I'm a beginner with cloning and growing but I found this Cloning Method that has worked very well. I've cloned about 20 clones so far with 4 different mothers and haven't lost one yet. Its a very basic way. Its from someone else but I figured that I would pass it along.
Coco is a fantastic cloning material, by far the easiest method I've personally tried in the last 20 years or so. My 2nd favorite method is aero cloning, but this is a lot easier IMO.
You don't need a dome, rooting gel, pump, air stone, heating pad, this is as minimal as I've been able to find.
First off, please say hello to our lovely model "Amber Lynn" She's a 4th generation Dinafem California Hash plant, just an amazing smoke.
All our supplies. The little round thing is rooting hormone, which I don't use but it does help so I'm including it here. This is the cheapest stuff the hydro guy had. In the cups are 100% coco coir (Botanicare Cocogro) straight out of the bag. Any coco fiber coir will work, I've used several to the same results. You can buy a Coco Brick for a couple dollars and Also Works Great.
Start of by preparing the coco, saturate the hell out of it, make sure you get some runoff. I use RO water, but distilled is fine, or any purified water. I don't recommend tap or spring water. You can ph it or add super thrive or b1, but really it's not needed.
Make the holes a little deeper than you need them, you want to bury as much stem as you can.
Pick a healthy looking soft branch. Don't grab a slow poke off the bottom if you have some go getters up top. You want at least 3" of stem to work with, you can cut off leaves to make that happen, as we will do here. Use clean scissors (you can get as anal about sanitation here as you want, but basic practices are plenty), a 45 degree cut on the stem, and do not let the exposed cut stem touch anything.
The big leaf has to go, we're not going to worry about that little branch forming though.
If the leaves are big, cut them in half. You don't need a lot of leaf. Doing this takes a lot of stress off the plant to process light, it doesn't have a root structure to support that process.
And she is ready to stick into the coco.
This is optional, but to use rooting gel, just lightly apply some to as much stem as you can, including the exposed cut. Do not let it clump anywhere. I would Recommend to use it, It won't hurt your chances
Coco is a fantastic cloning material, by far the easiest method I've personally tried in the last 20 years or so. My 2nd favorite method is aero cloning, but this is a lot easier IMO.
You don't need a dome, rooting gel, pump, air stone, heating pad, this is as minimal as I've been able to find.
First off, please say hello to our lovely model "Amber Lynn" She's a 4th generation Dinafem California Hash plant, just an amazing smoke.
All our supplies. The little round thing is rooting hormone, which I don't use but it does help so I'm including it here. This is the cheapest stuff the hydro guy had. In the cups are 100% coco coir (Botanicare Cocogro) straight out of the bag. Any coco fiber coir will work, I've used several to the same results. You can buy a Coco Brick for a couple dollars and Also Works Great.
Start of by preparing the coco, saturate the hell out of it, make sure you get some runoff. I use RO water, but distilled is fine, or any purified water. I don't recommend tap or spring water. You can ph it or add super thrive or b1, but really it's not needed.
Make the holes a little deeper than you need them, you want to bury as much stem as you can.
Pick a healthy looking soft branch. Don't grab a slow poke off the bottom if you have some go getters up top. You want at least 3" of stem to work with, you can cut off leaves to make that happen, as we will do here. Use clean scissors (you can get as anal about sanitation here as you want, but basic practices are plenty), a 45 degree cut on the stem, and do not let the exposed cut stem touch anything.
The big leaf has to go, we're not going to worry about that little branch forming though.
If the leaves are big, cut them in half. You don't need a lot of leaf. Doing this takes a lot of stress off the plant to process light, it doesn't have a root structure to support that process.
And she is ready to stick into the coco.
This is optional, but to use rooting gel, just lightly apply some to as much stem as you can, including the exposed cut. Do not let it clump anywhere. I would Recommend to use it, It won't hurt your chances