a technique you use BEFORE you cut, not after, takes too long for a cut branch to last
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Yes you do it while it's still attached to the mother plant. But you can essentially clone a ready to flower, good sized plant with this technique. The nice thing is you can wait to see if the clone is viable first before you remove it and it counts towards your legal plant limit.

Sorry dude, I see what you mean. I just read the TL;DR part of the OP's post. My post sufficiently answered that portion and I see the discrepancy.
 
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