Wow thank you so much for this. I kind of figured utilizing some help with cloning was going to allow for better results but here we can see first hand.
When I have a proper setup/space for cloning I would love to do some experiments myself to see what seems to work best for me.
Unfortunately my hydro shop is closed down at the moment and I am having to resort to any means necessary.
I used a plastic bag with a hole through it to suspend mine in their water. I am not in a rush, just hoping to preserve this pheno because it has really been a vigorous grower.
You can get Clonex from a variety of places, including Amazon and ebay. You can get 72 peat pellets and a humidity tray and dome from Walmart for about $10.
In any case, since you definitely want to keep growing that plant you took your cutting from, you should take more than one. And like @lefthandseeds said, it’s best to NOT use a clear glass.
I Cut an entire branch off.
Then sunk it into water. To make the cuttings (the clones).
Made small incions on the bottom. Then moved to dip them in roting gel.
Then wetten and swelled peat briquettes. Stuck one clone in each.
Then I put each one in a glass. Added a plastic 3L bag on top.
Spraysed water on the leaves and on the inside to make a mist. insiade the bag.
Then put it all under a 150Watt HPS.
One week then I had insane amount of roots coming out of it.
Planted them… They got big. Was gonna use them as mamma plants.
Note: I took cuttings of each plant I had planted from seed.
You could easily tell which female had which genes although I kept track of them.
I sprayed only one or twice the inside. The cuttings or clones, live of water from the leaves when cut.
In my opinion dwc in a fish tank, with fish in it, is the best, ive had 100% success with big roots and new leaves in 2 weeks. No gels or powders. Florescent grow lights are best
I had a very tough time getting started cloning before finally settling on something that worked.for me
I usually dont feed too much to the moms and cut when the moon is right and use a brand new single edge razor.
The tupperware shoe box has been disinfected with bleach water and allowed to dry. I likewise wash all.my little plastic seed starter pots in bleach water. I fill the bottom one inch of the tupperware container with new perlite. I then fill the starter pots with perlite about three fourths or fice eighths full of new perlite.
I cut the clones with a clean new razor blade about an inch below a leaf and make sure theres enough room to cut again. My clones are usually about three or four inches tall and have one leaf to the side that i remove… I have clonex gel and powder both ready in shot glasses( not using the original container) i have water with a Small amount of great white mychorizae or other mychorizae in my tupper ware container about two inches deep and my perlite filled pots in the container.
I use a pencil or pen to make a three quaterinch deep.hole on each pot. The pots should have a water level just under this hole.
I then take the cut and drop immediately into water then have anew paper towel on the counter where i take a razor blader and cut a forty five degree angle below the leaf stem and cut the leaf off and scrape rhe outer layer of the stem off down to the cut and immediately stick in gel then the powder and into the perlite with hole in it. I trim the leaves to remove points that will touch each other or the perlite or the top.or sides of the tupperware box.
I proceed this way jntil they are all placed in pots.i put a clean and clear lid over the box
I place the box under a thirteen watt cfl spiral light bulb in a cabinet away from every thing. Twenty four hours later spray with a store bought hydrogen peroxide solution on each clone near the base where it meets the perlite.
The following days i spray water in the contianer daily not over doing it but keeping it moist. After three days or so i remove the.lid for an hour and put it back. for about a week i spray the inside of the box with water and begin to remove the lid for longer periods. At this point you have to be able to kind of gauge how they are doing…if they wilt quickly…put the lid back sooner etc.
I have heard if they dont die in forty eight hours you should be able to root them this is mostly true although i have lost them to mold when not taking sterile precautions… do not allow any dirt or foreign matter in your box.
Your room needs to be semi humid. If its really dry you will have more issues. Do not use too much…light at first. Again you have to learn how.much to use with experience.
Usually after ten days to two weeks you will see some signs of leaf growth and can remove a pot to see wht the roots are.doing. the advantage of the perlite is that if you are careful you can remove the clone without tearing the roots. In fact after a couole weeks you can safely float the plant/clone out in a tub of water to see whats up if there are no roots sicking out of the bottom by that time, but normally with patience youll see roots sticking out of the pot into the perlite bed.
I only use tiny amountsof nutrients and only once or twice towards the end of the first ten days or so. It seema like i used something with worm castings and mychorizae?
I do not think its needed though.
You can very easily overdo it or add germs bacteria etc and kill your clones.
I find its hard to save one that has started to mold.
When they have a good root system you can pop them into slightly larger pots with a moist happy frog mix that has some…perlite added and begin giving them more light. You can also use peat.moss in the mix but it must be ‘charged’ or it will repel water.
I love my spiral cfls for these tender babies and use a bigger bulb about 35 or 40/watt six inches over them until they get going good…then take out doors gradually or start them under an weak LED light before upping the lumens
I keep my moms under cfls as well.and the clones come out better i think. I like to spread my momtherplants limbs out and i can train her to give me a couple of dozen clones every four weeks.
I have never had any luck with Clonex. I have only had success with aeroponics which washes it away anyway. Even using Clonex with Rapid Rooters has been unsuccessful. Living in the high desert might be the reason. However using a dome almost always results in mold. Trial and error is the path to a happy medium.
Going to try taking cuts from gifted Black Triangle soon. If it is one thing that I really suck at it is making clones. I use a coffee container and aquarium air pump.
