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Simple way to take cuttings?
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Just wanted to ask your advice on a simple way to take cuttings,how big ,how short, how tall.My plants are PK,PU,GDP.
jcsmooth
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Tips:
-Keep things clean (Disinfect with isopropyl alcohol, aka rubbing alcohol).
-Use a sharp blade. I've found disposable scalpels in growshops, and these are noticeably sharper then an exacto-knife. This may not be necessary, but you want a clean smooth cut to minimize the stress.
-A cutting I take it typically 6", and I make sure to have an internode below the surface of my medium (peat pellet, rockwool, rapid rooter, etc.).
-I first take the cutting off of a plant, and then submerge it under water to do the final cut. This minimizes the chance of any air embolism in the stem (stops the flow of nutrients, hormones, and water from the leaves through the stem to the roots).
-When using a gel/powder, separate the contents you will use for that single day from the contents in the rest of the bottle. This way, if a plant does happen to be infected with some disease, your entire cloning solution will not be compromised.
As a general rule of thumb, treat the procedure as surgery. You want to be quick, clean, and efficient.
Hopefully this gave you some ideas.
JC
p.s. wash your hands you filthy animal
-Keep things clean (Disinfect with isopropyl alcohol, aka rubbing alcohol).
-Use a sharp blade. I've found disposable scalpels in growshops, and these are noticeably sharper then an exacto-knife. This may not be necessary, but you want a clean smooth cut to minimize the stress.
-A cutting I take it typically 6", and I make sure to have an internode below the surface of my medium (peat pellet, rockwool, rapid rooter, etc.).
-I first take the cutting off of a plant, and then submerge it under water to do the final cut. This minimizes the chance of any air embolism in the stem (stops the flow of nutrients, hormones, and water from the leaves through the stem to the roots).
-When using a gel/powder, separate the contents you will use for that single day from the contents in the rest of the bottle. This way, if a plant does happen to be infected with some disease, your entire cloning solution will not be compromised.
As a general rule of thumb, treat the procedure as surgery. You want to be quick, clean, and efficient.
Hopefully this gave you some ideas.
JC
p.s. wash your hands you filthy animal
G
Guest
jcsmooth said:Tips:
-Keep things clean (Disinfect with isopropyl alcohol, aka rubbing alcohol).
-Use a sharp blade. I've found disposable scalpels in growshops, and these are noticeably sharper then an exacto-knife. This may not be necessary, but you want a clean smooth cut to minimize the stress.
-A cutting I take it typically 6", and I make sure to have an internode below the surface of my medium (peat pellet, rockwool, rapid rooter, etc.).
-I first take the cutting off of a plant, and then submerge it under water to do the final cut. This minimizes the chance of any air embolism in the stem (stops the flow of nutrients, hormones, and water from the leaves through the stem to the roots).
-When using a gel/powder, separate the contents you will use for that single day from the contents in the rest of the bottle. This way, if a plant does happen to be infected with some disease, your entire cloning solution will not be compromised.
As a general rule of thumb, treat the procedure as surgery. You want to be quick, clean, and efficient.
Hopefully this gave you some ideas.
JC
p.s. wash your hands you filthy animal
As contrast.... I have a small pair of sewing scissors I use.... snip....
My cuttings generally dont have a node under the medium.... I use more like 4 inch cuttings...
I dont cut under water I think the embolism thing is perfect nonsense....
but that info comes from clarke in cannabis botony my bible... but I stil think the embolism thing is nonsense.... I will defer to clarke... but I dont do it....
I use a gel and use a section of a fat milkshake straw to put my hormone in for dipping the stem.... i fold one end over and staple it....
wash your hands....
we both probably get lots of clones....
lol....
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Lol i am the worst ever at taking cuttings(method wise)
I DO use a gel
But dont use clean items so on...I have left cuttings on the side for hours(lol forgot about them)
They were droopy but after i housed them they perked up within a few hours.
