air layering and cloning problems

[lefthooker]

hi all.
i`m new here but have been a grower for many years.but have recently got into this indoor stuff.i had sexed a mother plant and took some air-layered clones from her,but i over did it and momma died, so i figured i`d just take some from the clones right..

not happening,i can`t get one clone to air-layer and for the life of me i can`t figure it out.outdoors though i`ve never lost a mother so i never had to clone from a clone and i`ve read that it`s harder to clone from a clone,but like i said outdoors i get roots from air-layering in about 5 - 9 days.(outdooors)

any of you indoor pros got any advise,would be great to get any ideas,i`m really stuck here for this is the only way i know how to clone and cloning from a clone i`ve never had to do.any input would be great

thank all!!

ps. really dig reading all the post here,such a cool place for us heads to unite and rebel

lefthooker Reviewed by lefthooker on 11-16-2006. air layering and cloning problems hi all. i`m new here but have been a grower for many years.but have recently got into this indoor stuff.i had sexed a mother plant and took some air-layered clones from her,but i over did it and momma died, so i figured i`d just take some from the clones right.. not happening,i can`t get one clone to air-layer and for the life of me i can`t figure it out.outdoors though i`ve never lost a mother so i never had to clone from a clone and i`ve read that it`s harder to clone from a clone,but Rating: 5

[TheGreenFog]

Please briefly explain "AIR LAYERING."

Thanks.

:rastasmoke: RastafarI

TGF

[BONG0]

Most of the time the method used to make clones is to cut a branch tip and then root it. Another vegetative method is called air layering. The advantage to air layering is that the clone grows roots while it is still on the plant, so it doesn't undergo as much trauma as an unrooted cutting.

During the chaos of the cut, unrooted cuttings occasionally produce a mutation. An air layered clone is more likely to stay true to the mother. However, the overwhelming majority of clones from unrooted cuttings also stay true.

An air-rooted clone is only removed from the plant after it has grown roots, so it adjusts more easily and experiences less stress when planted on its own.

To make an air-root cutting, a branch is chosen for cloning. While the branch is still on the plant, select an inch-wide space where roots will grow. It should contain a node. Paint it with a rooting gel then cover it with a quarter-inch layer of moistened sphagnum moss. Seal the sphagnum moss using plastic wrap and close the ends using tape so the area stays moist. Roots should appear in 10 to 20 days. Then clip the rooted cutting from the plant and pot it.

[TheGreenFog]

Thank you for that info, BONGO. That is very interesting. This is the first I've heard of that. You are a wealth of information.

Thanks again, man.

:rastasmoke:

TGF

[BONG0]

no problem, i made a main post about it so it dosent get lost in this thred.

[lefthooker]

cool pic`s man, i just usually use a little promix and some root tone and it`s usually goes pretty goodwith a cigerette plastic,maybe i just have to be a little more patient cloning from a clone,will keep you posted