Joker209
Well-Known Member
The goal of this thread is to let those of you scared-to-clone people out there know that cloning is very easy. It is literally as simple as 1,2,3.
This is one of the most fool proof techniques of cloning and I'm finally getting around to making my cloning threads. I have had much success with this technique even when I knew nothing about cloning. You don't have to be a genius to clone. IT HELPS SOMETIMES DON'T GET ME WRONG
So lets begin shall we
Materials:
Soil
2 Cups like these :
Electric tape or duct tape
Scissors
Razor
Alcohol pads to sterilize
Cloning gel (I've used Root Tech)
A spray bottle
1.) Choosing your cutting and preparing it.
. First things first, get a good healthy looking branch from your mother and clip it at a good 45* angle about an inch below the node, like in this picture for example. (No comments on my Barney Rubble feet )
Good healthy green leafs and stems, no redness, not too dark green. If you get too dark of green it will usually stunt the growth because the plant had too much nutrients. They will eventually root or die and that will depend on the plant's condition and stage of growth.
~~Fast tip for choosing your cutting~~
You should take from lower branches if this mother is to be flowered so your plant can concentrate it's energy on the parts of the plant that will be going through extensive work for the next few months. The final buds of your mother plant will be larger from this!
You want to fill only 1 cup to within an inch of the top. The second cup is a humidity dome.
. You will need to moisten the soil to a pretty saturated level where it's not slop but it's not dry falling around.
. Take a pencil, pen, stick, etc. and poke a hole into the soil slightly larger than the diameter of your stem (should be right around 0.5 mm thick or close by)
. You want to then take a sharp sterile razor or scalpel and take off the bottom node and this is the most likely place your cutting will sprout roots from.
. If any of your cuttings have too large of leafs you may want to trim them back so the plant uses less energy keeping large leafs alive rather than growing roots. You can see an example here in this picture.
You can also recut your 45* to allow for fresh tissue right before dipping them into rooting hormone gel, powder, or solution. Go right about 1/2 an inch below the bottom node that you just removed the leaf from.
2.) Dip and ready your cuttings for the rooting process.
. After cutting off the bottom node leaving half an inch - 1 inch of the stem below the node. Dip it into the rooting compound. Here I am using Root Tech which I buy for right around $15. CloneX works pretty good for a cheaper version of this.
Be sure to coat the entire node, half inch below it, and half inch above it for best results.
. Place your cutting into it's prepared cup of soil.
Make sure to press any loose soil in and around the cutting to help it stabilize while rooting to be sure it doesn't break any roots for you to take it out and look at it.
. Make sure to mist them thoroughly on top and bottom of their leafs. The cutting has no roots so it has to rely on it's leafs to take in water and light for energy in building the roots.
(Thought I took a picture of this part... I do apologize)
. Mist the second cup and tape it off. You will not need to open this for the whole process. IT WILL NOT NEED ANYTHING ELSE AFTER THAT. How much easier could cloning get?!
. Carefully tuck the leafs into the lid and make sure to not miss any leaf.
Look at the humidity the cup built up after only a minute in the sun!
And it's not even sealed yet
. The last thing you want to do is make sure the leafs are all inside the cups and tape it up using electric tape or duct tape. Any tape that can keep water in and air out is a good tape to use.
Using these cups you will be able to see the roots without having to open them so literally there is nothing else to do but watch them and monitor temps.
Final Notes:
Room temps should remain around 75* F for optimal cloning.
Room humidity should remain 100% if possible until cuttings show roots.
Cloning solutions usually recommend 20-30 minutes soak but I use KLN and soak an hour and it works best.
My lights stay on 24 hours a day and I use tube lights. Daylight bulbs 6500k I do believe they are.
Good luck and happy cloning. I hope this has helped some of you in your journey to successful cloning.
This is one of the most fool proof techniques of cloning and I'm finally getting around to making my cloning threads. I have had much success with this technique even when I knew nothing about cloning. You don't have to be a genius to clone. IT HELPS SOMETIMES DON'T GET ME WRONG
So lets begin shall we
Materials:
Soil
2 Cups like these :
Electric tape or duct tape
Scissors
Razor
Alcohol pads to sterilize
Cloning gel (I've used Root Tech)
A spray bottle
1.) Choosing your cutting and preparing it.
. First things first, get a good healthy looking branch from your mother and clip it at a good 45* angle about an inch below the node, like in this picture for example. (No comments on my Barney Rubble feet ) Good healthy green leafs and stems, no redness, not too dark green. If you get too dark of green it will usually stunt the growth because the plant had too much nutrients. They will eventually root or die and that will depend on the plant's condition and stage of growth.
~~Fast tip for choosing your cutting~~
You should take from lower branches if this mother is to be flowered so your plant can concentrate it's energy on the parts of the plant that will be going through extensive work for the next few months. The final buds of your mother plant will be larger from this!
You want to fill only 1 cup to within an inch of the top. The second cup is a humidity dome.
. You will need to moisten the soil to a pretty saturated level where it's not slop but it's not dry falling around.. Take a pencil, pen, stick, etc. and poke a hole into the soil slightly larger than the diameter of your stem (should be right around 0.5 mm thick or close by). You want to then take a sharp sterile razor or scalpel and take off the bottom node and this is the most likely place your cutting will sprout roots from.. If any of your cuttings have too large of leafs you may want to trim them back so the plant uses less energy keeping large leafs alive rather than growing roots. You can see an example here in this picture.
You can also recut your 45* to allow for fresh tissue right before dipping them into rooting hormone gel, powder, or solution. Go right about 1/2 an inch below the bottom node that you just removed the leaf from.
2.) Dip and ready your cuttings for the rooting process.
. After cutting off the bottom node leaving half an inch - 1 inch of the stem below the node. Dip it into the rooting compound. Here I am using Root Tech which I buy for right around $15. CloneX works pretty good for a cheaper version of this.Be sure to coat the entire node, half inch below it, and half inch above it for best results.
. Place your cutting into it's prepared cup of soil.Make sure to press any loose soil in and around the cutting to help it stabilize while rooting to be sure it doesn't break any roots for you to take it out and look at it.
. Make sure to mist them thoroughly on top and bottom of their leafs. The cutting has no roots so it has to rely on it's leafs to take in water and light for energy in building the roots.(Thought I took a picture of this part... I do apologize)
. Mist the second cup and tape it off. You will not need to open this for the whole process. IT WILL NOT NEED ANYTHING ELSE AFTER THAT. How much easier could cloning get?!. Carefully tuck the leafs into the lid and make sure to not miss any leaf.Look at the humidity the cup built up after only a minute in the sun!
And it's not even sealed yet
. The last thing you want to do is make sure the leafs are all inside the cups and tape it up using electric tape or duct tape. Any tape that can keep water in and air out is a good tape to use.Using these cups you will be able to see the roots without having to open them so literally there is nothing else to do but watch them and monitor temps.
Final Notes:
Room temps should remain around 75* F for optimal cloning.
Room humidity should remain 100% if possible until cuttings show roots.
Cloning solutions usually recommend 20-30 minutes soak but I use KLN and soak an hour and it works best.
My lights stay on 24 hours a day and I use tube lights. Daylight bulbs 6500k I do believe they are.
Good luck and happy cloning. I hope this has helped some of you in your journey to successful cloning.
