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Cloning help? Please? =)
Can you, or is it ok to put clones in 12/12 cycle? Will they continue 2 grow/veg, or will this make them want 2 flower? The clones I am cutting from a 6 week old plant that just started showing hairs on the top and is on a 12/12 cycle, i dont have 2 rooms so thats why i am inquiring about puting clones on the same 12/12 cycle i have the larger plants on. Also the lower branches that have no hairs yet are about 2ft long so would I cut the clone from the very top 5 inches right after the final set of fan leaves? Or should I take the top 12 inches above the next set of fan leaves? Ok last question I promise lol! You guys are AWESOME! Can you or should you make 2 or more clones from a single branch?
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Cloning help? Please? =)
All your questions can be answered by running a search on cloning and reading, but here goes.
You shouldn't put freshly cut clones on a 12/12 cycle for a couple weeks, but you don't need to have them under an HID light either. Putting the clones under 24/0 gentle light (a few inexpensive 23w 6500K CLF's will do) will allow the roots to develop better and once roots are established you can then go to 12/12 if you want...if you're doing a SOG grow...if you're not doing SOG, then they should be vegged for awhile...anything from a few weeks to whatever height you want.
You don't want to judge your potential clones on branch length alone, go by nodes...3-5 nodes from the end of the branch make a good clone, I only use 3. 5" is just a guideline measurement. Yes, you can take multiple clones from one branch...you can take the whole branch and make it a clone or a single leaf and make it a clone or anything in between. I recommend you read about bonsai mothers and cloning here (http://boards.cannabis.com/advanced-...ms-clones.html) before cloning tho. Then read Gypski's thread about cloning...no link, so you'll have to actually search for that one! ;) Happy Searching! :D