Trouble reading today's article? Click here:
Issue #357 - Sunday, February 17, 2019
Dear Fellow Grower,
In today's issue...
- Check out one of our most popular articles: a guest post by Mr Green on how to clone your cannabis to get quick roots and vibrant plants every time!
- Don't leave your cloning results up to chance! Get the supplies you need to clone your plants successfully every time without losing precious cuttings!
- The lighting in this weeks trophy pics make them more than just your average "cola pics". Check them out and see if you agree!
- A grower sent in a picture of a plant pest and wants to know what it is. We'll answer their question and you can tell us if you think we're right or not!
Nebula Haze & Sirius Fourside (founders of GrowWeedEasy.com)
"Perfection is not attainable, but if we chase perfection we can catch excellence."
~Vince Lombardi
Cloning Made Easy... Roots in 7-10 Days!
by Mr. Green
|
Hey everybody, it’s Mr Green here from www.GrowBCBud.com with some free advice about making cannabis cloning as easy and quick as possible. Today you’ll learn how to clone your marijuana plants successfully every time!
I’ve been growing marijuana on a large scale since 1990 and have made thousands of clones over the years. The following is my best advice to get your clones rooted fast, in just 7-10 days
|
- Cloning Tray (with ridges at the bottom, no holes) & 7” Vented Dome
- Razor Blade or Exacto Knife & Scissors
- Cloning Gel and Cloning Powder
- Note: Any brand rooting powder and gel will work for cloning
- 2 small plastic buckets (or large mixing bowls – to be filled with water)
- Spray Bottle/Mister
- “Jiffy 7” Compressed Peat Pellets (Recommended)
- Note: Rockwool Cubes and Rapid Rooters can be substituted
- Grow Lights: Fluorescent Lights or Metal Halide lights (250w, 400w or 600w) seem to work best for cloning, however any quality grow light can be used.
DAY 1
To begin we will fill one of the small buckets with warm water. Put the other bucket aside for now, as we will use it in a moment.
Next, we soak the Jiffy 7 compressed peat pellets in the warm water, which makes the pellets expand in size, as pictured below.
Once the compressed Jiffy 7 peat pellets have expanded in warm water, we remove them one at a time.
Gently squeeze excess water from each pellet before placing in cloning tray.
Once the cloning tray is filled with expanded warm wet Jiffy pellets, we are ready to begin cutting our cannabis clones.
Let’s fill the other bucket with cold water now. We will use this to hold our new clones.
Where to cut?
When cutting clones from a mother plant it is better to cut a large section of a branch with multiple branches and bud sites.
Bigger branches will support bigger buds. A small clone may take a week or two before multiple branches appear.
This photo shows the difference between a small cannabis clone vs a big clone. You will get faster growing and more vibrant plants by choosing big clones!
Using a new razor blade, cut the branch of the mother plant at a 45-degree angle. This “branch” will be your new clone!
Place the new cutting in the small bucket of cold water you just prepared.
The stem of the cut branch will absorb some water while soaking. This prevents air bubbles from getting trapped in the stem.
If your cutting has large fan leaves you should cut the blades of the leaves shorter to fit in the cloning tray.
This way the fan leaves will still remain and speed up the growth of the new cannabis clone.
Once you have all the branches cut and soaked we are ready to dip the tip of each of the cuttings (soon to be clones) into the rooting gel.
Dipping the clone in gel first will protect the stem from getting clogged.
After the clone is dipped in rooting gel we will dip the tip into the rooting powder.
This method is what I call “Double Dipping the Clones”. I do this because some strains root better in gel, while others root better with rooting powder. This way each clone will always root no matter what. Any brand rooting powder and gel will work for cloning.
After the clone has been double-dipped, you will insert the cutting into the Jiffy 7 peat pellet.
Gently press the peat in the Jiffy 7 around the base of the stem to ensure a snug fit and to ensure contact of the peat with the stem. We don’t want the stem loose or falling out of the peat.
Note if you’re using Rockwool: Rockwool cubes usually have a small hole for the clone to be inserted. Just be sure you have a snug fit between the stem and the cloning cube.
Once all the clones are inserted in the pellets I add a teaspoon of water to the base of each stem to activate the rooting gel and powder.
The next step is to spray the clones with water before moving the clones under the light.
When spraying the clones with water make sure you spray the inside of the dome and the base of the cloning tray. Fresh cuttings need high humidity to encourage root growth.
