Need help with cloning ASAP
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WeedFreak78
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Yeah you can, I've read about people taking cuttings as late as 6 weeks, it just takes longer and gets more difficult to revert back the further in you are. It'll actually work out well if you can keep it alive, reveg/clones from flower can really bush out into monsters
oh yeah, how to..Cut a 4-8" top, throw it right into a bowl of cold water so it floats around, leave it for 5-10 mins. the cutting will absorb water while in there, increasing it's reserves. I'm assuming you're in soil? Fill some cups or something with damp soil, poke a hole in the middle about half the depth of your clones. Take clone out of water, cut about 1/4" off bottom at an angle, strip all ffoliage up to the top set of fan leaves and growth tip, cut those fan leaves in half. scrape stem about halfway up, dip in rooting aid, stick in hole in dirt and pack dirt around it. cover with a dome of some sort, an inverted cup works well, or cut 12oz soda bottle. Take the dome off a couple times a day for a few minutes, give it a shot glass of water if it looks droopy, keep temps above 70..take a couple just in case..
oh yeah, how to..Cut a 4-8" top, throw it right into a bowl of cold water so it floats around, leave it for 5-10 mins. the cutting will absorb water while in there, increasing it's reserves. I'm assuming you're in soil? Fill some cups or something with damp soil, poke a hole in the middle about half the depth of your clones. Take clone out of water, cut about 1/4" off bottom at an angle, strip all ffoliage up to the top set of fan leaves and growth tip, cut those fan leaves in half. scrape stem about halfway up, dip in rooting aid, stick in hole in dirt and pack dirt around it. cover with a dome of some sort, an inverted cup works well, or cut 12oz soda bottle. Take the dome off a couple times a day for a few minutes, give it a shot glass of water if it looks droopy, keep temps above 70..take a couple just in case..
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LetsGetCritical
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yeah it would have been better to take them um, a week ago. it might just grow a bit spastic for a bit
Thx bro very detailed
GrowinDro
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Yes. I just took some clones from my plant 6 weeks into flower. I heard they take longer to root. I took 6 cuttings that had small buds and were not going to be anything. I wasnt going to clone them but I figured Id give it a shot just to see what would happen. They all rooted in 7 days.
bravedave
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I just did exactly that. A week in, I Had doubts about a couple others making it so I grabbed a couple replacements. Worked fine, both took 9 days to show first root. Which actually beat some of the pre flower cuttings which averaged 8. Oh and the original two made it also.
Michael Huntherz
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That's what I'm trying to do be patient bro should I still keep humidity dome on foliar feed or anything
bravedave
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Party cups--picked up around friend's yard... after a party.
Water--artesian spring (public)
Basic $14 a 2cuft Promix
So since the Promix is accounted for in the "Grow" and not the cloning process my clones cost me nothing and my overall success rate will be 89% after this run. That said, I would love an aerocloner...but as I fill up my room with 6 plants it would be hard to justify.
Edit: Forgot that I do utilize a rooting hormone at a rate of about $.0002 per plant.
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Michael Huntherz
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No, don't feed until they are pretty well established. This is one thing I've had good success with; successful rooting of cuttings.
The waiting is the hardest part.
Some leaves may yellow and fall off, when they turn yellow at the edges and droop clip them off. No big deal. When it starts showing growth you can start feeding, probably, depending how hot your medium is.
Take the humidity tent off and watch, if the plants start to sag within a couple of hours put it back on.
Thx great information
bravedave
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I agree and will add that last cloning session I used some potting soil instead of my Promix and worried when even after 3 weeks I was seeing no roots. But, things were green and looked ok so after a mentor consult much like the above I sat tight and things exploded around day 30. In retrospect I think I was keeping the soil too wet.
Well I'll just keep watching and waiting patiently and keep you guys posted
