Cloning is simple

[ganja man1]

Hi everyone I just thought I'd start a new cloning thread. I believe that one of the cloning methods I use is the most simple and easy method known to mankind and I challenge any MNS member to dispute it

GM1

[ganja man1]

OK so here goes. I call this cloning method "Caveman Cloning". You will need a polystyrene cup half filled with ph'd tap water at room temperature, three cuttings, a vegging area (obviously, doh) and that's it!...

Here are three cuttings in said cup and water. They have been rooting for 16 days. I've changed the water about 3 times within them 16 days.


Here are the roots after just 16 days of caveman cloning. This girl is ready to be planted in your medium of choice. I'm using coco mixed with a bit of perlite.

[ganja man1]

And here is the rooted clone just xplanted in coco/perl mix...


Now all she has to do is grow

GM1

[tazmcd]

My grandmother use to root all her Plants in a glass of
Water with used tea bags on window ledge.a cloner / bubbler would root them in half the time .peace t

[tazmcd]

Originally Posted by tazmcd

My grandmother use to root all her Plants in a glass of
Water with used tea bags on window ledge.a cloner / bubbler would root them in half the time .peace t

Im no expert like dear old gram,all. My mh cuts went mushall them gutted,so i may try the caveman method next

[blackberry]

Originally Posted by tazmcd

Im no expert like dear old gram,all. My mh cuts went mushall them gutted,so i may try the caveman method next

make a diluted chlorine solution and clean the clones with it before you put in the cloner.
cut the last piece of the clone inside the water and put in weak lights

[ganja man1]

Originally Posted by blackberry

make a diluted chlorine solution and clean the clones with it before you put in the cloner.
cut the last piece of the clone inside the water and put in weak lights

With the caveman method you don't have to do anything fancy at all. I plopped 3 cuttings in a small cup of water (ph'd at 5.9). Xplanted one of the clones in coco/perl medium and the other two cuts are still in the cup of water and their roots are still growing.

GM1

[Sharky]

I use soil and a little perlite for my clones, I also do things very quickly, cut from the mother plant, into a glass of fresh tap water, make another new cut on the stem one inch below a node and straight into a little cloning gel then into my medium and back under some low light / reflected light in a warm place. Poor wee thing does not even notice things have changed much lol,,,,,,,, no stress
P.s I also cut big leaves in half!!

Roots in 7-9 days.

[ganja man1]

Hi Sharky and thanks for sharing your method, oh fellow shark shock grower

I'm sure that caveman cloning's one of the slowest rooting methods but it's by far the simplest way of cloning. Although I'd recommend cutting with clean scissors at 45* angle, I've even ripped of cuttings with my finger nails before and they still rooted, and this is without any cloning gel.

If I want clones faster I'd use the rockwool cubes along with clonex in the propagator.

Your clones root in 7-9 days huh? Gawd dayum that's mighty fast! The fastest I've ever had roots was in 10 days in rw cubes.

GM1

[ganja man1]

Well I took 3 cuts and placed in water for caveman cloning. I xplanted one of the cuts and kept the other two cuts in water, changing the water every now and then. I still got the other two cuts in water. Remember all I use is ph'd tap water. No additives. (Aerating the water before pouring into cup would also be a good idea. I know an expert grower who goes by this cloning formula: Water+Oxygen=Roots, roots, roots).

I wanna examine the roots and see how they get on if left in the water for a long time before being xplanted. So far the roots are a brilliant white and healthy as. Here's a pic of them I took a coupla days ago...

And today the roots are even longer and have grown considerably! I think this is a perfect way of cloning if you don't want to plant cuts too quickly during a small-medium sized perpetual home grow.

GM1