PLEASE SOMEONE HELP ME WITH CLONING

[Dr.Bud]

Hey Stinkyattic,

I'm in the cloning process now too and using rapid rooters with dip and grow. I was wondering if you do anything to prepare the rapid rooters. What water content should these plugs have when putting in your clone? Any tips on this?

[stinkyattic]

yes i good part to the cloning knowlege is knowing which strains actually clone, and which ones do not.

All strains clone.

Some clone kinda hard and take extra time... you have to be careful to make sure they don't rot first.

Some are pointless to clone, Lowryder or any autoflowering ones being in that category

Where do you get your information?


Dr. Bud-

I don't prep them at all. Just a light spritz with tap water. The moisture content right out of the package is close to perfect... you'll just need to keep it at that level or a touch higher. That's one of the reasons they are so great! No boring prep work or soaking!!!

[xxxhazexxx]

My favorite cloning method... you need:
HEALTHY mothers that have been deprived of nitrogen for the previous week.
-Water them well
-Spray them with WiltPruf, Anti-Wilt, or a leaf shine anti-transpirant spray. Let dry.

Your MEDIA:
Rapid rooter bark grow plugs. Peat pellets are NOT a substitute as they have shitty pH.

Your clones new HOME:
-A propagation tray with a 6-8 inch high dome over it, or a clear plastic box... they need about 8" of space to avoid touching the roof of the dome and rotting.
-under this tray there is a HEAT MAT.. US $25 at a garden store. Worth every penny.
-Lit by FLOURESCENT LIGHTS

Then your TOOLS:
-A NEW UNUSED RAZOR BLADE.
-a small container to pour CLONEX GEL into. Do not dip into the bottle, it will get contaminated.
-A SPRAY BOTTLE of plain city tap water.

-Cut off a growing tip that is at least 4-5" long and has the tip with new leaves, plus at least a pair of nodes lower down the stem.
-Take your razor and slice the lower leaves off carefully.
-Now cut the end of the stem diagonally and dip it immediately into the clonex.
-Let sit for 30 seconds in Clonex, covering the nodes where you cut off a pair of leaves.
-Now stick it into the hole in the rapid rooter.
-Make sure that the nodes that you cut hte leaves off are covered. This is the first site of root growth as there are more undifferentiated cells in this region.
-Make as many clones as you like and make sure they are not crowding each other in the tray.
-Mist them again with Wilt-Pruf.
-Pour a little water in the outer tray so that there is a source of humidity under the dome.
-Put the dome on and place the whol ething on the heat mat about 10-12" from a pair of 40w tube flouros.
-Lift the lid morning and night and mist. They need moisture and fresh air.
-Enjoy! Should take less than 10 days.

there you go as simple as that:S5:

[MrDank]

after you make your cut you can scrape the sides of the stem with your razor blade at the bottom about a half an inch and then dip it in the clone gel/powder you use and then put it in the rock wool.

[stinkyattic]

after you make your cut you can scrape the sides of the stem with your razor blade at the bottom about a half an inch and then dip it in the clone gel/powder you use and then put it in the rock wool.

That's good for a cut that has a tougher almost bark on it.
If you make sure to include a node in the original dipped portion, it is unneccessary.
I have found that scraping the sides is an invitation to fungal growth.
You'll be able to make that call when you get to know the strain (s) you are working with.