New Cloning Technique.!!

[Sage of Bud]

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.

Sage of Bud Reviewed by Sage of Bud on 02-26-2005. New Cloning Technique.!! 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. Rating: 5

[Sensi Super Skunk]

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.

[Sage of Bud]

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.

[kuri]

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

[Sensi Super Skunk]

Nope, I have the Cannabis Grow Bible by Greg Green and also The Best of Ask Ed by Ed Rosenthal.

[kuri]

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

[Sensi Super Skunk]

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.

[Sensi Super Skunk]

This should also go in the "hydroponic" section.

[Sensi Super Skunk]

The above article was taken from the Cannabis Grow Bible by Greg Green.

[Sage of Bud]

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.