<Cliff notes> - How do I clone from a plant that has no branches or, the branches have buds on it? . For pics, go to Noob needs help cloning from Aerogarden
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So I bought an aero garden and have been screwing around with it. I have made a number of mistakes but overall, I have enjoyed the results.

I've lost track of exactly how long I've had the plants in the areogarden but it has been approx. 4 months. I have no idea what kind of seeds I planted as I had been saving them form bags past and I have at least 2 diff types of strains (more on that later).

After some reading I went and bought an interchangeable hood and ballast and 400w HPS for flowering and Metal Haldide for veg. I think I flowered way too late as well due to the non-bushyness of the plants. They grew tall and not wide meaning they were reaching for light (?).

There is a lot more but I won't bore you. So I have to cut them down and start again because there will be maintenance people in the apt but I think I am going to leave one to clone. From my limited understanding I should do clones right? Rather then starting from new seeds. Well from all of the pictures that I've seen online, none of my plants are leafy or bushy. All the leaves have fallen off and most of the branches are buds. The one plant that juts out in all directions is the one that is most unsuitable for cloning. It's wirey and does not have a lot of buds on it where as the other two are heavier with buds. The problem is the only branches that look clone worthy have buds on them. Is it wise to clone a branch with buds?

I am really out of my league here and realize that I may be leaving out some information. Can someone smarter than me please take me through what info I need to give you and how to go from where I am now to clones. I should also clean out the inside of the aerogarden but that is a different thread.

Thank you for your help.

Noob

The third pic is the one I want to clone though it has a little bud on it. The first plant from the left is the wirey one. I know as much from Ed Rosenthal (sp.) to take the clippings from the bottom of the plant. Should I just start over? If I need to take better pics let me know that too.