Cloning Without Rooting Gel?

[lawl1]

Hey i was wondering if its possible to clone without the rooting gel or powder just dip the cuting in water then put it in the soil? is it possible?? thanks

 

[fried at 420]

no marijuana plants dont have tose sections hanging plants do where you cut at the segment and soak in water for 3 weeks
you will need rooting gel most definently

 

[growone]

some seem to get a clone to root without rooting compound - i didn't know what to make of this
so i tried it, had revegged a nl#5 that i wanted to keep - 12 days later clone is doing great
just popped a 3 inch branch into the soil, did put a dome over it

 

[lawl1]

k so uve done it before??

 

[diet103]

You gotta remember that there were ways of doing things before they came up with all this fancy stuff to help you. You can cut a clone and stick it in a cup of water then stick it in the window it and it should work (even though it'll take longer). I took a clone and stuck it right in the soil and it survived fine, just gave it a spray every couple of hours

 

[growone]

just did it about 10 days ago, my 1st clone attempt
for me, it worked, some seem to have luck with it, others say they fall over and die
not sure why that is

 

[Don Gin and Ton]

of course you dont need rooting gel, you can used crushed up aspirin. but water n time will work.

 

[growerboy]

Yes it is possible: I've done it 3 times with a 100% success rate.

Here's how I do it: https://www.rollitup.org/grow-journals/223892-1st-grow-bagseed-indoor-sunlight-3.html#post2857988

Dig further in the grow journal to see how they developed.

 

[itsgrowinglikeaweed]

Hey i was wondering if its possible to clone without the rooting gel or powder just dip the cuting in water then put it in the soil? is it possible?? thanks

Yes very possible. I have done it more than once. Rather than "soil" I recommend something lighter like a seed starter mix. Or add a lot of perlite and/or vermiculite to your soil. Temp At 75, keep moist but not saturated. Indirect sun or weak flouro lighting. Too much light is not good.
Some strains are easier to clone that others. Good luck.

 

[diet103]

of course you dont need rooting gel, you can used crushed up aspirin. but water n time will work.

crushed aspirin?? Ive never heard of this. Could you explain???

 

[Don Gin and Ton]

To make rooting hormone soak the yellow-tipped shoots of a weeping willow tree in water. A tea made from the bark of a willow tree is also effective. When using the shoots or bark soak them for 24 hours prior to using.

its the salicin (basis of aspirin, and also found in meadowsweet) from the willow which has the beneficial effect. Adding a soluble aspirin to the watering can when watering new sown seeds also allegedly improves seed germination.

i heard it from a pal that grows ( he's a cheapskate ) and found the above info on other veg growing sites. seems legit tho ive not tried it

 

[Ledhed]

The old florist trick of dropping an aspirin or two in vases to keep roses, carnations, etc alive and fresh looking longer works almost the same for cloning. The major difference is the cut angle. Florist flowers kept in water with an aspirin or two a week sometimes will actually develop root structure, and a plant being a plant, in theory it should work, especially because marijuana is really a strong plant, it IS a weed afterall.I'm currently trying a clone in just water in a cup, been going for about 6 days now, no sign of roots yet, but the leaves are still upright with nice color and even what looks like very small new growth. Still no sign of root structure yet though, so I'm guessing it may work.

 

[Don Gin and Ton]

i generally use lemonade for the flowers but i guess aspirin should work

 

[itsgrowinglikeaweed]

just did it about 10 days ago, my 1st clone attempt
for me, it worked, some seem to have luck with it, others say they fall over and die
not sure why that is

They probably fell over and died because either there was an air bubble keeping the stem from "wicking" up moisture, or the medium was just too dry. I always make my final cut underwater to avoid the air bubble problem.
Also....
I've heard of the aspirin trick, but i would not recommend it. It MIGHT help, but its not nessessary. And there's a reason why its not the 1st choice of growers. I dont know exactly what that reason is but I'm sure its a good reason.

 

[growone]

air bubble - that does make sense, +rep for some fine clone info

 

[itsgrowinglikeaweed]

If after you make the cut you immediately submerge the cutting in a bowl of water and "tweak" the area of the cut you can see the air bubble escape. Not always, but I've seen it many times.

 

[DaddyGr33nJeans]

bubble cloners work really well and if you do use rooting hormone it washes off immediately and like others said before, there were ways of doing things before we had all these fancy things available.

 

[jimmy5800]

I give my little twin a good suck at the cut angle when moving quickly from Plant to water in a cup then just leave it on the window sill at a window with minimum light you can of course lightly scrape the bottom inch of your clone with a clean razor to help it make the cell change and also split the stem about quarter to half a cm length ways up the stem and both will help with cell change to encourage rooting. so a clone a cup of water and a bit of time will work for rooting clones, the so called poor mans cloning effort i dont see it this way i have 1 hundred percent success rooting this way. you can also clone in soil without gel or powder but id advise the scraping with this technique. sucking the end of the cutting with a gob of spit will solve the embolism (air bubble in the stem problem) dont be scared its a female haha, i do this every time it wont harm the clone and like i said it solves the embolism if the clone manages to obtain the air, clone clone and clone again, its the way forward.

 

[RawBudzski]

I clone with soil cubes and bottled water. get roots in 10-16 days. Nothing is Ezier. I get 90% + rooted.

 

[Xcalibur]

whats the best time to take a clone from a plant?