How to Clone Weed?

Nowadays, lots of people grow cannabis at home, they use a indoor grow tents to grow, andthere are various ways that you can grow cannabis. One of the most natural methods is by asexual propagation, a technique mostly known as cloning. But how does this process work? The process involves taking shoots or branches of a donor cannabis plant and inducing the formation of roots in a separate growing medium. The clone cuts then become identical to the mother plant as it carries similar genes. Therefore, if the mother plant is female, all the clones you get from it will be female. A cannabis grower can make as many cuttings from a single plant if they want to maintain the same characteristics as the mother plant.

Why do growers use clones?

Clones are a way for growers to ensure that their plants grow at more or less the same pace, going through each stage of their lifecycle at the same time. This is hugely beneficial to growers and can significantly increase the success of one’s harvest.

Knowing how to clone weed allows you to create identical replicas of your favorite plant time and time again. Find a strain that you love? Cloning it lets you continue to enjoy it harvest after harvest. I’ve been gifted a few Bubblegum clones in the past that are rumored to have been circulating for years.

Learning how to clone your cannabis plants will take your cultivation skills to another level entirely. Read on to find out just how easy cloning weed can be.

Things You Need

Once you’ve chosen your mother plant and are ready to get started, you’ll need a few basic tools to get you going. These include:

• A sharp razor, knife, or trimming shears
• Rooting gel or powder
• The medium you will use to clone (water, soil, or rockwool)

HOW TO TAKE CLONES FROM YOUR CANNABIS PLANT?

1. The first thing to do is assess whether your cannabis is ready to be cloned. A good indication of readiness is when branches of the plant start alternating as they grow. Watch for branches that are not growing from the same spot on the stem, like is the case with younger plants.
2. Once you have a plant that is ready for cloning, you need to clean and disinfect your tools. Know that freshly cut clones are very sensitive to bacteria, microorganisms, and dirt, making clean tools and a clean work-area is essential for cloning success.
3. Read the instructions for your rapid rooters or starter cubes. Soak the starter cubes in water for several minutes before use. Rockwool cubes normally have a rather high pH, and this is why it is recommended that you soak them in water that you brought down to a pH of 4-4.5pH.
4. Take a cutting. The best location on a plant to take a cutting is where there is new branching with a new top. You need to cut a little below this new growth at a 45-degree angle. Each cutting should be between 10-20cm long.
5. Where you take the cutting from your plant matters. You can take cuts from any plant location, but new growth in the lower half of the mother plant will grow roots faster than cuttings taken from the top. This can make them better suited for cloning.
6. As soon as you cut the cannabis clone, put it in a glass of water. This helps to prevent air bubbles from getting into the stem.
7. If there are any big leaves at the bottom of the cutting or any large fan leaves, cut those as well. If the clone has too many large leaves, it may waste energy with photosynthesis that it should now better spend on establishing new roots.
8. While some cultivars can grow clones with nothing but water, rooting helpers and cloning products with rooting hormones help the clone to establish its roots faster. Rooting helpers are available in gel or powder form. You dip the bottom of your cuttings where you made the cut instantly into the gel or powder to seal the cut off. Some use both types and dip their cuttings into the gel first and after that into the rooting powder. Read the instructions for your products so you know how to use them properly. As a guideline, cover the entire area of your cutting that you will put into the starter cube with gel.
9. Carefully place your clone into the moistened starter cube. You should slightly press the bottom of the cube to make sure that everything is tightly sealed.
10. If you have an automatic cloner, humidity dome, or mini greenhouse, place your new clones inside. This helps to keep moisture trapped around the clones. The young clones don’t have roots yet, so they need to take in moisture from the air to grow. Although not required, a humidity dome or mini greenhouse can greatly help with growing your clones.

FRESH CUTTING

from mother plant

REDUCE LEAF SURFACE

as it is hard to sustain big leafs

CLONNING GEL

apply for 2 - 3 minutes

 

MAKE A HOLE IN MEDIUM COMPACT SOIL

hole must be humid when planting your clone

READY CLONE!

place your new plant in stable conditions

Facilitating a successful cloning regiment can do wonders for you cannabis garden by saving you time and money and ensuring a consistent crop. You don’t need much to get started, and if done correctly, you can ensure an indefinite perpetual harvest that will produce the most desirable plants for you year-round. We also suggest you to use a professional grow room package to grow cannabis and get a high yields.