clone technique.

[IRISH]

has anyone tried this cloning technique?
this is my first attempt at this technique. a friend does it this way, and showed me a few of hers. i have tried one at the moment, to see. can you imagine 10, or 12 of these on one plant? looks strange, but hey, if it works well?
my father told me once, ' if you pile dirt up around a tree's trunk, it will die...'
i've had this attached to this plant for 3 days' now. we'll see...

 

[andy52]

i can't quiet see what you are talking about.have to explain to me.

 

[bud.uncle]

Looks like you are trying

Air Layering

to me.....................?

Did you slit the stem?

 

[IRISH]

yes i did slit the stem bud.uncle. is this what it's called, 'air layering'?
andy, alls i did was wrap a small piece of plastic around a clone site, put
3-4 slits in the stem, filled with approx. 2 ounces of soil, and secured it with a twist tie. them added a few drops of water. hopefully, we'll see roots in a few weeks'. i'm trying several cloning techniques at the moment,
to see which one suits me the best.

 

[bud.uncle]

Air Layering

or

Japanese Layering, I think

Normally done using moist Spagnum Moss

If you see new roots through the sleeve, cut through the stem just below the root ball, re pot.

Good luck :aok:

 

[andy52]

is it suppossed to be faster than the conventional way.if so i'm totally interested.heck i just now got the hick method down,lol too fumbled fingered for minute work.lol hands are tooooo big also.lol i'd probably tear the plant up trying it.sure sounds good tho.i will be watching this

 

[IRISH]

i have'nt an idea andy how well this way works. this is a first try. i'll let you know how well it works, or don't. but, it does look worth a try.
as far as clumsy hands', i to am pretty clumsy at these things'. so i had my dog help me, with holding the twist ties.:hubba: ...

 

[The Hemp Goddess]

There was a product that I saw several years ago that was made for this type of cloning--saw it a couple of time and then couldn't find it again. I will be interested to see how this works--I was intrigued by the process and it seemed like something that would work. The method I saw also used spagnum moss. Although I think that it will take more than several days, I can't think of any reason why it wouldn't work.

Keep us posted.

 

[IRISH]

my friend that showed this to me had several plants in different phases of this process. first, she showed me how to scar the clone site, wrap the plastic, add the medium, (which was spagnum moss, and several with her soil mix),and secure it to itself. next she showed me a plant that had several sites prepared at 2 weeks, and you could see the root growth.
and finally, she showed me the clones ready to be detached from the donor, which she put in thier own pots. and last, some clones recently put in thier new homes. all looked great to me. i believe she said they were ready in 3 weeks to be 'transplanted'. the roots were growing out of the medium, in the final stage. pretty cool, had to give it a go. i'll show pics' of how it goes...

 

[IRISH]

update on 'air layering'.
ok, let me start by saying, i failed at this technique. this was due to the real foul weather we've been having around here. we had three solid days'
of rain fall. 6.90 inches. with it, the temps outdoors fell in the 40's for the past couple weeks'. this situation led directly to my failure attempt.
also, let me state, i do believe also this technique will work with the proper conditions'. the mom i tried this on, has now begun to flower outside. i am going to be bringing her inside, stabilize her back to the veg
stage, and once stabilized, have another go at her under optimal conditions'. (my failure, is my lesson in advancement). i will continue, and,
i will succeed!... to be continued...bb