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This picture shows three Blueberry cuttings that I accidentally did without any cloning gel because I was so stoned. I didn't use any solution either, just straight water. I was amazed to see two of them not even wilt with such large leaves left on them (Thanks Al B. Fuct!) and the third perked back up with a watering. (still just straight water)
After 36 hours they are doing great! I even tried it again to make sure I had really forgot -I was really, really stoned after all- but anyways the Mazar showed amazing results without any rooting compound whatsoever as well!
I did a lot more cuttings when I pruned the bottom of the Mazar two nights ago, and remembered the Clonex that time.
But that's when I remembered I hadn't used Clonex on the Blueberry cuttings! I kinda freaked out for a second because those cuttings aren't exactly little ones and I really needed them to live. But they were doing fine and didn't wilt- I was really amazed at that point and decided to try it again on purpose. The results were 100% survival rate with the undipped cuttings wilting
the least. How about that?
I think the reason is that I shave a little bit of the tough outer skin off the bottom of the cut, all the way around the cutting, then split the stem a couple times but I think it's that shaving that allows the cutting to drink easier. The rooting gel actually kept the cutting from drinking easier
What am I supposed to make of this? I'm pretty surprised and wondering if maybe a clean enough environment would make rooting gels unecessary, maybe a powder would be nice though. The gel seals off the cut which is good but the cutting can't drink as easy which isn't good. Kind of a mixed bag there...
I'm still going to be doing a lot of experimenting on this to see how much rooting gels are necessary- maybe it's technique that is most important in clone survival, that shaving is crucial for it to be able to drink easier when it's first cut I think- but I'm not absolutely sure yet. I noticed my survival rate went up to 100% and stayed there when I started using a razor blade to make cuttings though and it makes sense to me that if the plant can drink through it's stem, it would be able to drink easier without the tough skin in the way. But I'll do a round of test clones off these new mother plants I'm making, I'm really interested now.
And the mini buds for good measure!
Purple Kush, my favorite smelling plant yet but we'll see how it stacks up to Mazar later when it's done. Pretty cute, huh? It's about 2" tall.
This is Blueberry, you can tell because it looks like it stuck it's finger in an electric socket with all those white hairs so late in flower, I love the plant but the taste isn't my favorite of all marijuana flavors, (great taste, just not one of my favorites if you know what I mean) the high is the best part about it.
And last but most certainly not least- Mazar! It's a mini Pretty Lady clone, looks to be getting close to done already
They have been flowering over 50 days days now, can't wait for that little Kush to be done, I'm really excited to smoke it. I'm wanting to cure it but I doubt I'll be able to wait with pot that funky dried in a jar.
Anyways thanks for stopping by- today I'm getting a much nicer fan for the 4X4 that I'll need in the future as well. That little fan just isn't going to cut it in flower, I need more air exchange than that thing is doing later on. A lot more actually, that thing is going to come in handy for the mother chamber I'm building though, I'll get some pictures soon of what I'm talking about.
Take care everyone, keep growing!