Quick clone question

I have a quick question. I plan on cutting clones from my blackberry strain in a week or so.. Do I need to stop feeding them nutes until then and only give them straight water, or is keeping to the nute schedule ok?

also- can i put my clone dome under a MH bulb or should I just use the cfl's ? I can have the mh bulb any desired distance above the dome, but the cfl's are on a tray and will only be a couple inches above the dome. which is better/safer? this is my first attempt at cloning, any and all help is greatly appreciated!!

kepp right on feeding as usual,they'll need it,and definately only use the flouros for the first couple of weeks,or util they establish roots.the mh light will crispy fry them fast with no root system.

luvvin growin said:

kepp right on feeding as usual,they'll need it,and definately only use the flouros for the first couple of weeks,or util they establish roots.the mh light will crispy fry them fast with no root system.

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Thats good to know, thanks bro!!

absolutely,you may also want to youtube cloning,and watch some vids 1st,they help.

I heard that you should only clone during the veg light cycle. It would be real nice if i could clone after sexing the plants (a few weeks into 12/12 light) to avoid unnecessary cloning. Does cloning a plant in the early stages of flowering work? has anyone tried?

never clone any plant in flowering only veg

whiterino said:

never clone any plant in flowering only veg

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Why?

The plant will just revert back to veg right? It may not be as quick of a grower at first, but it will work. right?

well i will only be 3-4 days into flowering when i clone so it shouldnt be a big deal right?

growin4it said:

well i will only be 3-4 days into flowering when i clone so it shouldnt be a big deal right?

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You will be fine. I have cloned up until 2 weeks into flowering. The more pistols on the clone, the longer it will take it to root in a sense. Sometimes the stretch of the HPS makes for some nice clones.

thank u blunder.. another question, if my cfl's are 7inches above the TOP of my 7inch clone dome will the clones be alright? or should i raise the light higher..?

Id put them about 4 inches above clones then
2 inch after roots develop

everyone always says dont clone when in flowering but i took 2 off my outdoors this summer when they were 2 weeks in and it worked fine. Now i had 2 plants that were nearly killed by frost, only had a few buttom brances alive and they are 5 weeks into flowering. I cut them off and am tryin to clone them, its been 3 days and they are still alive so will see.

FlynLow said:

Id put them about 4 inches above clones then
2 inch after roots develop

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awesome thank u bro

I've been a cloning machine lately...in the past month Ive cloned a dozen plants.

You can still clone under MH, but keep them at a further distance if you can...i keep them about 3 1/2' away from my 400 watt'r.

also, you can clone when plants are in flower, it just takes longer for them to revert back into veg...

just my $.02

here's a pic of my clone box from yesterday with 7 healthy clones inside under my 400 watt'r just so you kno i'm no bullshitter...

me too check mine out all under 400 watt three weeks into flowering two weeks later they are looking bad ass and now i got an army of FEMALES cause i got rid of guys sexed then cloned....some cloned in 5 days some two weeks no lie three didnt
cant complain dont have to use seeds any more