GreenX How to's... How to Clone in Soil (w/pics)

seems like a good method plus rep.
i will use this guide in the near future.
thanks

Should the soil always be wet? Do you use standing water for the first few days. Can you use clonex solution?

Should the soil always be wet? Do you use standing water for the first few days. Can you use clonex solution?

The soil should remain moist, it's good to let it dry out a little bit - Root development requires water and AIR in the soil pores, if their is water in the soil pores, there can't be air! So an even balance is your goal. Don't water log the soil (or the stems will rot) but don't let the soil completely dry out either (clones will wilt and likely die or impair rooting time).

I use water straight from tap, not sure if this is good or bad. Doesn't seem to really matter for me, but may depending on the water quality in your area.

Clonex and any other rooting hormones are encourages to improve success rate and speed of root development.

Note: Although tops can be successfully cloned, they are the hardest part of the plant to get to root. The lower on the plant you take your cuts from the more 'rooting' hormones they will have and therefore they will be a lot easier and faster to root than cuts taken from high on the plant - Which are focusing their hormones on growth (vegetative production / flowering - if you're taking clones from a plant early in flower).

Cheers!

I have a high times DVD which says to use an inch of standing water in the tray for a week and change it daily. But they add an oxygen supplement to the water. I have 5 clones in pots in an inch of standing water. Should I take them out and just saturate them when they need it? What PH again?

I have a high times DVD which says to use an inch of standing water in the tray for a week and change it daily. But they add an oxygen supplement to the water. I have 5 clones in pots in an inch of standing water. Should I take them out and just saturate them when they need it? What PH again?

If the high times DVD says it's ok, then give it a try, if it works, geat! If not, maybe try something different :P ... The pH I use is around 7 (because that's what comes out of the tap) I believe the optimum pH is 5-6

I had to bump this one. I am now in the process of cloning and I am reading up before I do it. I have a Domina Star that is bushy and ready for clones to be taken. just figuring out how to do it right. THIS SITE REALLY RAWKS!!

awesome post dude thank you for putting it together! here some +rep for ya

awesome guide was wondering if you could clone with out using a bubble cloner, might have to try this out shortly but 1st get some root hormone. might try out the guide on building a bubble cloner for fun though as well.