ok so im not an expert on this but on my first attempt to clone i was successful and after that it never worked again , i done the exact same thing cut at an angle put rooting hormone on it (Clonex) trimmed the leaves and put them into a propagator under a 125 watt cfl Do not know what i am doing wrong so i am looking for a new way A Better Way if there is one The strain i always use is Critical jack for cloning but thinking of using a Great white shark for cloning in future ,, Any help would be Very Cool ,, Cheers in advance
Im gonna give you a tip that should get you success every time you clone.
When you select a cutting be sure its not a wispy lil peice of crap,make sure its got some girth to it,also try & select a branch that has a woody feel & look to it.
Next do everything you did the time you were successful with one addition,get a bowl of room temp water & as long as ph is from 5 to 7 you dont need to adjust ph,now when you take the cutting from the plant make sure there is room to re cut the stalk a 2nd time.
Here is the tip,branches are hollow much like a drinking straw & when the inital cut is made removing the branch from the plant the branch can gasp & suck air up into the branch,the branch now has an embolism right at the bottom .
Air embolisms will block the cuttings ability to uptake water,when the plant uses the water within its structure it sucks in fresh water to replenish,the embolism will block some or all of the plants natural sucking action that uptakes water.
Now after you made sure you have a bowl of water take the cutting from the plant making sure there is room to recut 1 inch higher ,place the cutting under water & recut the end making sure the part of the branch your cutting stays submerged under water the entire time your recutting it,this way if the plant gasps when you cut water will be taken in & an embolism isnt created.
Every new grower ive known who had problems cloning has become successful after i showed them that method,everything stays the same except the under water cut.
When i cut i have 100% success rate using this method & i clone alot & frequently.