Cloning Demystified

I have been a confirmed clone killer for a while now. I have tried several times with no success. Receintly, i took 7 successful clones which rooted in 5 days. This is how i did it:

I prepared by filling a small peat pot with my growing medium (10% Perlite, 15% Coarse Sand, 25% Worm Castings, 50% Compost) and getting it sopping wet.

I poked a small hole in the soil to put the clone stem into.

I took the entire bottom node from a 10 week old mother and removed the bottom 2 sets of leaves.

I scraped the sides of the stem and split the stem at the bottom. Almost an inch.

I then dipped the stem into MG rooting powder and put that into the prepared pot with a gentle packing of the soil.

I put the peat pot into a small terra cotta pot with a plasic bag on the bottom, and then i put that into another terra cotta pot. Clay pots soak up and release moisture. I put the bag under it so when i water, it wont just drain out.

I then trimmed the tips of the remaining fan leaves to slow down the evaporation from the leaves and put a clear plastic bag over the planter.

I kept it under a 6500k fluorescent tube light with a 25 watt incandescent next to it for heat. (80 degrees stable)

I kept the soil very moist and within 5 days, a strong root system formed.

The factors that i think made the difference are:
Young mother
Lowest node
Moist and humid conditions
SCRAPING THE SIDES and SPLITTING THE STEM

I am totally stoaked that i was successful.

Thanks for sharing! Was it 100% then? You just took the seven, and all rooted?

Yes. 100% success with all 7 clones.
I only did 7 in case they all died and ran out of soil.

how long where the lights on for and how close? i too am a clone killer

I use two 2 foot 18 Watt 6500k fluoroscent tubes at about 6" away. I feel like i have overcome a phobia now that i know how to clone successfully.

greensister said:

I have been a confirmed clone killer for a while now. I have tried several times with no success. Receintly, i took 7 successful clones which rooted in 5 days. This is how i did it:

I prepared by filling a small peat pot with my growing medium (10% Perlite, 15% Coarse Sand, 25% Worm Castings, 50% Compost) and getting it sopping wet.

I poked a small hole in the soil to put the clone stem into.

I took the entire bottom node from a 10 week old mother and removed the bottom 2 sets of leaves.

I scraped the sides of the stem and split the stem at the bottom. Almost an inch.

I then dipped the stem into MG rooting powder and put that into the prepared pot with a gentle packing of the soil.

I put the peat pot into a small terra cotta pot with a plasic bag on the bottom, and then i put that into another terra cotta pot. Clay pots soak up and release moisture. I put the bag under it so when i water, it wont just drain out.

I then trimmed the tips of the remaining fan leaves to slow down the evaporation from the leaves and put a clear plastic bag over the planter.

I kept it under a 6500k fluorescent tube light with a 25 watt incandescent next to it for heat. (80 degrees stable)

I kept the soil very moist and within 5 days, a strong root system formed.

The factors that i think made the difference are:
Young mother
Lowest node
Moist and humid conditions
SCRAPING THE SIDES and SPLITTING THE STEM

I am totally stoaked that i was successful.

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+ rep for that bro! I am a clone killer aswell.....

I'm trying to clone a flowering plant right now..... Not lookin so hot... But with the next girl inveg, you bet your ass I'm gicin this a try! Thanks dog!

Thank you.

I really hope it works for you. It feels like such a failure when a clone dies. Plus, a potentially yummy plant never realized it POTential.

Tee hee.

Get rid of that incandescent man. put in more cfl's. kill 2 birds w/ 1 stone. add heat and light. I dont care what people say cfl's get hot. i killed a couple plants w/ heat stress while 6 cfl's were 3" away so unless you have a cold ambient temp don't put them closer than that. just my 2 cents. cloning into 80% perlite will work much better than soil. I've done it and i'm a clone killer too.

greensister said:

I have been a confirmed clone killer for a while now. I have tried several times with no success. Receintly, i took 7 successful clones which rooted in 5 days. This is how i did it:

I prepared by filling a small peat pot with my growing medium (10% Perlite, 15% Coarse Sand, 25% Worm Castings, 50% Compost) and getting it sopping wet.

I poked a small hole in the soil to put the clone stem into.

I took the entire bottom node from a 10 week old mother and removed the bottom 2 sets of leaves.

I scraped the sides of the stem and split the stem at the bottom. Almost an inch.

I then dipped the stem into MG rooting powder and put that into the prepared pot with a gentle packing of the soil.

I put the peat pot into a small terra cotta pot with a plasic bag on the bottom, and then i put that into another terra cotta pot. Clay pots soak up and release moisture. I put the bag under it so when i water, it wont just drain out.

I then trimmed the tips of the remaining fan leaves to slow down the evaporation from the leaves and put a clear plastic bag over the planter.

I kept it under a 6500k fluorescent tube light with a 25 watt incandescent next to it for heat. (80 degrees stable)

I kept the soil very moist and within 5 days, a strong root system formed.

The factors that i think made the difference are:
Young mother
Lowest node
Moist and humid conditions
SCRAPING THE SIDES and SPLITTING THE STEM

I am totally stoaked that i was successful.

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certain strains/genotypes respond differently to different types of cloning.

So the lights were on for how long exactly, provided you don't mind my asking

Try rapid rooters. They are composted tree bark and plant based polymer. They can be used in soil or hydro and they work great!

keep in mind in ur "cuttings" the ROOT ZONE temps matter the most, ive heard of cloning without any light whatsoever, yes MJ. keep ur severed babys warm and ull be fine.

The lights are always on. The incandescent is just for heat. I didnt use a CFL because it would not be hot enough and i have all the light i need from the fluoros. I use the fluoros because i just want enough light to keep them going. The veg cabinet is where they get the good stuff.

As stated above the temps of the root zone are very important as is the strain you trying to clone.

tryin this now we will see how well it works

Whatever works for you , I found that all the cloners, domes, cubes all that shit specifically designed to make it easy makes it fucking harder. Another thing that helps your cuttings take root faster is to take the cuttings before feeding the mother plant. IF the cutting is deficient in N a bit its good because it will force the plant to reach or grow roots to reach for the nutes its missing. So dont think that you are helping by feeding the mom then taking the cutting, if the cutting is not hungry it may just eat whats stored and never root. Just a tip, I have explained how I clone several times by simply putting cutting right in solo cup half filled with plastic wrap covering the cup after spraying inside, I am 100%. The feeding may help though as I used to think to feed the mother then take cuttings but this is bad idea as you want that cutting to be starving so it roots much faster. Sounds like you have found YOUR way to clone and as long as your happy with the results its the best way just try to take the cuttings before feeding mom to guarantee you keep your success rate going.Congrats and welcome to clone team your on your way to perpetual now

Very intersting tid bit. Thank you Super2.