wanna learn how to clone....

[thatboyis1uvakind]

I have two pretty ass og kush females...I wanna take clones from them...I'll do some research to learn how but where can u get the cloning solution...?

 

[Jeffdogg]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T4o-Y7natjo gonna post more info but here is a start

From Advanced Nutrients, Juicy Roots cloning gel contains special ingredients that supercharge your plant clones so more of them survive! As you know, fungi, molds and mildew are the biggest threat to clones, but Juicy Roots contains special blockers that rapidly repel microbial invaders BEFORE they have the chance to assault your plant cuttings.
Juicy Roots helps your plant cuttings quickly produce a larger radius of root mass. It contains rare compounds that force your cuttings to devote more energy and metabolism to generate faster, earlier root sprouting and growth.
Because of the immediate development of root mass, your cuttings will grow faster, have increased metabolism, enhanced immune systems, and grow into stronger plants.This cloning gel comes with a convenient applicator tip for safer, easier cloning.
Directions: Dip your plant cutting into Juicy Roots cloning gel 1/4" higher than you plan to place it into the growing medium

Is what i use i love the stuff

http://www.growshopalien.com/onlineshop/contents/en-uk/d196_advancednutrients.html

http://www.ebay.com/itm/ADVANCED-NU...ertilizer_Soil_Amendments&hash=item35c0aa8aef


Some ppl might knock advanced nutrient products but they never tried it. And now alot of their nutes have whats called PH-ppm perfect technology. How that works is if you waters ph is between 4.5 and 8.5 i think the range is and you add the nutes it will adjust its ph to the optimum range for the plant all by itself. Nomore meter or messing with PH up and down. Its very nice and works unbelievably. For $40 you get 1L of Grow, 1L of Micro and 1L of Bloom and it lasts for a long time. great stuff you should check their site sometime.

They also have a show on youtube called urbangrower where they go around and hook ppl's grow rooms up with cool stuff and theres tip segments and mailbag episodes. You would prob sit down with some good bud and just watch all you can it gets addicting. You learn soo much

You gotta start all the way on page 20 and work your way up though, watch the earlier episodes first

http://www.youtube.com/user/urbangrower/videos?sort=dd&flow=grid&view=0&page=20

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[bestbuds09]

You can get ANY cloning solution. You can find it at homedepot,lowes, walmart etc etc. What i do is cut dip it in cloning soution and plant it in soil in a solo party cup. When cloning patience plays a big part. Whitin a week or teo you should have roots. Dont go crazy buying this and that. Just cloning solution and thats it.

 

[thatboyis1uvakind]

Thanks guys....I didn't know u could get it at Lowes or home depot....that where I get most everything I use anyway...soil perlite lights etc etc....does the cutting look bad before it looks good...that's what I've noticed in a lot of pics...so don't get discouraged n think u fucked up?....it seems like it takes some time before the cutting takes off....how long before she's stable?

 

[Jeffdogg]

7-14 days usually, unless you have a rapid cloner. thats about the average time anyway. You might lose a few at first, just make sure you have a good humidity tray and dome. Spray the clones a few times a day for the first few days, dont keep the vents all the way open i usually open about 1/4-1/5 of the way. They dont have any roots so they need a humid environment to stay alive. A light foliar feeding is good to.

Actually watch this Seemorebuds is a master grower and well respected on this website

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N8rl3TyFpWk

 

[bigsteve]

For do-it-yourself types -- Make your own cloning solution!

Every Spring I visit a weeping willow tree in my neighborhood. I take the skinnier branches and pull off all the small budding leaves
and buds. I get enough trimmings to about half fill my large 2-quart pan. Almost fill with (I use distilled) water and put on a real low heat
for 12-24 hours. 180 degrees is a good temp as you don't want your solution to boil. I stir it gently every couple hours and make sure the heat
is low if you leave it overnight. After simmering for those hours the water should be a light reddish-tan color. If you look at the popular rooting gels and liquids they
are the same color. Because they make it the same way, by rendering willow greenery.

Pour the pan contents into a strainer and toss out the plant material. The liquid is what you want. If you are used to using a rooting gel instead of a liquid, you
can mix with gelatin or another neutral buffer to make the liquid thicker.

Good luck, BigSteve.

 

[Jeffdogg]

For do-it-yourself types -- Make your own cloning solution!

Every Spring I visit a weeping willow tree in my neighborhood. I take the skinnier branches and pull off all the small budding leaves
and buds. I get enough trimmings to about half fill my large 2-quart pan. Almost fill with (I use distilled) water and put on a real low heat
for 12-24 hours. 180 degrees is a good temp as you don't want your solution to boil. I stir it gently every couple hours and make sure the heat
is low if you leave it overnight. After simmering for those hours the water should be a light reddish-tan color. If you look at the popular rooting gels and liquids they
are the same color. Because they make it the same way, by rendering willow greenery.

Pour the pan contents into a strainer and toss out the plant material. The liquid is what you want. If you are used to using a rooting gel instead of a liquid, you
can mix with gelatin or another neutral buffer to make the liquid thicker.

Good luck, BigSteve.

Very cool man

 

[MyPetSkunk]

You can also do it with nothing but a solo cup filled with water and a makeshift lid with a hole to stick the stem in. As long as the water stays around room temperature, all is fine. You don't need a dome or rooting hormone for this method. Very high success rate and you don't have to worry about mold or over/under watering.

 

[thatboyis1uvakind]

You can also do it with nothing but a solo cup filled with water and a makeshift lid with a hole to stick the stem in. As long as the water stays around room temperature, all is fine. You don't need a dome or rooting hormone for this method. Very high success rate and you don't have to worry about mold or over/under watering.

