How Do I Clone Marijuana Plants?Tutorial

**rollitup** · 05-24-2006, 08:41 PM

Cloning is very easy to do, alot of differant techniques are out there, bubblers, powders, soil to many really to mention. However this method is by far the easiest out there. The only thing you need is water, a little bit of light, and the little piece of plant you want to root. The example shown below is of 3 cuttings that I have already taken and would like to root them. The first one with the two leaves and one single growing tip, we will call this (R). THe next one has four nodes on it, as well as a couple larger leaves, we will call this (O). The third piece is taller and has 7 nodes and a couple more well sized leaves on it, we will call this one (L). S=R O=M L=L

Along with the regular way of cloning, after you cut you will right away dip the clone in water for about 25 seconds, make sure you tweak it to get rid of any air bubbles that could be around. Now here comes the fun part, normally you would remove it dip it in powder and stick it in a rocwool cube. This time you will be leaving it in water untill the cutting has roots and is strong enough to support itself. Make sure the cup is not clear and cannot see light through it, this way the roots wont be damaged.

Now we have finished the hard part, the most critical part is the light that these will receive, again many differant oppinions here but this is what works for me and it works 100/100 so why would i change

take the cuttings and sit them on a window sill that is not in direct sunlight. You probbly want to make sure its slightly shady. Just make sure they get 12 on 12 off or approx. The important thing is no direct sunlight or artificial light on them.

The pix below show the 3 clones in the cups, O and L have about 1" of water in it, if I were to add any more water it would be covering one of the stems. The smallest one out of the three I put in the plastic because the stem was to short to stay in water and still be standing up in the cup. You must do what you have to do to keep at least half of the stem submerged in water.

See how the glasses will make sure only a little bit of light will see the roots.

And there you go one of the easiest cloning methods around.

**Rogue** · 05-25-2006, 11:10 AM

Wow. I feel like I'm watching the discovery channel lol. Anyways, it seems like a lot of work for an inexperienced individual, but it does look appealing and it does seem to keep costs down.

I'll be looking into this. I think a video tutorial would be best. Any chance of that?

**stonedsmithy** · 02-24-2007, 04:20 PM

just wondering how long it will take before ya see any roots forming

**vitriol** · 08-30-2007, 12:07 PM

Very nice dude...
Well, I have made some clones myself. And it works OK, but now I am confused with further growing. Is it OK to put the clone to 12/12 schedule some 3-4 days after they are transplanted to bigger containers?
Please help, I put them to 12/12 and now I have heard that it is wrong because the plans will stay small and give a very poor crop. By the way, they are growing just fine.

**MRbudsmoker** · 08-30-2007, 12:41 PM

its ok for doing sea of green. just small compact plants with single cola's. wen rooted. straight onto 12/12

**Mr. Bud** · 08-30-2007, 04:40 PM

I know this topic is old, but how often is the water changed in the cups or is it changed at all?

And do you mist the leaves at all?

**starchland** · 09-29-2007, 12:01 PM

im confused as to where I should cut for the clones, do I need to have a branch that splits with two leaves or what?

**starchland** · 09-29-2007, 12:04 PM

my other question is can I start a clone and keep it on the window sill and eventually move it to a pot and then keep it around until the spring where I can plant it outside? Basically I want to keep this strain for next grow season is this the best way to do it?

**TatickX** · 02-25-2008, 09:12 PM

How long dies it take to root using this method and can I use the greenhouse idea but insted of using soil can I use the water and cup thing?

**joeblow420** · 02-26-2008, 12:16 AM

Ok something I dont get, and doesnt make clear... Atl;east not to me

Do you need to dip roots into gel, or powder first, and also..

Do the lower tips that have been cut, have contact with water...

Thx alot of any help on this method..

I just cut 2, and wasnt sure.. So I dipped them into rooting powder..
Have then standing up using plastic wrap..

So do they need to have contact with water at all, or be under the water..

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