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How I Clone Cannabis Easy!

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If you’re new to growing cannabis then cloning cannabis could seem very difficult. Where to cut your plant, how to cut your plants, and why you cut your plants the way you did. Are some of the questions I asked when starting out. So for today I’ll answering those questions in hope to save you time. I’ll be explaining how to clone your cannabis plants and answer those questions as well.  

Why Clone Cannabis?

Cutting Cost

Before I learned how to clone cannabis I was buying seeds and clones from other people. Paying between $5- $20 per clone depending on the strain.  I wasted countless hours looking for sellers and messaging people just to find certain genetics. I have ordered seeds online but those too were expensive. Then they took a long time to arrive. You could buy cheap seeds without the sex identified  and hope for females. (Normally 50% Chance) Or you could buy or make feminized seeds. Buying feminized seeds will run you for about $10+ per seed plus shipping. Making feminized seeds is great, but you still need you first plant.

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Guarantee Plant Sex​

Nothing beats growing the same plant that you already been growing for the last 6 months.  Knowing the sex before you start is a crucial part for a successful grow. Each strain of cannabis grows completely different and requires a different balance of nutrients. When you clone your plants what you’re essentially doing is making a copy of the mother plant you was already growing.

Guarantee Genetics​

Just like the sub tittle states  clones guarantee genetics. A clone is the same as the mother plant. If the mother grows a certain way then the clones will grow the same way. No need to worry about males no need to worry about bud formation.

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How I Clone My Cannabis Plant Easily Explained! ( 7 Step Guide)

Step 1. Figure out where you'll want to cut!

When cloning my cannabis plant I like to typically cut the stems that isn’t getting enough light or from branches that are growing  wild and untamed. When I’m cutting my clones I like to only take cuttings from growth that grows outside of my plan. Such as branches that would produce popcorn nugs or that don’t want to grow with my trellis. When taking cuttings I usually look for 5 things.

  • 1) Health of the plant.

  • 2) How big will the cuttings be?

  • 3) Where the new growth is starting to form.

  • 4) How many cuttings can I take?

  • 5) Which method works best?

Step 2. Making The Cut!

Always use a brand new razor when performing cuts. Our goal is to stay as sterile as possible to keep healthier plants. Picking the location to cut is mainly up growers discretion. But I’ll tell you how I pick my location to cut my mothers. I typically like to make my cutting decision based on how I want my mother to grow.  For instance if my mother plant is too tall then I’ll take some cuttings from the top and etc….  

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When making your cut use very little pressure to push down while holding the stem with the other hand. Let the razor blade do all the work! 

Step 3. Make A Diagonal Cut

Just like the picture shows you make a Diagonal cut on your stem.  The reason your making a diagonal cut is to increase the surface area for your roots to form. The length of the diagonal cut isn’t too important, just make sure that your stem can support the plant.

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“Cutting your diagonal cut in half isn’t a must but I like to go the extra mile for my roots”

Step 5. Cloning Gel

Now we are almost done! At this point you should have a cutting that is ready to be dipped into a cloning gel. You can use the rooting powder from Home Depot but you’ll have a lower success rate. I normally would rotated between Clonex and Rootech on my cloning gel. So far I haven’t find a major difference besides packaging. Dip you clone stem into the cloning gel. For this be generous when dipping clone.

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Step 6. Insert Clone Into Grow Medium

Preparing your grow medium! If your using rockwool cubes you’ll want to soak them in water with a light nutrient mix. (The one I use is Oliva’s Clone Solutions ) I would PH my water between 5.8 and 6.5. Since at this stage I’m not feeding so the accuracy of my PH isn’t that important to me. I like to do a broad range and soon as I get roots I’ll dial it in. Preparing soil is a lot easier for me. I just find soil with bad drainage and use that for my clones.

When inserting your clone into it’s grow medium you’ll need to pay attention to the diagonal cuts you made. If you insert your cutting too aggressively you run risk of breaking your clone stem or wiping off all the rooting gel. 

Carefully insert your clone into its grow medium and then cut half of all your leafs  off. By cutting half of the leaves you’re forcing the plant to send out more roots to support the new growth. ( Remember Your not cutting your leafs completely off just in half)

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Step 7. Water And Spray Twice A Day

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Cannabis roots

The finish line! Once you have you clone cuttings ready to go put them into a humidity tray for about 2 weeks. Spray and water them at least twice a day to prevent your clones from drying out. At this stage you shouldn’t have to feed them for about 3 weeks. As soon as your roots start to show you’ll want to transplant them into your grow medium asap and light feed.

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How To Make Feminized Seeds!

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How To Make Feminized Seeds For Beginners!

