Cloning Guide For Dummies

well ive seen a few ask how clonings done and this is a guide i threw together about 2 years ago now and its helped many peeps so i just thought id wack it up here.main thing is to remember its basic and thats how i wanted it to be...fool proof if ya gets me


OK step 1
this is all ya gonna need.
razor,snips,rooting hormone powder,glass of water and somit to make a hole in soil with(small paint brush in my case) and 2inch pot of moist soil.(watered)

light
clones dont need much light to get going...1 x 2ft florescent shop/strip light or 1 x compact fluorescent is enough to get the job done.

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step 2,
take your mom and cut your cutting on a 45 degree angle.i normally take my clones from the bottom as its good plant husbandry.

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step 3,
as soon as you have cut,place into a glass of water(this will stop any air getting into the stem)not sure how true that is but its always worked for me i also remove unwanted leaves of the cutting,just cut them off at the stem,i normally just have the top and 2 leaves on my clones.(i find small cuttings root faster).about 3-4 inch tall.

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step 4,
i then take my cutting ant cut off the stem(again on a 45 degree angle) to the size i need.(about 3 to 4 inch)and put straight back into water.

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step 5,
now you can make a hole in ya soil ready for cutting to go into(you can do this at the start if yas wish....)

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step 6,
now take ya cutting and dip into your rooting hormone.you want about half an inch to 3/4s to be covered.

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step 7,
now you have your rooting hormone on ya cutting,just give it a gentle flick to knock off excess powder and plant into ya soil1/3rd to half way down...and gently push around the stem to firm it in

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step 8,
thats the hard bit done...now spray the cutting(fine spray)and the dome lid.now,all ya have to do is spray the cuttings and dome lid 3-4 times aday(just don't let the dome dry out.if plants look moist but dome looks dry then just spray dome)do this for the first 8 days but after 3 days open vents in dome(or create a small gap for air to get in).continue to spray 3-4 times aday up until day 8- 10 by the 14th day ya should have nice healthy plants to go into veg.

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follow these steps and ya cant go wrong...any questions then feel free to ask:joint:

all the best

cranky

Hey cranky...I do clones the same way, but with a couple of tweeks...to the amount of water you are showing in the glass, I add a quarter of a capful of hydrogen peroxide. My thinking behind that is that it helps to keep harmful bacteria away. Just before I put the plant into the soil I gather all of the remaining leaves toward the top of the plant,use a pair of snips and take a generous (1/3+) portion of the leaves. This causes the plant not to transpire water as quickly and seems to have no bad effect on the overall cloning process.
Its not a bad idea to clean any blade you use after each cut, thus cutting down on any transfer of anything harmful...molds, bacteria etc...
All in all I have a pretty good survival rate with your method and can endorse it as working...for me.

Peace...j.b.

yo jb247,nice of yas to drop by
Ive tried the cutting the leaves thing and to be honest Ive never noticed a diff so i stopped that like

and as for bacteria from ya water....its somit i dont worry about i would agree on making sure your tools are sterile though...just not after every cut though.ya should be fine if taking a clone off a healthy plant.

as for the hydrogen peroxide...its also somit Ive never tried and had 100%.Ive never had a clone die on me.

i guess this guide is all about keeping it as simple as it gets...once you've got it...then maybe start tweaking it as you have done...its all about what suits you best but i like to keep things real simple bro

thanks for stopping by

cranky

..nice tutorial cranky...THANKS!!
We use very similar methods.. I prefer to make the final 45* cut while the stem is submerged unde water to help prevent an embolism, and your method advises for a lot more misting than I use. But other than that, they're nearlly identical.

...once you've got it...then maybe start tweaking it as you have done...its all about what suits you best but i like to keep things real simple bro

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...K.I.S.S.


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cheers hick .the link ya put in is dead mate


just hope it helps a few newbs out like.

take care

cranky

try it now cranky...I may have had the code incorrect..

yep that works very similar indeed mate

come peeps ya have no excuses now....get cloning


cranky

Hello there,
I was wondering how mature the plants should be before I take cuttings.
Thanks

"I" usually wait until after week 4, but essentially, as soon as it has enough growth to support getting a 3-5 inch cutting.

I notice in all the guides I've ever read, nobody really talks about the day to day maintenance of the clones. I spray mine regularly, but like to water every second day or so. At about 5 days (depending on root growth) I start giving them a bit of superthrive, and finally pull the cover off.

Any other ideas on regular maintenance?

all in step 8 mate...

if your dome is moist then the soil wont dry out.so there shouldnt be aneed to water untill rooted.

no need to feed untill rooted.ya soil should have enough goodies in to see um through for abit.

once rooted then this guides done its job..

like the title says...cloning guide for dummies....just wanna keep it simple...never lost a clone in me life useing this method.

cranky

cranky said:

all in step 8 mate...

if your dome is moist then the soil wont dry out.so there shouldnt be aneed to water untill rooted.

no need to feed untill rooted.ya soil should have enough goodies in to see um through for abit.

once rooted then this guides done its job..

like the title says...cloning guide for dummies....just wanna keep it simple...never lost a clone in me life useing this method.

cranky

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Gotcha. I should be so lucky as you though. I've never known a grower to get 100% success. Don't really like spraying the dome though. I find the water beads and opaques the plastic. a little water in the tray every 2nd day helps me to keep the humidity up, plus it helps to keep the vermi/peri saturated.

I found that giving them superthrive on the 5th, 8th and 11th day brought my survival rate from 80% to 99%. It loses that one percent because it's far to easy to give them to much of the stuff.

well mate,ive only ever used superthrive the one time in a bubbler and it sent my roots black and full of gue so i tend to stay away from it.

if ya temps are fine in the dome(80f-82f) clones are healthy water is ph'ed to 6.5,soil is good(i use 100% peat based for clones)then dont be supriesed if ya have roots as early as day 6

ive just always loved cloneing....ive gotten lazy though(hate potting up)so i just fill the dome tray with soil,wack a **** load of cuttings in and then pop um out after about 10-12days...i just hate potting up though

cheers for the input

cranky

i do same way but without the water i chop a clone remove all excess leaves axcept fresh growth tip and leaf eaither side of tip chop at 45 degree angle dip into rooting gel and plonk into jiffy pellet then offer up soil in jiffy to make it nice and snug and plop in propagator and never ever mist i only take lid off prop every day for few minutes........

last lot i did took 10 days all rooted.

oh i actually add a drop of superthive to water i use for dropping jiffys into to allow to expand..


zipposp

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can you place a clone outside or dose it have to be inside??

They usually require some tlc in order to root, kb. Humidity, warm, and flourescent light..

can u take a cutting from a plant that is already in bud?

Do clones respond better to flourescent light, or is it even advisable to use my HPS?

HICK! - You are so right dude. Making your cuts UNDER WATER is key... For anyone who wants to see an example; my florist taught me this. Take two roses, cut one out of water, the other UNDER water (both at 45 degrees), and see which one lasts longest. The one cut UNDER water will last WEEKS longer than the one with the open air cut.

i was just wondering can u make a clone with a female that is just starting flowering already or no ??? i want to give cloning a try for my first time

Yes, you can. It may take a week or two longer to root, though.