Noob Question, please be gentle....

[whatsthatsmell]

Ok, so my girls are doing very well, my question is pretty simple.... can i take the tope 3-4 inches off the plant and create a clone from that.. this means i will be clipping the main stem and the reason i am nervous about this is because i have read so many times about cutting into the main stem where its hollow, and etc, etc, etc.... I dont want to kill my girls, but make them bushier.. Thoughts, recommendations, advice, greatly appreciated and a big thanks in advance.

whatsthatsmell Reviewed by whatsthatsmell on 09-20-2007. Noob Question, please be gentle.... Ok, so my girls are doing very well, my question is pretty simple.... can i take the tope 3-4 inches off the plant and create a clone from that.. this means i will be clipping the main stem and the reason i am nervous about this is because i have read so many times about cutting into the main stem where its hollow, and etc, etc, etc.... I dont want to kill my girls, but make them bushier.. Thoughts, recommendations, advice, greatly appreciated and a big thanks in advance. Rating: 5

[rhizome]

Oh sure- best place to pull a cut, assuming that the plant isn't flowering. If it is flowering, pulling a cut from the apical is gonna do a # on yeild.

[whatsthatsmell]

the girls are not in flower, they are about 10inches tall, and only 3-4 weeks into veg. Thanks for the response rhizome, greatly appreciated.

[stinkyattic]

When you take your clone, look at where you cut the main stem- if it's hollow inside, get a binder clip on there to pinch it shut immediately. You can get diseases if contamination gets in there.

[Opie Yutts]

Seems a little soon to be taking a clone, but it will probably be ok. If you absolutley cannot stand to lose the plant, I would not cut off 30 or 40% of it when it is that young.