A fluorescent lighting system is more than enough for a cloning tray or aeroponic clone machine. There have been many debates over red versus blue light and how each affects rooting, but I have had equal success with all kinds of light spectrums.
One thing is certain—a grower does not need intense light for successful cloning. In fact, light energy that is too intense will hinder the process. Growers can get good results with an or hour lights-on period. I prefer a hour lights-on period because it makes maintaining a consistent temperature easier. Successful cloning is largely determined by environmental conditions.
As they are not yet established plants, clones require environmental conditions that differ from the other plants in an indoor garden. To rectify this problem, many gardeners will create a specific room or area for clones where the environmental conditions can be kept in check. All indoor garden plants thrive in consistent environmental conditions and no plant illustrates this better than a clone.
A seedling heat mat may be the best tool to use to keep clones at a consistent temperature. For ultimate control, a thermostat can be connected to the heat mat and the desired temperature can be selected by the user. Humidity is another environmental factor that affects clones. This high humidity is one of the factors that will stop the clone from completely wilting over because it is able to obtain some moisture from the surrounding air.
A propagation dome is a great way for growers to keep a microclimate around clones and maintain a high level of humidity and a consistent temperature. After the first few days, clones can slowly be acclimated to lower humidity. This can easily be done with many of the propagation domes, which include ventilation ports that can be opened or closed and are available through local hydroponics retailers. By slightly cracking the ports more and more each day, a grower can slowly acclimate clones to the ambient humidity.
If using a make-shift dome or a dome without ventilation ports, the dome can simply be removed for increased periods of time each day until clones have become acclimated.
A good starting point would be 10 to 15 minutes the first day and then increased by that amount each day after. Clones can be acclimated to lower temperatures as well, but it is usually best to do this after the first signs of rooting have appeared.
After seven to 10 days, clones usually begin to show roots. Once clones are rooted and acclimated to the ambient humidity and temperature, they can be treated as vegetative plants.
Clones can be transplanted into the desired medium and fed a slightly diluted vegetative fertilizer. It is a good idea to acclimate freshly rooted. A grower can raise the lights for a few days until the plants start to reach for it, and then incrementally lower the lights to the desired level.
Scientist cutting plant tissue culture in petri dish. A more scientific approach to cloning that has recently made headway in the hobbyist market is tissue culture cloning. Tissue culture allows gardeners to make clones from plant cells or tissue. Tissue culture cloning allows the gardener to grow a plant in a petri dish from the tiniest slice of plant tissue. The biggest advantage of this process is that any pathogens, diseases or pests infecting the donor plant will not be transferred to clones.
Tissue culture also helps gardeners preserve rare and endangered species , or rescue embryos in distantly related cross-pollinated species. The biggest disadvantage of tissue culture cloning is that it is an involved process that requires special equipment. For most hobbyists, standard cloning is a much more practical application. In the end, cloning is a simple way any gardener can replicate the best qualities found in their indoor garden. Once indoor gardeners master the art of cloning, they have acquired the ability to perpetually produce their favorite plants.
This can open a whole new world of possibilities within their gardens and can certainly go a long way in maximizing their garden. This is because harvest after harvest the gardener will have the ability to reproduce the plants with the best-tasting fruit that grow the fastest and produce the most prolific yields. Currently, he works as a writer, consultant and product tester for various indoor horticulture companies. Stay on top of new content from MaximumYield.
Join our email newsletter and get the latest grow tips in your inbox every week. The Importance of Curing Cannabis. How Important is Automation for Hobbyist Growers? A Deep Dive into Growroom Intakes. Can I Grow Hydroponically in a Tent? Germinating Seeds for Hydroponics. Newer and Better Ways to Process Hemp. Can I get a clone from them or is it too late? Yes you can. They will probably take a little bit longer to root as they regress to the veg light cycle again.
I've never done this before, but have heard from multiple sources it is definitely doable. The mother plant due to stress or the clone? James87 Active Member. Yes, and some people believe it is actually better than veg cuttings. Purportedly, once the clone roots, it will grow like crazy.
Also, if the plant has been getting low N and high P, it will help form roots faster. There is a name for this method but it escapes me at the moment. Megacloning or something, can anybody remember? If you take shoots with small marble size buds as a clone and root it then veg it it is known as monster cropping the plants look strange but branch like crazy and you can get some really desirable results.
This is a picture from a clone that was taken from a two week flowering mother. View attachment BigBuddahCheese New Member. I prefer to take them weeks into flower without any pre-flowers or flowers. It may not display this or other websites correctly.
You should upgrade or use an alternative browser. Thread starter delta. I should've thought about doing this earlier but I can't change the past. I have a plant about 4 weeks into flowering and am curious if I clone it still? One of the lower branches isn't really flowering well but is still alive. I was curious if I try to clone it, would it revert back to vegetating and be able to grow well. What does everyone think? Wow, 4 weeks!!! Only reason I want to clone is cuz I don't want to wait to germinate and start from scratch with the summer solstice coming to an end.
Gotta take advantage of the outdoor grow season now Brett2theMax New Member. Started showing about 3 weeks ago. GreenThumbsUp New Member. You can definitely clone a flowering plant. It can be hard as hell to do it, and you really need to pick a branch near the bottom that might be growing but isn't showing much in the way of budding. I had to do this with a plant of mine to preserve the plant as opposed to needing a quick plant to flower. It took about 4 weeks to get roots on them, and another 2 weeks to get them to really be vegetating instead of trying to keep budding.
Man what a pain. I did do it and have saved the genetics of the plant who is now undergoing some bonsai and mother therapy. So, if you need to preserve the genetics of a good plant exactly as you see them expressed NOW, then the pain is worth it.
I can't imagine any other reason you would want to subject yourself to such pain Listen to green thums. Last edited by a moderator: Mar 2, Urdedpal New Member. You can clone but its stessful and takes the cutting longer to take root. I just don't recommend it because of the stress itcauses the plant. It does effect yeild. BlazinNonStop42 New Member.
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