I'm new to cloning pls help

i dont know much about cloning actually this is the first time, i used water and opac glasses and they are far from the light, some say that this metod works some say not, my mother plant was at the begining of week 2 flowering, and i cutted like they all say to do it, my only problem is that some clones more in the back are not doing very well, the temperature is 25 degrees. so have anyone try it this way does it work, what shall i do next, those clones on the back will go better?.pls help

hi Id say you needa invest a bit of time and $$$.
you need a heat mat
a propagation chamber with a plastic lid, the lid is the most important part, they need humidity very much
coco pellets or rockwool
a rooting hormone
razor

first select several good growth tips, then use the razor to cut the stems to a nice 45 degree angle down the stem

dip the tip of the stem into rooting hormone for 30 seconds, remove excess

cut the tips off the leaves of the clones to avoid wilting

insert the cutting into the medium, making sure not to touch the bottom

keep spraying the leaves with plain water and keep the lid closed on the clones until roots appear ( usually 4-10 days)

In cold weather especially, keep the heat to the rootzone. its the most important part next to humidity.

a good propagation chamber will cost you $10-20 from a garden store

a heatmat about the same

Untill i bought these things and applied this method I lost countless cuttings and had to rely on revegging my plant.

Coco is great to clone in BTW.

Your cuttings may take provided you keep the temps and humidity right

Hope this helps.

Is that plastic under your clones? You may want to do it like this



The idea is to stop them dehydrating while they are busy making roots, around 5-10 days usually
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When your clones start to die, the exude stress, which stressed out the plants around them, causing them to stress and die. throw the bad looking ones out.. they are just causing more stress and will not rejuvenate.

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the first poster nailed it, that's everything you need to get roots. Bang on except I've never used a heating pad...don't seem to need it, i'm sure it helps though. I still get 99% success without it though, just lot's and lot's of humidity. Spray those babies as soon as they get even close to dry and spray the cube until nice and wet not crazy soaked, checking regularly. Keeping an eye out is so important. Then one fine day you will see roots shooting out. I love cloning, just the idea of cutting a brand new crop of plants from larger plants is awesome.

You hit the nail there BCBuddy; keeping an eye daily is so important. It's about the only time to be generous with the spray gun/watering.
I didn't work cloning out until I got fussy with humidity...
It dawned on me (eventually ) in cloning we're trying to slow this process down;

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Just wondering about what you said about the mother being two weeks into flower...from what I know you should clone from a plant in veg. You might have to try to revert them back at this point. Anyone have thoughts on this?

I thought he's taking cuttings during the two week stretch, which are then (the clones) put back into veg. This makes them bushier apparently, I've not tried it though.

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I thought he's taking cuttings during the two week stretch, which are then (the clones) put back into veg. This makes them bushier apparently, I've not tried it though.

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Thanks for the input on this, I'm going to check that out. I've never heard of cloning being done that way to get bushier plants...good to know.

No worries..it's on my "to do" list as well

Once the plant begins the flowering cycle, it's hormone substance (florigen) kicks in and it goes from vegetative growth to flowering. Once this change occurs within, it takes a hefty length of time for a revert back into normal veg growth. I've tried it, it takes forever. I do not agree with taking clones from anything that isn't in pure veg mode, even if people say it gives you "bushier" plants. Just my opinion though.

It sucks, but sometimes you need cuts. First off, your not going to get the same rate of success you are used to when trying this. The rooting will take significantly longer so keep that dome clean and pick out any decay promptly. With a sterilized glass and clean water take your cuts on the long side and place in the refrigerator for 3-5 days. There they swell with fresh water and abruptly stop the flower instinct(hormone) as well as flush out nutrients that make the process even slower. From there, cut and dip and dome. Humidity is best applied to the dome itself, leaves remain dry as possible. Now, just be patient. When roots appear..increase the light intensity and decrease humidity(no temp change). I go through all this for one reason. This cut becomes a beast of a mother....all its cuttings will be bushy too. Good luck.