yeah you can clone but what r u going to do with the clone it will take about 3 weeks to bring the clone back to veg state after 2 weeks of rooting time...yes u can use soil to not over water the soil.....the first week the clone will feed though its leaves because it has no roots...do you have root tone to dip the cuuting in?it is best to clone when plant is in veg...good luck......p.s.it took me about 5 tries be4 i got a clone to root.....so stay with it