So ur saying I can just take a cutting...stick it through a lid down into a cup of water...like a straw?...then what?...just wait?....when I see roots put in dirt?

 

[MyPetSkunk]

So ur saying I can just take a cutting...stick it through a lid down into a cup of water...like a straw?...then what?...just wait?....when I see roots put in dirt?

Yep. Easiest way is to fill the cup, cover securely with tin foil, poke a hole in the foil a little bigger than the stem, and plop the clone in. Just make sure you have about 1" or more of the stem under water, preferably with a node submerged. I just drop it in until it rests on a set of branches. I never mist doing this either, and wilt is never a problem. Usually see roots in 4-7 days, and once I see it start spitting roots, I take a pencil or something and poke a hole in the soil as deep as just under the first set of leaves and plop it in. Firm up the soil around it and give it a decent watering and it should take off in a few days.

You can take the lid off and check for roots whenever you want, and also I change the water every two days. When you are ready to transplant, just tear the foil in half so the clone can be gotten out. Don't pull it back up through the hole you made for the stem, and don't lay the clone down, so make sure your soil is ready when you bring the clone out.

 

[thatboyis1uvakind]

Yep. Easiest way is to fill the cup, cover securely with tin foil, poke a hole in the foil a little bigger than the stem, and plop the clone in. Just make sure you have about 1" or more of the stem under water, preferably with a node submerged. I just drop it in until it rests on a set of branches. I never mist doing this either, and wilt is never a problem. Usually see roots in 4-7 days, and once I see it start spitting roots, I take a pencil or something and poke a hole in the soil as deep as just under the first set of leaves and plop it in. Firm up the soil around it and give it a decent watering and it should take off in a few days.

You can take the lid off and check for roots whenever you want, and also I change the water every two days. When you are ready to transplant, just tear the foil in half so the clone can be gotten out. Don't pull it back up through the hole you made for the stem, and don't lay the clone down, so make sure your soil is ready when you bring the clone out.

Thats awesome...thanks man...its simple n that's what I like....now i just gotta get the balls to cut a top off my plant...ha....so take a cutting from a top...with branches n pistils....like this.......take one of these?

 

[spandy]

I've always been partial to clonex and jiffy pellets. They show roots in 7 to 10 days.

 

[MyPetSkunk]

It would be better to take a lower branch, as what I've gathered the lower branches hold more rooting hormone/ability. The top will root though. But you should still take a lower one because your tops produce more, thus you will hurt yield a bit. Unless you were planning on topping anyway. As long as what you cut has at least 3 nodes, I like 4-5, you should be good. If you go low, cut the branch between the main stalk and the branch's first node, then trim any growth off the first and second node of your clone and drop it into the cup. I like to scrape the stem at the very end(1/4") with a clean knife or scissors but that is just a thing.

Once you have it in your cup, just give it around 18hrs of indirect light per cycle and keep it in a relatively warm/room temp place, and you should be good. BTW, I just use tap water. I think I have pics of my setup if you need them.

 

[thatboyis1uvakind]

It would be better to take a lower branch, as what I've gathered the lower branches hold more rooting hormone/ability. The top will root though. But you should still take a lower one because your tops produce more, thus you will hurt yield a bit. Unless you were planning on topping anyway. As long as what you cut has at least 3 nodes, I like 4-5, you should be good. If you go low, cut the branch between the main stalk and the branch's first node, then trim any growth off the first and second node of your clone and drop it into the cup. I like to scrape the stem at the very end(1/4") with a clean knife or scissors but that is just a thing.

Once you have it in your cup, just give it around 18hrs of indirect light per cycle and keep it in a relatively warm/room temp place, and you should be good. BTW, I just use tap water. I think I have pics of my setup if you need them.

....so like one of those shooting out from the bottom?...by the way thanks for helping....I'm gonna follow ur instructions step by step...cloning seems to be the best n fastest way to produce.

 

[thatboyis1uvakind]

So if there like four nodes trim the leaves n branches from the second node down?...leaving only stick with growth form the second node and above?...

 

[MyPetSkunk]

Pics aren't in order, but that is it. I feel it is better to take a clone that still has opposing nodes rather than alternating like this one, because if you take it while still opposing, its almost like you have a baby plant from seed. I clean off all nodes except the top 2 or 3, usually 3 if its alternating, and 2 for opposing. Then take the finished product and sit it in the room off to the side where its not getting direct light, or throw it under a cfl about a foot away.

And yes, those ones from the bottom will be perfect.

 

[ziggys420]

just get this at homedepot its been working good for me an it only like 6 bucks

 

[thatboyis1uvakind]

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Pics aren't in order, but that is it. I feel it is better to take a clone that still has opposing nodes rather than alternating like this one, because if you take it while still opposing, its almost like you have a baby plant from seed. I clean off all nodes except the top 2 or 3, usually 3 if its alternating, and 2 for opposing. Then take the finished product and sit it in the room off to the side where its not getting direct light, or throw it under a cfl about a foot away.

And yes, those ones from the bottom will be perfect.

U broke it down perfect man....appreciate it...I'm gonna give it a shot...what if the cutting is already starting to bud?...is that OK?

 

[MyPetSkunk]

How long has it been in flower? It will still work, may take an extra day or two to see roots. In your pic above, it doesn't look like its growing buds yet, which is a good thing. If I need clones, I will take them a week before the switch if its a known female, or as soon as I see sex after the switch. If its past 3-4 weeks since the switch and defined buds are growing, its only worth it if you want to save a lineage.

 

[TheGreenHornet]

i have really hard water in my area, is plain RO ok - ph'd down to 5.8?

or should I use like 250ppm so they have a little bit of nutrient stability?