Is this clone cut correctly?

[Scrapper420]

My buddy cut me a few clones today and i wanted to know if they have been cut correctly. The cut is made at the bottom and it has two leafselts, also it's cut at the top too. Will this work?

 

[homegrownboy]

...you topped it and cloned it at the same time...hmmm...kinda ALOT of stress up put on the poor thing...why would you cut the top as well???????

I'd say NO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[growman3666]

way to much stress

 

[Scrapper420]

my friend did it like that. And he harvested now.

Yoo guys its looking nice, not wilding a little bit, no signs of stress, it adapted very nice to the special setup i made for it

If it doesnt have growth at the top, do u guys think that it will grow other branches at the leafs? like laterall

 

[Seamaiden]

Topping or FIMing will force it to grow sideways (branching). But, once it grows its roots it will probably want to grow up as well.

 

[MrFishy]

It could work . . . and you may even get two mains from the get go. Probably not the preferred method, but hey . . . whatever works. Carry on!

 

[purpdaddy]

how long do you leave the clone in the growth harmone gel for?

 

[Woomeister]

how long do you leave the clone in the growth harmone gel for?

You dip it in then place in your growing medium.

 

[Scrapper420]

well.. as long as it has been dipped, meaning you stick it in then u take it back out, its all good

But i left mine for 5 minutes to make sure no air bubbles make my days bad

 

[kindprincess]

you guys are a trip, really.

you can take a three foot long branch and cut it into 20+ clones. all that matters is a node is removed for rooting, and there is at least one node to grow from.

this plant can take more than you can imagine. stress is not an issue here, that's mainly reserved for seedlings.

kp

 

[kindprincess]

Topping or FIMing will force it to grow sideways (branching). But, once it grows its roots it will probably want to grow up as well.

topping will cause apical dominance to shift to the next highest sets of tops. the plant doesn't grow sideways, that's kind of a misconception. the plant will bush out more, as dominance is divided to multiple branches, but the branches will still grow apically.

 

[kindprincess]

way to much stress

blind leading the blind...

 

[kindprincess]

...you topped it and cloned it at the same time...hmmm...kinda ALOT of stress up put on the poor thing...why would you cut the top as well???????

I'd say NO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

....WHY!?!?!?!

 

[kindprincess]

ok, i'm done with my tantrum

 

[Scrapper420]

hahahahaha
makes sense to me.

Do u guys suggest putting it in a dome? last time i did that it rotted :S

 

[kindprincess]

unless you're in a northern area, humidity domes shouldn't be needed this time of year. i never use them, as they can bring about bad things like rot and mold...

 

[Scrapper420]

ive never cloned w/o a humidity dome. but domes always created mold for me

what are the cons of cloning w/o a humidity diome?

 

[kindprincess]

ive never cloned w/o a humidity dome. but domes always created mold for me

what are the cons of cloning w/o a humidity diome?

there isn't really; if the medium is moist, the cutting will uptake water even without roots, and the rising evaporated water is humidity enough.

i never use clone domes.

 

[outlawcustombikes]

There should be no troubles cloning a topped branch......I did it as a first time experiment early this spring and the plant is doing wonderful.

~Outlaw~

 

[Scrapper420]

okay thanks guys The clone is now undommed

hey outlaw do you have any pics of your plant?