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When we take clones they are subjected to incredible changes. The stem that once grew leaves has to now produce roots in order to survive.
I always began with a
HealthyMother Plant, that was at least two months old.
About 1wk before I needed to take clones.
I would cease feeding my mothers.
I would also begin misting them heavily every morning, with warm water.
This leaches nitrogen from the mother and is believed to help fresh clones produce roots faster.
Careful stem selection is equally important.
I always found the lower branches from my mothers, produced the best clones.
So................
The day before I planned to take clones I would;
Prepare a seaweed extract solution, PH corrected.
Switch on my Propagator.
Soak jiffy pellets in the seaweed solution, and place them into the propagator to warm them before use.
Cloning Day
Prepare all of the utensils your going to be using
Clean secateurs, for cutting the stems
Clean sharp blade, I always used a new utility blade.
Rooting Hormone, clonex gel worked for me.
Clean kitchen chopping board.
Make yourself comfortable
I would never rush this operation.
So..........
Pull your
Mother
Sit her in front of you and select the stems that you are about to cut.
I would only ever work with one stem at a time.
Remove the stem using the secateurs (between 6 and 8 inches)
Immediately place on the cutting board.
Because I was taking large numbers of clones I liked to Trim the upper leaves so that they would make minimum contact with there brother or sisters in the propagator.[/I]
Trim off two to three sets of leaves from the stem aiming to leave two sets of trimmed leaves above the soil line and one or two trimmed nodes below the soil line.
Now make a clean 45 degree cut ,using the utility blade, below a node.
Immediately dip the stem into the rooting gel, I would aim to cover about one inch of stem.
Place this stem into a warm jiffy pellet and place into the propagator.
Repeat until you have the number of clones your happy with.
When I was done, the propagator and clones were placed into a dark area for at least six hrs. I liked to use a 6/18 lighting cycle using a dedicated area with florescent lighting.
I would begin crack open the propagators vents after about a week, keeping a close eye on the clones. Increasing the ventilation slowly as to allow the clones to acclimatise themselves gently. Until they were comfortable with the cover completely removed and the heat turned off.
During this time any clones that showed signs of disease/dying were removed immediately.
Cloning for Sex
If I was cloning for sex
All mothers were numbered and clones numbered with the corresponding number.
I am not trying to say that this is the best method of taking clones, many people have there tried and tested methods.
This is mine and I found that it worked well for me.
You may want to have a look at
http://www.marijuanapassion.com/foru...ead.php?t=2441
Hick has produced his own clear pic guide to producing clones.
