I've had some success in the last 4 years growing outdoors. One years was amazing, one sucked, others were good. I live in Northeast so not exactly great conditions. Anyway I'm all set up and have started indoors. Started 2 females about a month ago to produce hopefully 6-8 clones to then put outdoors in Spring. This will give my plants a headstart, they should be pretty well into veg by time they go out. For topping to make clones I need help. Tried vids on YT and reading some books but I guess I'm a little slow, don't fully get it. When can I top? When I top do the cuttings have to go into peat or rock wool or can they go direct into soil? Seen that there should be 3 or 4 nodes, is that above the point where I cut? When I top should I do a square or angled cut? After I top two new growth shoots will automatically come out of top right? I'll need to cut some clones from branches too I think, what should the branches look like before cutting and how many nodes etc on branches. My plants are still pretty small, they are 10-11 inches tall in a month. I transplanted them last week and they exploded, both up and wide, they probably added 50%-65% in just a week it was crazy. I'm growing in soil, so far only using Canna Start. Plants are under CFL's about to go to MH 400 watt. I was planning to start veg nutes when I change light to MH.
HELP WITH CLONING
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Dr. Who
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You really would be hard pressed to not understand this
https://www.rollitup.org/t/uncle-bens-topping-technique-to-get-2-or-4-main-colas.151706/
The clones I take from lower on the plant root best/fastest due to them having less N in them, then the "top" branching that gets all the nutrition for growth potential of the plant.
as benelli said there are many different ways. I my self cut the clones off the plant with scissors,trim off everything except the top two fan leafs and growth tips. then cut the stem at a 45 dip them into water then my cloning solution (powder) and put them directly into soil. They take about two weeks for me and that was all with no dome just threw them into my veg tent. There are countless videos and posts on this subject and that's how I learned. I would take more cuts then you need since its your first time just in case you mess up some of them