Worst Cloner Ever

This was my first attempt at cloning.
4 of the 8 cuttings died and the remaining 4 have some problems.
1 is growing pretty good but the leaves are mutated.
1 is producing leaves but wont stretch, looks like it wants to bud.
The remaining 2 are stunted and don't want to grow.

They look pretty healthy, for the stress I put them through.

Are these plants ruined?
Have I really messed up their genetics?
Will they be good plants once they get over the stress?

I have no clue, but the mothers are really nice plants and I was hoping to carry on the line.
Thanks For Your Input

god, same boat as me. (yours is a better boat though)

i HATE cloning. seeds are pretty much guarenteed, failure clones just depress me

a tip ive found: use a plastic cup or tray overtop to hold in humidity for the first week or two

Did yo utake clones from a flowering mother? It will take a little while for them to revert to vegging.
If they were stressed, they STILL can throw single-bladed leaves for a while even if the mother wasn't flowering.
50% is good for your first try!

well i can say that, at almost 3 weeks, my clone and its pathetic twin are advancing.

the pile of rusty-looking single blades going straight up has grown 3 inches and begun some 3 blade leaves, as well as correcting the rusty-look in the last week.

meanwhile, the other one looks like a palmtree, with a tuft of the smallest, ugliest leaves ive ever seen.

Dude,

Hand in there. Let nature take it's course.

50% your first time is great. Like most things, with time and practice, you will get better. So just keep on growin! :thumbsup::jointsmile:

Thanks all for the kind replies.
I'm not too discouraged!

Yesterday I took 10 more cuttings. I am trying a hybrid method I devised after reading tons of cloning posts.

Here are pictures if day 1, they all lived the night.

In the picture the clone to the left is also a survivor of my first cloning attempt. It was rooted in the Gel2root like the one in the center.
I am training it to survive out in the wild. :)
Also in the center gel is a new cutting and an old one that has a bud on it, I took that one too late. Pretty sure it won't make it.

I guess since it survived I'm over 50% now :D

If these clones do well I will post my method it's pretty basic, I just knew a little more about the process this time.

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Originally Posted by stinkyattic

Did yo utake clones from a flowering mother? It will take a little while for them to revert to vegging.
If they were stressed, they STILL can throw single-bladed leaves for a while even if the mother wasn't flowering.
50% is good for your first try!

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Can you take a cutting from a plant in veg?

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Originally Posted by Backpacker420

Can you take a cutting from a plant in veg?

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Yes, that is what most people, including myself, do. Keep a set of mothers under 24/0 light for no other purpose than donating cuttings. Only replace them when they get too scruffy to live.

Be sure to have lots of patience with clones. They will pretty sad for a couple weeks till the roots take. Just feed them a little water everyday. Keep a fan on them and I lightly mist mine with water.