Well, we decided to top the plant and root a clone to determine gender. Instead of going through the whole 12/12 determine gender then back to veg wait take clones and then root and flower the clone . And if it is a boy we just throw everything away and start growing some really good genetics that are coming in the mail.
Enough chatter! Here is how the process went down.First we set up a little wick system.
top and clone002.jpg We are rooting the clone in the same soil the clone will grow in it's entire life same as the mum. We have cotton string in the bottom of the starter pot hanging down which is soaking up water (used weak bat guano, H2O2 , and superthrive tea which is pH balanced for our plant) from the green glass reservoir. Then we put that setup in with mum for a while to bring the temp up of the soil. We took the clone from the top main stem which is a little misshapen (where bulb burned it) but I think it should be fine since it has been growing out just fine.
top and clone004.jpg Actually the whole plant is pretty misshapen if you look close at it. We cut the mum right above the 3rd node and cut a couple slits in the stem that is under dirt and dipped it in Schultz Take Root rooting hormone (we used with great success with our tomatoes earlier this year.) Then we stuck her in the soil and covered with a clear plastic cup.
top and clone005.jpgThen put her in the other side of the box with a 20w 24" t 12.
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