Now place the dome on the cloning tray with the new clones inside.
Leave the light on 18 hrs per day for cloning. Try to give the clones as much light as possible. More light makes clones root faster.
About the lights:
- If using fluorescent lights or CFLs you can keep the light 1 or 2 inches over the top of the dome.
- If using a horizontal 400w or 600w Metal Halide light keep the light about 24 inches away from the top of the dome.
Make sure the vents of the dome are closed for the first 2 days.
Keep the room temperature slightly warm, above 20 Degrees Celsius (68 degrees Fahrenheit).
That’s it for now! You’ve made it through the first day, which means you’ve made it through the toughest part of cloning!
That was just Day 1 of this 10-day guide!
Get the Supplies to Start Cloning Today!
|
Did you read today's article and really want to start cloning?
Are you growing a plant and you want to keep its genetics for as long as you can for free?
All you need is a few cheap tools, and you can capture any good genetics and reproduce them for as long as you'd like!
|
|
|
"Thanks for this article on myths. I started growing cannabis again after a 40 year sabbatical two and half years ago. Needless to say I was Rip Van Wrinkle lost in the bs. I find it truly amazing how people can give you useless and sometimes very harmful information. I am amazed I was able to finally understand how to grow hydroponically with so much bs. Thank you for your good info on growing. If it was not for your advice
based on real experiences and listening to my plants, my rooms would have died long after the first couple cycles. I direct everyone who asks me questions to your site and search."
~Nik
|
Trophy Picture of the Week!
|
[No information provided with these pictures]
~420 Activist
|
Help! What's Wrong with My Plants?!
|
"To the naked eye this looks like brown fuzziness, but under a microscope you see these disgusting little guys. Any idea what they are??"
~Super Street
It looks like you have a pretty bad case of thrips! I hate to see any grower dealing with a pest outbreak, but I have to say, you took some nice pictures!
~Sirius Fourside
|
Do you agree with our assessment?
Reply to this email and let us know!
We encourage you to forward this email to a friend in need!
Check Out Our Growing Community! |
Check out our friendly growing community to ask questions, discuss your grow, share pictures, or otherwise talk about growing cannabis with other real growers!
Ask Questions & Talk With Other Growers!
Please note: We let each person in manually, so please be patient after you request to join and we'll try to let you in as soon as possible!! |
Who Runs This
Newsletter? |
Nebula Haze:
I'll be honest with you, when I first started growing, I struggled. Now, it is my
mission to make it easier for new growers to get started as well as help advanced growers get bigger, better yields with less time and money. We are updating and adding articles every single week and our goal is to eventually build a comprehensive growing resource so anyone and everyone can grow if they want to! If we all share the knowledge there's more buds in the world for everyone :) |
|
Learn which seed sources are personally recommended by Nebula Haze |
Sirius Fourside:
Sirius Fourside is a hobbyist grower who has gained the bulk of his experience growing in water as a medium (deep water culture, bubbleponics).
"Growing cannabis can be a relaxing hobby in and of itself, but it also saves you money and keeps you from having to deal with shady characters. Cannabis is much easier to grow than people give it credit for, and growing in water
doesn't increase the difficulty much, if any. But whether you want to grow in water, coco, or a different medium, we'll show you how easy it can be!"
Get Your Seeds Delivered Safely! |
|
|
GrowWeedEasy.com has put together a hand-picked list of all the available seed
banks including what type of payment they accept and where they ship in the world!
List of trusted seed sources:
http://www.growweedeasy.com/seeds Get Seeds!
|
Copyright (c)
2019 GrowWeedEasy.com
NOTE: If links aren't working or if pictures are not showing up properly, please view the full newsletter here: http://archive.aweber.com/gwe-updates
Disclaimer: Grow Weed Easy only recommends products that we've either personally checked out ourselves, or that come from people we know and trust. For doing so, we may receive a commission. Nothing in this e-mail should be considered personalized Financial, Legal, or Medical Advice. The contributors to this magazine grow legally under their
local laws but are not lawyers or medical professionals. Any decision to grow marijuana should only be made after consulting with an experienced lawyer or other legal adviser. Any medical decisions should only be made after speaking with a doctor or other medical professional. Be safe!
How Did I Sign Up For This Newsletter?
Our records indicate that requested to be added to the GrowWeedEasy.com weekly newsletter at .
Date:
To unsubscribe:
|
|
