Chef BrownSauce
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This is my first post here.
In this thread I will share my cloning technique. As the title implies it is really simple. I've learned in my time as an amateur gardener that less is more in a lot of cases. I took everything that I know and learned and decided to take on growing cannabis. In my research I learned about this wonderful plant that it may be able to be propagated using the simple method
, which is to bury an offshoot without cutting it off the "mother"; roots will shoot from the nodes.
Cannabis is an herbaceous plant, it is non-woody, and typically treated as an annual. They veg, flower, then die. I found that you can keep cannabis in veg light cycle for as long as you need to achieve the size you want before flowering. If you were to look under a magnifying glass at a cross section of stem you'll see that there are vascular bundles from the roots to the leaves. Long story short, vascular bundles do what they sound like they do. In the human body they carry blood, in plants they carry water and nutrients from the roots up to the tips. (Look at a cut of celery. Those darker green dots are the bundles).
On to the cloning!!
NOTE:
It is essential that you clip as close to the main stalk as you can. This is where the vascular bundle is the "fattest" on the skinny thin shoot.
It should be pliable and green. With at least three nodes. You will cut off the first node.
here is a cross section of a node I cut for demo. I used a magnifier that clips to my phone to take pix. http://www.amazon.com/Sky-Rocket-AppScope-Attach-Microscope/dp/B00O5ZNY9U/ref=pd_sim_107_45?ie=UTF8&refRID=0QRVWPPM6W7QXAH2WEWV
Make an aggressive mixture of hydroponics solution. I use General Hydroponics brand, I know they just sold out to the evil Miracle-Gro but I already had the stuff. Not gonna Not use it..
This will sound like blasphemy but hear me out. Choose a node and remove the fan leaf. Snap it off or use a clean cutter. Removing the fan will divert all energy and nutrient flow from making a bigger leaf to making a bigger node. This guy will grow into a new plant, essentially. Once it grows its own three nodes, you'll remove it. I think that more that three it'll be too stiff to work.
Clip the shoot with a clean cutting tool off the stalk and cut at an acute angle. The more surface area up the side the better.
Anyway, set up a small DWC tub, maybe a gallon size.
Make sure that you have an air pump for O2.
Set your regular growing light on a 20/4 schedule. (As you see in the pix, I just have a single 6500K bulb)
Cut holes and stick the stems in the solution.
Spray the inside of a transparent dome with plain water and cover cuttings. This will help in transpiration since there's no roots system. Dome should have holes as vents.
Within a week or so you should see roots start to shoot out.
I stress to cut as close to the main stalk as you can. I started with two cutting from an OGK and two from an AK47. This OGK is the only one that rooted. The others never rooted because I cut them too far out where it wasn't as green and pliable. They were not dying, but they weren't growing either. They actually browned up a bit (not from nutrient stains) and got thicker like it does at the main stalk. Take a close look at your plants. You'll notice that there's slight shades of brown in mature branches.
In my never-ending quest to know how things work I will continue to experiment with these girls and post my findings. Hope this is helpful to some people noobs and pros alike. This technique is useful for propagating other herbaceous plants and vines! Attached is a collage of my house plants that I've multiplied using this method. Works with oregano, grape vines, rosemary, thyme, and other herbs. Happy planting.
In this thread I will share my cloning technique. As the title implies it is really simple. I've learned in my time as an amateur gardener that less is more in a lot of cases. I took everything that I know and learned and decided to take on growing cannabis. In my research I learned about this wonderful plant that it may be able to be propagated using the simple method
, which is to bury an offshoot without cutting it off the "mother"; roots will shoot from the nodes. Cannabis is an herbaceous plant, it is non-woody, and typically treated as an annual. They veg, flower, then die. I found that you can keep cannabis in veg light cycle for as long as you need to achieve the size you want before flowering. If you were to look under a magnifying glass at a cross section of stem you'll see that there are vascular bundles from the roots to the leaves. Long story short, vascular bundles do what they sound like they do. In the human body they carry blood, in plants they carry water and nutrients from the roots up to the tips. (Look at a cut of celery. Those darker green dots are the bundles).
On to the cloning!!
NOTE:
It is essential that you clip as close to the main stalk as you can. This is where the vascular bundle is the "fattest" on the skinny thin shoot.
It should be pliable and green. With at least three nodes. You will cut off the first node.
here is a cross section of a node I cut for demo. I used a magnifier that clips to my phone to take pix. http://www.amazon.com/Sky-Rocket-AppScope-Attach-Microscope/dp/B00O5ZNY9U/ref=pd_sim_107_45?ie=UTF8&refRID=0QRVWPPM6W7QXAH2WEWVMake an aggressive mixture of hydroponics solution. I use General Hydroponics brand, I know they just sold out to the evil Miracle-Gro but I already had the stuff. Not gonna Not use it..
This will sound like blasphemy but hear me out. Choose a node and remove the fan leaf. Snap it off or use a clean cutter. Removing the fan will divert all energy and nutrient flow from making a bigger leaf to making a bigger node. This guy will grow into a new plant, essentially. Once it grows its own three nodes, you'll remove it. I think that more that three it'll be too stiff to work.
Clip the shoot with a clean cutting tool off the stalk and cut at an acute angle. The more surface area up the side the better.
Anyway, set up a small DWC tub, maybe a gallon size.
Make sure that you have an air pump for O2.
Set your regular growing light on a 20/4 schedule. (As you see in the pix, I just have a single 6500K bulb)
Cut holes and stick the stems in the solution.
Spray the inside of a transparent dome with plain water and cover cuttings. This will help in transpiration since there's no roots system. Dome should have holes as vents.
Within a week or so you should see roots start to shoot out.
I stress to cut as close to the main stalk as you can. I started with two cutting from an OGK and two from an AK47. This OGK is the only one that rooted. The others never rooted because I cut them too far out where it wasn't as green and pliable. They were not dying, but they weren't growing either. They actually browned up a bit (not from nutrient stains) and got thicker like it does at the main stalk. Take a close look at your plants. You'll notice that there's slight shades of brown in mature branches.
In my never-ending quest to know how things work I will continue to experiment with these girls and post my findings. Hope this is helpful to some people noobs and pros alike. This technique is useful for propagating other herbaceous plants and vines! Attached is a collage of my house plants that I've multiplied using this method. Works with oregano, grape vines, rosemary, thyme, and other herbs. Happy planting.