Have you ever wondered how people make feminized cannabis seeds and how do they  know that the seeds are feminized? Well let me shed some light on this topic for you. There are many different ways that people can achieve this, but the two methods that I have done is using colloidal silver (my favorite) and the other is Rodelization(Not my favorite). Here in this article I’m going to explain how they make feminized cannabis seeds and why colloidal silver is my favorite technique. 

What Are Feminized Seeds

First thing first what are feminized seeds? To better understand this you have to know that cannabis is a dioecious plant. Meaning that there is a female and Male plant.  The female plant is the one that everyone loves with the buds and resin. While the male plant produces very little resin does not have buds and makes the pollen sacks. The way to identify the difference between the two plant is to check for pistils with white hairs or small balls where the nodes are. When cannabis is pollinated with a male and female plant you have a 50/50 chance for a female and a 50/50 Chance for a male plant from the offspring ( seeds ). 
To feminize your seeds you have to take out the male in the equation. Then force the female plant to hermaphrodite. Once you force the female to hermaphrodite and pollinate your plants your offspring (seeds) will not have genes from a male plant. Because the male plant was originally a female. Below I will describe ways to force your plant to hermaphrodite out! 

Rodelization

Rodelization is a technique that stresses the female cannabis plant forcing it to hermaphrodite out. But with this technique it emphasis on the genetics that have hermaphrodite tendencies already in the plant’s lineage. Hence why some strains tend to herm out more often than other strains. There are hundreds of ways to stress the plant out but the most common way is light poisoning. By constantly flipping your plant in and out of the flowering stage you will raise the chances of the plant to herm out. Some growers prefer this method because it’s a natural way to induce hermaphrodites and your not spraying your plants. The only drawback is the success rate could potentially be a lot lower. That is why this method is my least favorite for making feminized seeds. 

Colloidal Silver

Now we have finally made it to my favorite method for making feminized seeds, colloidal silver! “Yay!” Now let me explain what it is, colloidal silver are tiny particles of silver suspended in distilled water. The measurement of the silver particles are by parts per million (PPM). I was always told to use colloidal silver that is at least 30 ppm or over. 

Colloidal silver is fairly easy to make, but since I have not made it yet here’s a link to a website that teaches you how to make it.  ( How to make colloidal silver ) If your like me and do not have the time to make it you can purchase from amazon like I did! ( Buy colloidal silver ) Steps To Making Feminized SeedsHere I’ll explain the 5 steps that I use to make feminized seed. Click The Image To Buy From Amazon

Step 1: Picking The Perfect Starting Point

Using colloidal silver as a way to make feminized seeds you need to keep in mind that wherever you spray your plant you shouldn’t smoke. The seeds are good, but it’s highly recommended not to smoke the buds that you sprayed. That being said you’ll need to think twice about spraying your entire plant!     ( When I spray my plants I leave the main cola alone and will only spray 3 to 4  of the smaller branches on the bottom )

Step 2:  Figure Out How To Spray

This may sound simple, but Colloidal silver is actually real silver. Meaning that it is not cheap! If you put it into a massive spray bottle you can find yourself running out well before the balls develop. A beginner mistake that I made was spraying too broadly, it’s alway nice to keep everything exacted . ( When I spray my plants I use a small hair spray bottle) 

Step 3:  Spray Cycles

The First day of flowering is when you would want to spray your plants. You’ll need to spray your plants everyday until you see the balls begin to form! When you spray make sure that you heavily saturate the entire branch you want the balls on. This step usually takes about 3 weeks but some strains it could take longer. ( I spray mines twice a day, once when I wake up and once before I go to sleep until I see the sacks forming )Buy on Amazon click the link or image!Click The Image To Buy From Amazon

Step 4:   Inspect Plants

Remember that colloidal silver is a water base substance. You’ll want to make sure that your not growing mold with your plants. If your plants have an infection or disease there is a higher chance that your seeds would be deformed, or when you store your feminized seeds that the mold would transfer to the seeds. When your plant starts to make pollen sacks watch them closely because the sacks are more likely to catch mold than buds.

(What I found that helps prevent this is to defoliate unwanted growth and isolate the branches that you want leaving a gap! )

Notice that the branch is isolated and there is a gap from the rest of the plant. This keeps the colloidal silver off the other branches along with keeping the moisture from the spray away from the rest of the plant. Remember wherever colloidal silver is sprayed you do not want to smoke!

Step 5: Repeat Steps 3 And 4

Each strain flowers and reacts differently. Patience is the key! As long as you stay on top of it you should have feminized seeds in no time! 

Extras

Just to keep in mind when making feminized seeds is that every pair of white hairs would make a seed. If you pollinate your plant properly you should have a minimum of a few hundred seeds to a few thousand seeds. ​

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