clone size

hydrogreen65

Well-Known Member

• Nov 30, 2013

• #1

Just curious as to what size clones people like to take.
I've seen people take both, smaller cuttings, and cuttings with 4 or 5 nodes.
I usually take smaller cuttings, and have good success rates. That is mostly cause I'm trying to get as many as soon as possible .. lol
Got a cpl mother's that are already mature that I could take some pretty big cuttings from.
From your experiences, what are the pros and cons of smaller vs larger cuttings.
Thanks ahead for the input folks.

 

hydrogreen65

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• Nov 30, 2013

• #2

Must have posted in wrong forum. lol
Just noticed, that was my 420 post too. where's my bowl. I'm go.na have to tie a string to that bitch lol

 

MustangStudFarm

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• Nov 30, 2013

• #3

What method are you using? clone machine ect... Indica/sativa... height requirements? longer indica cuttings will save time in veg time. Sativa can be much shorter. you might want more than one indica mother

 

hydrogreen65

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• Nov 30, 2013

• #4

gonna put cuttings in rockwool set in a tray of perilite, then transplant into baskets in a flood n drain set-up.
The mothers are pure indica and indica dom.
Height isn't really an issue, as I do light lst and sometimes supercrop.

 

twostrokenut

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• Nov 30, 2013

• #5

All personal preference....I like to clone bottoms I am pruning if the space is full....and tops if the space needs to be filled in...peace.

 

hydrogreen65

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• Nov 30, 2013

• #6

Cool, thanx for the replies.

 

hydrogreen65

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• Nov 30, 2013

• #7

Do you think cuttings of 6 to 8 in would be ok, or are bigger clones harder to root.

 

MustangStudFarm

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• Nov 30, 2013

• #8

Look into the "mega garden" for veg only. i like them cause they are the same drain method and put them on a shelf with t-5 flo. it took me a while to get there... just don't take a clone that will kill your mother

 

MustangStudFarm

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• Nov 30, 2013

• #9

Clone machines are cool as long as they dont get hot! It would take a desert summer to heat them.

 

hydrogreen65

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• Nov 30, 2013

• #10

BUMP...
Come on people, I got some lovely ladies just waiting to make babies..
I know how to do cuttings, been having great success. I just wanna know how big of cuttings I can take with a reasonable amount of success.
I'm thinking it woukd have a lot to do with the size of cutting at cut site, so as not to damage mother. Or would she just heal up.
That's the kind of info I need some input on.
Thanx

 

twostrokenut

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• Nov 30, 2013

• #11

I never take more than 30% off a plant at once, then let it recover till new growth is adequate........I think bigger clones are better simply cause I use rapid rooters and little ones have to balance in the big hole..........girth I mean........I've seen spinldy bottoms with air buds root just as fast as a 6 node top in veg.....take small ones if you need time, take big ones to save time....veg time that is.

 

twostrokenut

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• Nov 30, 2013

• #12

aaaaaaaaaaaand a good guide for clone height is the height of your humidity dome

 

hydrogreen65

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• Nov 30, 2013

• #13

twostrokenut said:

aaaaaaaaaaaand a good guide for clone height is the height of your humidity dome[/QUOTE
Lmao, I was just sterilizing my domes thinking the same thing.
Thanx for the info.

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