Cloning made easy - Step by Step

I realize jc and many others have already covered this. But I learn beetr with less words and more pictures, so this is for people like me .

First get everything you need to take the clones ready, you don't want to have a clone in your hand sucking air while you look for rooting hormone.

I like to take my clones in rockwoll so I start by presoaking the cubes in one gallon of water mixed with 1 capfull of superthrive, 5ml of H&G Roots Excelurater and 10ml of AN B-52.

They only need to soak for about 10 min, make sure the water is room temperature and has no chlorine.



Add PH down to get your PH to between 5.5 and 5.8



Prepare your tray for the clones, I usually only use these about a year and replace them.

Start with a heating mat to keep the roots warm:


Add a tray to catch excess water / runoff.


Another try inset in the first to support your cubes:


From this point on you are creating a perfect enviroment for mold / fungus, and your hands are covered is spores, so wear latex gloves -
Now add your presoaked cubes:


And now the lid - I prefer the high dome with adjustable vents:


Make sure to leave the vents closed so you don't lose moisture:


Now it's time to mix up a bath for your new clones, this helps to ensure they start their new life stress and bug free:

I use two gallons of water, 25ml of AN B-52, 50ML of Zero Tolerance and 25ml of insecticidal soap (chose your favorite).



Now you need to sterilize your very sharp scissors, or razor blade. Get you rooting hormone ready (I have used gel / powder and nothing and notice NO difference in time it takes to root, only the amount of roots, and powder was the best). And a labeling system for your clones (you don't want to forget what clones you have... trust me you will forget if you grow more than one strain).



Take your clone from the bottom of the plant, the hormones are stronger and it will root faster:


Make a second cut at a sharp angle to expose the largest amount of cells possible.



Submerge your clone into your bath for about 30 seconds:


Add a generous amount of rooting hormone:


Place it firmly into your rockwoll cube and repeat:


Re-sterilize your scissors between each plant to stop the possible spread of viruses and bacteria:


Cover your clones and place the directly below your lights (or a couple feet if your using a MH).


This is the most important part - do not touch them or mess with them for 10 days.



After 10 days open the vents on the dome, water the rockwoll and mist the plants. After another day they should be well suited for transplant into a veg room with humidity above 80%, if your humidity is lower take another couple days of removing and replacing the dome every couple hours for about 15 min. to get them used to the lower humidity before you transplant.

I clone like this, and my clones make it 100%. If you dont believe me, ill take a few right now and root them.

I take a good looking cut, i dip it in clonex, i stick it in my rapid rooter plugs. I spray my tray and dome with phed water 4 times a day till roots, then transplant.

its that simple. cut, dip, stick and spray. i use a 24/0 time cycles, just because im to cheap to buy another timer.

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I've done a lot of research on how to clone and this is clearly the most common method. I took about 13 cuttings last night basically exactly like the research says, and I think it went very well. I do have a question though, is it normal for the plants to droop for a couple of days? I can't seem to find any info out there about how common this is. My rockwool is very moist, and my RH is definitely really high...is this just something most clones go through?

did you dip the rockwool in phed water first and then let it dry???? and the rockwool should not be very moist after it has dried from being dipped in PHed water you should just dip the bottom half you dont want to drown the clones... i think

I did soak them in pH'd water with a very diluted nute solution...I didn't let them dry first though, it was my understanding that the cubes should be moist enough to last the cuttings for several days, as you don't want to disturb them the first few days inside the dome. My experienced grower friend told me the drooping could be because I did't lower the pH enough. Clones like pH from 5.0-5.5 from what I understand, and I only lowered it to 6.0, thinking 5.0 was too acidic for baby plants, that's what I get for thinking I knew best lol.

Very nice Rock wool cloning , maybe you should add that its Rock wool in the title.


Good work , clean , almost how I do it , but without the RW.

so i couldnt find any 0 tolerance i have some Hygrozyme, azatrol, superthrive, and clonex do you think i can make a decent bath for my girls with this combination????

I've done a lot of research on how to clone and this is clearly the most common method. I took about 13 cuttings last night basically exactly like the research says, and I think it went very well. I do have a question though, is it normal for the plants to droop for a couple of days? I can't seem to find any info out there about how common this is. My rockwool is very moist, and my RH is definitely really high...is this just something most clones go through?

Usually they drop from two cold of temps or two low of RH, but they should bounce right back if you have everything set up right.

Very nice Rock wool cloning , maybe you should add that its Rock wool in the title.


Good work , clean , almost how I do it , but without the RW.

I didn't even think of adding that to the title, I used to use rapid rooters, and 50% perlirite / 50% vermiculite before that, they all seem to work about the same.

so i couldnt find any 0 tolerance i have some Hygrozyme, azatrol, superthrive, and clonex do you think i can make a decent bath for my girls with this combination????

Should work fine, just remember to stick to a very weak mixture so you don't burn your clones.

Zero Tolerance is clove oil, neem, and a couple other things (cinnamon, I think) aside from the Neem, most of what's in 0Tol is avalable at the grocery store.


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Hey guys, I've followed the guide through but my clones don't seem to be doing so well.

I've made a new thread about it in the outdoor section. Here's the link -

http://forum.grassci...s-included.html

Any feedback is appreciated. Thanks

I clone like this, and my clones make it 100%. If you dont believe me, ill take a few right now and root them.

I take a good looking cut, i dip it in clonex, i stick it in my rapid rooter plugs. I spray my tray and dome with phed water 4 times a day till roots, then transplant.

its that simple. cut, dip, stick and spray. i use a 24/0 time cycles, just because im to cheap to buy another timer.

so u say u sprayed yours four times a day so u obvisouly didnt leave the dome closed for 10 days so i can open and mist if it looks like it needs more????

Don't mist your clones they will root faster if you don't put water on the leafs. They should be fine in the dome. I never mist mine and they root faster with no misting at all. They don't need it. Another thing I do is cut the cubes in half. I poke new holes in each half cube. This way I see roots faster coming out the sides and the roots get more air at the edges, making them grow faster and healthier.

I wish you have posted in about 5 hours ago hahahahaha

Don't mist your clones they will root faster if you don't put water on the leafs. They should be fine in the dome. I never mist mine and they root faster with no misting at all. They don't need it. Another thing I do is cut the cubes in half. I poke new holes in each half cube. This way I see roots faster coming out the sides and the roots get more air at the edges, making them grow faster and healthier.

I think it depends on your conditions.... If I didnt mist mine they would die every time.... The dome helps with humidity , but for me , they dry out quickly if I dont mist..

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I think it depends on your conditions.... If I didnt mist mine they would die every time.... The dome helps with humidity , but for me , they dry out quickly if I dont mist..

I'M GONNA KEEP AN eye on the rockwool and if it gets dry I'll just spray the rockwool

I'M GONNA KEEP AN eye on the rockwool and if it gets dry I'll just spray the rockwool

Well I dont use rockwool... I use Rapid Rooters.. I know Rockwool stays wet a heck of alot more than the R.R's.....

So I think the rockool might b getting dry. Is their a for sure way to tell if its to dry the dome has stayed sweaty the whole time, ne advice or just wait a day or two b4 I fuck wit em