Air-layering : Producing clones that generate roots while still attached to the mother plant. High success rate...100%.
Will post more info if enough interest is shown about this technique.
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Air-layering : Producing clones that generate roots while still attached to the mother plant. High success rate...100%.
Will post more info if enough interest is shown about this technique.
You mean air-cloning? I got a section about that in one of my grow books. The clones grow right on the plant, and grow roots also.
Yeah...I must have same book...Marijuana Botany..By Robert Connell Clarke...The Propagation and Breeding of Distinct Cannabis.
I haven't tried it yet, was hopin' to hear from anyone who has tried it...and what their results were. If others are interested I will post the Technique for all to peruse. Looks like a great technique but have never heard of anyone using it. It looks very simple, no extra trays, cubes, peat pucks 'n' such.
And the correct term is air-layering.
i'm ready to learn! i hope that so far the two of us are interested that that is enough for you to start teaching us how to do that. i'm ready and waiting :)
Nope, I have the Cannabis Grow Bible by Greg Green and also The Best of Ask Ed by Ed Rosenthal.
oh i was reading part of ask ed at the bookstore the other day.... i guess i'll just go back and read at the bookstore
How to Air Layer a Clone
Items Needed:
~Plant
~Match sticks or toothpicks
~Tape
~Razor blade (preferably sterile)
~Rooting hormone (Clonex)
~Tweezers
~Plastic wrap
~Scissors
1) Sterile all your cutting tools before using them
2) Find a branch that is at least 1/8 inch thick with a minimum
3) Use the razor blade to split the branch vertically/lengthwise. Cut at least 1/4 into the branchto meet the phloem.
4) Use the tweezers to open the slit; do not break the branch completely
5) Apply rooting hormone to the open wound. Tape a matchstick parralel to the stem for support
6) Pack the open wound carefully with any grow medium, or use a rockwool cube to cover the area (just split the cube down one side and slide over the branch)
7) Wrap the area with the small plastic bag. The effect should be a funnelshaped plastic wrap enclosure
8) Pack the bag with grow medium before sealing with tape
9) Use a pin to create holes around bag so that you can water the medium
10) Use an eyedropper to keep the medium wet every day
After two weeks, your cutting will have developed roots and you can cut away the branch below the roots. Now you have a clone with roots ready for growth. Tou can choose to remove the plastic bag if you feel it is too tight to allow all the roots to pass through it and transplant the clone to its new growing enviroment.
This method is especially good for growers who wish to transplant a cutting with roots directly to a hydroponic or aeroponic system. It effectively allows you to skip at least one transplanting step, reducing the risk of shock for your clones. The fact that you can grow roots without using a medium (do not use rockwool if this is what you want to do) makes it an extremely effective cloning method for aeroponic systems.
This should also go in the "hydroponic" section.
The above article was taken from the Cannabis Grow Bible by Greg Green.
Kool bro..I'll text what I have too. Be nice to get some good feedback. Wonder why no one is using this technique.....jus' unknown perhaps.
Not unknown,just less hassle to make clones the regular way.
The easiest way is to simply put your clones in water,its basicaly cut and drop the clone in the container having the water,7-10 days later you got roots and ready for moving to dirt or hydro.
QB
I forgot to mention,you can buy a device wich is ready to go for this job,
Its called a rooter pot.
http://www.leevalley.com/garden/page...38&cat=2,47236
Its got explainations and all.
QB
QueBud...checked that thread bro....pretty wild setup.
Most people are saying the samething QB, too much hassle. I think I will try the technique on next grow. When I do , pix will be posted.
Tx for the kind words bro... :D Expecting a pretty wild harvest too... :D
Did you check out the link for the rooter pot?
they're pretty cheap and easier to work with than wrapping abg around and all that crap.
QB