To cut a marijuana clone –– find a lower branch that is healthy and relatively good-sized but is unlikely to get enough light to produce a nice bud . You will find a plethora of these branches around the bottom of a full-sized plant . When you find a good one , count from the tip of the plant until you have counted five full-sized leaves . Take your razor blade and carefully cut the branch at an angle , which will make the end of the cutting come to a point . Next , you will want to remove the bottom two leaves at the base of the leaf stem . Now , take your razor blade and lightly scrape the bottom inch or so of the stem cutting .
After the clones are stabilized , you will check them diligently at least a few times a day . All this requires is a quick glance to make sure they aren ’ t wilted . Every day , pull each clone out of the dome
and check to see if the cube is drying out . If it is , dip it in a cup of pH-balanced water — no need to add any food . The water evaporates from the cubes , but the plant food doesn ’ t . We have already added enough nutrients for the clone to thrive for a few weeks .
Remove some of the top layer of bark , but don ’ t get carried away . The goal is to make it easier for roots to form .
At this point , you have already soaked six rockwool cubes in water with half-strength flower food added . Depending on the plant food you use , you may also need to adjust your pH balance . 1 . Dip the point of the cutting into rooting powder and then stick it into the cube . 2 . Put your finger on the bottom of the cube and push the stem into the hole until you feel the point hit your finger . That ’ s it ! 3 . Place the cube into a clone dome . The domes are super cheap and are available at every indoor garden store . 4 . Leave the clones in a dark , cool place for 24 hours , which will prevent shock and wilting .
After the clones have acclimated , place them in the vegetative area and raise the light to a point that the clones won ’ t wilt . Keep an eye on them , and if they wilt , put them back in the dark until they revive . You will probably wilt them , but they will revive if you pay attention and rescue them . It will be trial and error for a little while , but you ’ ll figure it out .
Within a week or two roots will start to protrude from the cube . At this point , transplant the cube into a Solo Cup that has drain holes poked in the bottom and is filled with the potting soil of your choice . Pick soil that has no nutrients added so you can put in your own food . Now , you no longer have clones . You now have plants . Start feeding with half-strength plant food and ease them into a full dose . If you do over-fertilize , simply pour pH-balanced water into the cup until water drains out the bottom , flushing out the excess and easing the stress on the plant . Now adjust the light and care for them as you would any plants .
Next month , we will move to the next step . Until then , clone away and stay happy .
Jay Richardson is a highly experienced home cultivator adept at producing top-quality edibles in a home environment . You can find his growing tips and cannaeducational information monthly in The EVOLUTION Magazine and on his youtube . com /@ bobosbotanicals / featured channel , where he also adds a humorous touch . His sense of humor is displayed on his new novelty tee shirts , available at www . ThatBadassShirt . com .
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