Cloning the "Top" of a Mother plant????

[SneakerPimp]

Hey guys, Ive grown before, but am fairly new to cloning... So I have a big question... and it may be a stupid one for you veterans....
Ive done regular clones before, just your basic way of doing it, but recently 1 plant I have had gotten to tall and the top was really causing a lot of light issues for the lower portion of the plant. So I decided to top it, I cut the very top off... now I topped it so that I got a nice 6 inch cutting with several nice set of leaves and in a nice vegetaitve state. I figure you can use this as a clone correct? Ive read tons and tons about cloning but they never mention anything about using the top, maybe I havent searched enough, but Ive had no luck finding anything.
I used the water method for rooting and after 7 days;no roots yet, but the cutting seems to be doing fine, I spray it several times daily. and keep it out of direct light.
SO basically anyone have any information about this? Do you do anything differently when cloning this part? Can you clone this part? And how long will it take for it to root?
Thanks for any help

SneakerPimp Reviewed by SneakerPimp on 01-06-2006. Cloning the "Top" of a Mother plant???? Hey guys, Ive grown before, but am fairly new to cloning... So I have a big question... and it may be a stupid one for you veterans.... Ive done regular clones before, just your basic way of doing it, but recently 1 plant I have had gotten to tall and the top was really causing a lot of light issues for the lower portion of the plant. So I decided to top it, I cut the very top off... now I topped it so that I got a nice 6 inch cutting with several nice set of leaves and in a nice Rating: 5

[Garden Knowm]

IT should root very soon..
the top cutting is what many many growers use for clones and it usualy will root with ease
ideally you should have used a rooting hormone, wilt spray and a rooting medium (like rockwool)

If she looks good, keep in the direction you are headed..

you may have a little problem when you transplant her to dirt.. make sure you keep the new roots very moist when you first transplant her.. don't let that dirt dry out..

If need be, TRI- can come to your house and help you.

and now you KNOW
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[SneakerPimp]

is it too late to put rooting hormone on it? Its been in water for about a week now... Its looking good, I just hope it works out, because this was from a prime mother....

[Garden Knowm]

i would not mess with it.
Although, you could add a real light dose of B1 vitamin (like "Liquinox root hormone) to the water.. a very small dose..

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[Trichome Creator]

B1 Thiamine will prevent plant shock. B1 is found in products such as Superthrive.

[Garden Knowm]

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[Trichome Creator]

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