How to Clone a Cannabis Plant

[siscokid]

Originally Posted by Racefan

I don't run a humidity dome. I harden my clones to the light and enviroment by placing them only onto a saucer or tray when I cut them.

Hello Racefan, do you mean no dome at all before it roots?

[MinniBratt]

Originally Posted by Racefan

Clipping of the leaves stops the plant from transpiring (sweating) so much. A clone can only uptake so much solution. if it's sweating out more than it can take in it will wilt, dry out and die. Transpiration is a normal part of life for plants. With clones you want the cutting to spend more of it's energy forming roots than trying to grow leaf or transpiring so you clip it's leaves which keeps the plant from having the ability to sweat/transpire a lot.

Another way to slow transpiration is to keep the cuttings into a high humidity dome. The humidity keeps the leaves moist so they don't have to transpire their own moisture.

Ok so i took some clippings a couple days ago, MTF and Erkulan, i did cut the big fan leaf TIPS off.
I purchased a OSH tray with dome that is not very tall maybe 3"(just need time to go to the nearest hydro store, 25 mins away, for a real DOME)..I keep the dome on most of the day, i have taken the dome off for 30 mins once a day to let some air in and to see how they do without it. I have two 15wat 18" fluro's and a 20wat CFL about 3-3.5 inches away
But they still seam to wilt and look sad. I fed the mom FF-BB and GB & root stimulator about a Hr before i made the cuttings. I used just plain Roots soil for med. and RO water.

How do you "Harden" them? Do you allow them to droop for a day before they bounce back? How far should the light be? Is the lighting (watts) really that important to grow roots?

This is my first attempt to clone...So forgive the many silly questions.
I know they need more time to root,i just hope im not spinning my wheels.....so much to ask, too much to remember But i think im getting it.

[MinniBratt]

well i guess i did something right...After two weeks...ended up with 6 Mtf and 4 Erkulan's...I used soil not rockwool w/ a dome....

Thanks everyone

[bigman151]

Love the info quick question can a clone be made into a mother

[BayAreaStoner]

I used this method today to make my very first set of clones from my first grow! Im excited and really hoping it all goes well! We shall see! Check out my grow journal, the link is in my signature. Click on "Live and Learn"... Thanks 420!! +reps!

[NormanTBates]

Originally Posted by BayAreaStoner

I used this method today to make my very first set of clones from my first grow! Im excited and really hoping it all goes well! We shall see! Check out my grow journal, the link is in my signature. Click on "Live and Learn"... Thanks 420!! +reps!

Whats up BAS? One good point of advice is too keep the roots tray warm for the first week or so. I just bought a small electric blanket and put it on low. This will increase your chances of rooting and speed the process along. Hope this helps.

[rowdy]

Thaks for your Info I realy like your pictures this will help ...

[OldSkoool]

Thanks to 420, I have two healthy clones that I just re potted, one of which is from a momma plant that is currently in flower, producing beautiful trich covered buds two weeks after the first pistils showed. I plan on vegging it's clone until harvest, then take another cutting, and flower the current clone. I'm just wondering, if over time, the plant will lose any of it's current potency.