i need to learn how to clone

[highweedskunk]

people i have fail once now am ready for a second go i need to learn how to clone. here's what i just bouth a ez=clone machine with 30 plugs sites it is nice i have heard it does wonders. So i just need to know what kind off gel hormone do i need any main brands would help. or do i need some special stuff that you mixed with the water inside the machine that srpay's the bottom of the clone's stem well i just don't know so that's why i am asking for any help ....muchas gracias any input is good good input a friend with weed is a friend indeed.:confused:

[KHAN]

Clonex- Cloning Gel
Clonex rooting hormone is a propagation technique for the professional and amateur alike. Clonex is a unique and powerful blend of vitamins, minerals, hormones, and anti-microbial agents in a highly tenacious syrup base. The syrup seals the wound and remains in place around the plant stem, supplying the hormones needed to initiate root cell formation and a complete profile of vitamins to protect delicate new root tissues. In addition, Clonex has a full spectrum of mineral nutrients and trace elements to feed the young roots and anti-microbial agents to ensure against fungal contamination. Clonex is unquestionably the most meticulously formulated rooting compound ever produced.

Just dip the end of the stem in the gel and put it in a rockwool cube or whatever.

[jamstigator]

I have the same cloner you do, and it has worked great. Even worked okay without any gel, but definitely works better with the cloning gel.

[postmandave]

yep he is right . i have it to its damn good . the postman.

[chronicman024]

Well i usually use the jiffy peat pellets with my humidome i use olivias gel and B'Cuzz root juice.

Firts i expand my pellets. I use the Root juice mix to expand them as this also pre soaks the pellet for better rooting. Make a small hole in the pellet just big enough for the stem to fit into without scraping off the cloning gel.I take my cutting making sure it is about 6'' long with at least 3 different nodes.I to soak my cuttings for a few in a bowl while im taking my other clones. Next i trim the firt set of leaves off the stem, make me a 45 deg cut under water to insure no airbubble. Dip in cloning gel about an inch up on the stem. Put clone into the pellet and seal the pellet up nice with the stem and i give the whole thing a lil squeeze to get it all in contact with the rest of the stem. Put in my cabinet under a CFL taking the dome off an hour or so a day and misting 1-2 times a day with a spray bottle. I use the root juice mix in the spray bottle as this also helps roots develop. I mist 1-2 times a day for the first few days then once a day for about 7-14 days. U may also use rockwool instead of the peat pellet. Also some people make little slices on the bottom of the stem for added root development its all persoanl preferance. I hope this might help.

[highweedskunk]

thank you peeps i am byeing the clonex products today and getting a 125 watt cfl for the young cutting's just to make everything go perfect i will not fail again...well i hope

[chef423]

people i have fail once now am ready for a second go i need to learn how to clone. here's what i just bouth a ez=clone machine with 30 plugs sites it is nice i have heard it does wonders. So i just need to know what kind off gel hormone do i need any main brands would help. or do i need some special stuff that you mixed with the water inside the machine that srpay's the bottom of the clone's stem well i just don't know so that's why i am asking for any help ....muchas gracias any input is good good input a friend with weed is a friend indeed.:confused:

What the hell are the LED lights for? NO WAY clones will grow from those lil things...sorry, will never buy it.

[highweedskunk]

small fluro? will work rigth?

[UnitedParcelSecrets]

What the hell are the LED lights for? NO WAY clones will grow from those lil things...sorry, will never buy it.

How about you do some research first? If you put enough LED's together that have the right spectrum, they work just fine. They do get awfully warm though, and it's a lot more work than just using some CFLs. Oh, and to the OP, you might want to put more than one CLF on that!

[slowthestone]

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Rooted one pair , each being from a different plant...with Schultz' root hormone. The other pair, again, one each from different plants, with warmed honey. Covered and misted often the first several days. Noticed roots on the 8th day in 3, the last on the 9th. Seeing them on the 8th day, knowing how far the root traveled from the stem to where it was visible through the container means somewhere tween the 4th -5th day was when that root got its legs going. I left them on a screened porch, all but the overcast days, the entire time. (not a thing i'd do during colder months of course)

I didn't really do anything other than snip, leave them in water for a bit, put a thin slice around the circumference, one vertical slice approx 1/16th of an inch, connecting to another lance around the circumfrence. (found this easier to do when twisting the stem, while letting the weight of the blade do the work) Dip'd in the hormone or honey, placed in the soil, mist'd...and walked away.

Oh oh...that set was done in Schultz' cactus/succulents medium.

That was my first go at cloning. Which really only means...it can be done.

[trupothead420]

hey slow...was that shultz rooting hormone a powder? b/c a friend of mine gave me some and it was a powder...i tried it and no go...the "cutting u r supposed to take, is it from the new growth at the nodes, or is it from the top of the plant where u "top" the plant? and after u make the cutting, what exactly did u do? i wanna c if its what i did... i jus followed the directions on the bottle and it said make cutting, wet cutting(so i jus dipped the end of the cutting in water for a sec), and then planted it in some soil(dont have rockwool cubes or ne thing) is that about rite? or am i doin something wrong...thnx

[orangeman]

http://boards.cannabis.com/showthread.php?t=74218

[slowthestone]

Nice snippet there Orange.

The first clones I did was after what seemed a months worth of reading various methods. Pretty sure I actually paced back n forth a while before sitting down to do it too.

trupothead...ya...that'd be the one I'm referring to. I've since stopped using it in favour for organic root stimulators.

Maybe you watered them too much, maybe even rinse the hormone powder away before the clone made good use of it, instead of just placing them securely in the soil...and a light misting before leaving them alone for a while.

[Racerx]

just like the faq says... you should really pay attention to being sterile. This is when the plant is at its absolute most vulnerable. It wasnt until i really got this that I was able to clone with a 99% rate. If your using gel, never dip into the bottle, make sure your scissors or razor are very sharp and clean (use alcohol), make sure you dont specifically handle the area you are rooting from, clean surface, and very little time between cutting, coating, and planting. I dont wear gloves though, I just wash my hands well.

PS. I have always used Clonex gel. Its twice as expensive, but damn it works well.

[trupothead420]

thnx slow...and 'preciate the video orange...good lookz