clone ?
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Pipe Dream
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Have you checked the FAQs there is a couple interesting techniques. What have you been doing it's hard to give advice without knowing, ya know?
cee1230
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sorry no i didnt check the faq, but im bout to.ive just been cliping them at a angle and stickin them in dirt
fox farm oc
thx for responses
jawbrodt
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Ahhh, you're cloning in soil. When I was using soil, I used a big strainer(like the ones you use to strain noodles) to strain out the chunky stuff before i used it, and it worked alot better. The chunks will cause problems because they can create air gaps around the bottom of the cutting, making for poor stem contact. Stem contact is critical when cloning. 
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geddylee.2112
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Did you use a rooting hormone? If not, that could be you trouble. Dip the end you cut in water, then in the rooting hormone, then into the soil.
cylee89
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Alright
Cloning in soil is far more difficult than using rockwool or Rapid Rooters in my opinion. What you need is good air/water ratio for your cutting, and these media provide this. Just make your cutting, scrape the bottom tip of the cutting a little bit with your CLEAN razor blade, dip it in your rooting hormone, and stick it into your medium.
http://www.amazon.com/Rapid-Rooter-Replacement-Plugs/dp/B0002IU8K2
Keep your clones nice and moist at all times for the first week..
Keep your clones under some (not maximal, since it is not required) light..
Keep things AS STERILE AS POSSIBLE (this determines success to a great extent)
and finally, BE PATIENT. Don't pull your cutting out to see if it rooted etc.. Just leave it alone and it will root when it will.
Cloning in soil is far more difficult than using rockwool or Rapid Rooters in my opinion. What you need is good air/water ratio for your cutting, and these media provide this. Just make your cutting, scrape the bottom tip of the cutting a little bit with your CLEAN razor blade, dip it in your rooting hormone, and stick it into your medium.
http://www.amazon.com/Rapid-Rooter-Replacement-Plugs/dp/B0002IU8K2
Keep your clones nice and moist at all times for the first week..
Keep your clones under some (not maximal, since it is not required) light..
Keep things AS STERILE AS POSSIBLE (this determines success to a great extent)
and finally, BE PATIENT. Don't pull your cutting out to see if it rooted etc.. Just leave it alone and it will root when it will.
vh13
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I root my clones in plain water. I've tried every rooting hormone I could get my hands on except clonex, none of them work as well as plain water.
I rarely loose a cutting, and I use nothing but a cup of water changed daily.
I found it impossible to clone, so I made a bubbler with an airstone and have enough space for 9 clones at a time. I have 100% success rate - I have cloned 9 which have been vegged for 3 weeks now and have another 9 ready to go into pots tomorrow.
I would strongly suggest making a bubbler.
I would strongly suggest making a bubbler.
vh13
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Good point. My clones go to flower in DWC, so starting in a cup of water isn't much of a transplant for my girls.Cloning in a medium other than water would prevent stress on young, delicate roots while transplanting. I have 100% clone success rates with Rapid Rooter, but I guess everyone would have their own opinions.
monkeybones
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Stick it in cloning hormone and shove it in a moist rockwool cube under a fluorescent fixture. Rooting without hormones has about a 1 in 8 chance of success generally. If you don't want to use rockwool, I'd just use peat, rather than soil. Holds in more evenly distributed moisture and allows for quick and even root growth.
Rockwool is the least likely to fail, however.
Rockwool is the least likely to fail, however.
Old Man Pot Head
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here is another resorce if you would like to look go to
http://www.marijuana-seeds.net/Clone-Your-Own.html
http://www.marijuana-seeds.net/Clone-Your-Own.html
vh13
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Bubbler is a great idea. I've had good success with 'em before. I only use a cup of water because I adjust daily already and I appreciate the simplicity.
Honestly, I don't think rooting hormones are necessary at all for marijuana. In fact, it's been my observation a lot of 'em (particularly the powders) will actually slow the rooting process.
That being said, I do hear good things about clonex. But I've never used it, too expensive compared to my magic tap water.
I said it before, but I'll say it again, I don't use hormones anymore and I very rarely lose a cutting. I know other growers who don't use hormones either.
Honestly, I don't think rooting hormones are necessary at all for marijuana. In fact, it's been my observation a lot of 'em (particularly the powders) will actually slow the rooting process.
That being said, I do hear good things about clonex. But I've never used it, too expensive compared to my magic tap water.