I do agree a nice clean cut is nice(somit i always do)
But i am sure(i will try next time)they would root even if pulled/peeled off the plant(with no "cutting" at all)
Also i use the Rockwool cubes upsidedown and make my own hole more to the side(makes the Cube itself more sturdy(i use the very small cubes(and not in the trays they come in))
Also i try not to mist the cuttings themselves,just the Plastic lid(lot of diff veiws on this tho)
Temps/humidity i found were the two most important things,Once u can get them ok(a lot of that will depend on your location(imo))Then your set....For me(live in the UK)And we have a lot of cold weather(lol tho thanks to the Ozone we are getting warmer*Goofy grin*)
Anyway for me where/how i root my cuttings in the summer is diff to the winter....
Try a few ways(cuttings are free)Then work out a way that would best suit your climate/grow area/time of year.......
I aim for being able to see the roots coming thru the cube at around the 2 week mark...I have seen some who have had the same amount of roots as me in 1 week....Even seen a guy say he gets his to root in 4 days(without pics to see what he means by roots at 4 days i wont comment)*smileS*
Anyway good luck
Nothing to lose
and have fun(its great once u get it sorted)
I DO use a gel
But dont use clean items so on...I have left cuttings on the side for hours(lol forgot about them)
They were droopy but after i housed them they perked up within a few hours.
I do agree a nice clean cut is nice(somit i always do)
But i am sure(i will try next time)they would root even if pulled/peeled off the plant(with no "cutting" at all)
Also i use the Rockwool cubes upsidedown and make my own hole more to the side(makes the Cube itself more sturdy(i use the very small cubes(and not in the trays they come in))
Also i try not to mist the cuttings themselves,just the Plastic lid(lot of diff veiws on this tho)
Temps/humidity i found were the two most important things,Once u can get them ok(a lot of that will depend on your location(imo))Then your set....For me(live in the UK)And we have a lot of cold weather(lol tho thanks to the Ozone we are getting warmer*Goofy grin*)
Anyway for me where/how i root my cuttings in the summer is diff to the winter....
Try a few ways(cuttings are free)Then work out a way that would best suit your climate/grow area/time of year.......
I aim for being able to see the roots coming thru the cube at around the 2 week mark...I have seen some who have had the same amount of roots as me in 1 week....Even seen a guy say he gets his to root in 4 days(without pics to see what he means by roots at 4 days i wont comment)*smileS*
Anyway good luck
Nothing to lose
and have fun(its great once u get it sorted)
jcsmooth
Member
Forgot another tip....
I like to use a heat mat underneath my soon-to-be clones. It is just a regular (non-water resistant) one you can get at any pharmacy, and has an adjustable temp gauge.
Since the goal is root growth and not foliage growth, having a heat mat underneath your cuttings tells the plant where to focus it's energy. The same principle is used when you have seedlings, except the opposite. With seedlings, you want to keep a light close to newly sprouting seed, telling it where to search for light.
As you can see there's lots of different techniques and tools people use. Whether some things are "overboard", I am not overly concerned. I like to play things safer I guess.
Good luck and let us know how things work out,
JC
I like to use a heat mat underneath my soon-to-be clones. It is just a regular (non-water resistant) one you can get at any pharmacy, and has an adjustable temp gauge.
Since the goal is root growth and not foliage growth, having a heat mat underneath your cuttings tells the plant where to focus it's energy. The same principle is used when you have seedlings, except the opposite. With seedlings, you want to keep a light close to newly sprouting seed, telling it where to search for light.
As you can see there's lots of different techniques and tools people use. Whether some things are "overboard", I am not overly concerned. I like to play things safer I guess.
Good luck and let us know how things work out,
JC
G
Guest
I also use a sharp pair of scissors,I find I can cut a 20 degree or better angle rather than a 45 to expose a lot of surface area,then I lightly skin on either side and dip in olivias before the presoked rw cube and under a well misted dome they go
try this for once...cut clone with 1 set of leaves at least 1 leave ...cut stem in the middle like 1 a 1.5 cm wet it put it in hormone in the middle cut and plant...works like a charm...100% survival rate...!!untill now that is
cut in this manner....
cut in this manner....
