Cloning Questions

[jchesmore722]

Ive got a few questions about cloning…
What is the best time of day to take cuttings?
Right before lights on/off? Right after? Sometime in the middle?
Do any of you clone straight into soil and get good results? I will be using rootone on the cuttings but I want to throw them straight in the soil and need to know if this is a bad idea.
If I took a clone after it rooted and through it right into 12/12 with an HPS light, would it grow long stems because the HPS or would it stay short because it is a clone strain?
If I take flowering clones(cuttings right after the plant shows sex) does this make the plant bushier than a normal clone or is this just a myth???
Also does it make the donor plant go back into reveg for a bit before it keeps flowering??
How much does this hurt the yield of the mother plant?

 

[THCPezDispenser]

Here you go man, some reading for you:

http://www.marijuanapassion.com/forum/showthread.php?p=18056#post18056

 

[Growdude]

If I take flowering clones(cuttings right after the plant shows sex) does this make the plant bushier than a normal clone or is this just a myth???
Also does it make the donor plant go back into reveg for a bit before it keeps flowering??
How much does this hurt the yield of the mother plant?

I dont put my mother plant into flower, leave it in vegg for a supply of clones when you need them.

 

[umbra]

I put clones in soil all the time. I grow organic. Time of day to take cuttings doesn't matter. Once you've done it a few times, you'll be like " wow this is easy"

 

[JBonez]

I put clones in soil all the time. I grow organic. Time of day to take cuttings doesn't matter. Once you've done it a few times, you'll be like " wow this is easy"

I just took 6 clones, all have rooted and are growing wonderfully, if i can be 100% my first time, anyone can clone.

 

[andy52]

i now use the rapid rooter plugs for putting my clones in.i previously used the hick method.its a dang good way to do it too.using straight perlite,sitting in some ph'd water,with holes in the dixie cups.works like a charm.

 

[JBonez]

i now use the rapid rooter plugs for putting my clones in.i previously used the hick method.its a dang good way to do it too.using straight perlite,sitting in some ph'd water,with holes in the dixie cups.works like a charm.

Hey andy, how often do you water them if they are in just perlite?

 

[andy52]

you don't water them,they are sitting in water.when i used this method,i used the dixie cups with 4-5 holes in the bottoms and about an 1/8 in. of water in a pan or tray.when you want to check the roots,all you have to do is flood the perlite and if not rooted enough,just replace in the perlite

 

[BUDISGUD]

yes you can put straight into soil,and take your clones a couple of hours after light comes on,let the plant wake up

 

[Friend-of-a-friend]

I have a whole tray of clones (20, 4 from 5 plants) that I put straight to soil. This is my first time growing or cloning, and I'm just using Shultz rooting powder from Home Depot, and of the 20 clones, I think all but 1 will make it. Easy as pie! Just remeber that when cloning to soil ensure ALL the soil is totally SATURATED, and try to keeps bottom of containers warm (75-80 deg. F.) to promote root growth. And ppl swear by humidity domes, but I have found that my clones do better not under a dome, but under weak floros initially and being misted regularly....GL!