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Hello, I have recently attempted to clone a few plants. All I had to work with was the larger fan leaves unfortunately as it didn't have any of the others with multiple branches. I used the cloning gel and prepared it as its been shown. They have been in the humidity dome for over a week now, just wondering at what point they get moved into the light or at what point I should know if it has rooted or not.
Thanks !
You need a bit of stem and a growing tip to make a clone, not a fan leaf. If your plant is not big enough to give you that, veg it longer before cloning. The only way to clone from a fan leaf is through tissue culture, and it takes MONTHS and a good knowledge of sterile technique and access to lab gear. Plus the rooting and shooting stages are on different media, and I still have not been able to find evidence that anyone has developed a shoot-multiplying media that works well on pot.
My cuttings usually take between 10 and 14 days.A few take as long as 20 days
I have a female that is budding. Right now clones are of more value that smoke. Can I clone off of the budding female or am I back to the seed game. (I read the little info posted on extensive FAQ and wasn't so sure of the answer still)Quote:
Originally Posted by jobe
Sure you can clone from budding plants. Works best if done within the first 2weeks of flowering. I've taken cuttings as late as 5 weeks in, though my success rate declined about 25%. Your clones should start rooting in 7 to 14days.
Kept in the humidity dome the whole time? What about lighting?
It's not really an exact amount of time, you can move it out of the dome once there is a sufficient root system. Initially you don't want TOO much light or transpiration will cause moisture to be lost to the air by the foliage faster than it can be replaced by the stem and later by the newly developing roots. That is the purpose of the humidity dome - to keep the air around the clones moist, the dryer the air the faster the leaf surface will lose moisture.
I place my cuttings into soaked peat puck starters after dipping them into generic powder rooting hormone. These are then placed into dixie cups with a sandwich bag over them. Every few days, I pull the baggie off to give the clone fresh air and then replace it. Once I see a few roots poking out of the sides of the peat puck, I know that it is developed enough to support itself so I pull it out then and pot it.
The actual number of days can vary - sometimes under a week, sometimes it can take a couple weeks.
I have a little one trying to clone right now, its all I could salvage from the mother plant, it grew kind of strange... Thats okay. It was my first time at it....
This little one is only a couple inches long though so I'm not sure what it will do if anything. Its sat in its soil mixture for a week today, hasn't moved really. I can't tell if there are any roots or not. I had a camera on it taking shots every 10 minutes for a few hours. When I did the playback of it, it was moving slightly but likely just due to the temperature or changes to its surroundings.
I wish I knew if it was working or not. So far I have been unsuccessful at cloning anything.
may i suggest a bubble cloner? many many advantages over standard cloning techniques. faster rooting, you can see the roots, et cetera. In my best Ron Popeil voice, "set it and forget it!" well don't forget it, but my first run, i took the cutting and checked it 5 days later. roots like whoa.