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budgrowerwannabe said: Well theres a little more to it them that man

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there some good tutorals floating aroud on the internet just type in "how to clone a marijuana plant" on Bing or Google and the skies the limit on how many sites pop up

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phychotron said:
aerocloners are by far the best and most affordable option. You can build one for around $40, then it only takes a few pennies per time.

I use what is called the "scrape technique" and just add about 1ml/gal of Superthrive (its IBA-the rooting hormone and B vitamins) or other IBA containing product. Hella roots in 3-12 days, depending on the daily/nightly temps.

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Why no nutrients before roots?

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If they are getting nutrients and water without the roots forming new roots will be slow cause the plant will be focusing on growing vegitive growth since it's able to meet it's needs without the roots.

Even though both done with a aero cloner this is with no gel


This is with gel even though they were only in it for a few seconds

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phychotron said:
Nutrients just tend to cause problems before it roots. They don't need salts/nutrition--they cant absorb any, they need rooting hormone. You could run plain water, and I've had decent results with just that, but if you keep it simple with a little IBA based product you can have it last a few weeks(months) without having to change the water. Depends on how your stuff looks after awhile, but if it feels/smells like normal water then i'll leave it.

Do you scrape at all? take a fresh razor and drag is sideways down the bottom ~inch of the stem in 2-3 spots to take the outermost layer of cells off.

I have the 15 minute interval timer, so I do 15/30 on/off, sometimes 15/15, but it depends on the time of year, if its getting too warm/cold, I'll let the pump run more/less often to keep the temperature. Not sure of the exact temp of the water, but its lukewarm when it's working the best. I have a seedling heat mat taped around it for the winter.

That 5 gallon bucket with 13 sites can take around 50 clones. You can put 3-4 cuts into one collar, they have the t shape, then just don't let the roots get tangled up, its why I'm transplanting when they first show up like that, but also once they get to that point they take to the coco/aircells well.

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Why no nutrients before roots?

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If they are getting nutrients and water without the roots forming new roots will be slow cause the plant will be focusing on growing vegitive growth since it's able to meet it's needs without the roots.

Even though both done with a aero cloner this is with no gel


This is with gel even though they were only in it for a few seconds

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Angus said:
Surprised to hear people say aero cloners are "cheapest" or "simplest".  I can't think of a more expensive or complicated way to clone. 

My favorite way to clone:

-Go to the grocery store and buy a cake.
-Go home and eat the cake.
-Cut clones, dip in water, dip in clone powder and put in damp soil.
-Put clone trays in plastic cake dome.
-Put cake dome in the veg room.
-10-20 days later, clones are rooted.

I submit that that method is cheaper, simpler and tastier than an aerocloner!

That being said...aerocloners are pretty neat and effective and probably a better way to go overall. 

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Well this it almost the same way I clone I just dont use a cake pan but i might I love cake!!This is what i cloned couple weeks ago.
They are diesel and critical plus

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Angus said:
Surprised to hear people say aero cloners are "cheapest" or "simplest".  I can't think of a more expensive or complicated way to clone. 

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phychotron said:
if your IBA is in the water then you wont need to dip, just scrape and put in while the pump is running, they will get the stuff. gel might be easier to dip first if thats what you have.

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Angus said:
Surprised to hear people say aero cloners are "cheapest" or "simplest".  I can't think of a more expensive or complicated way to clone. 

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The results that you get in just a few days, and the explosion of roots makes your plants grow and take much faster. Using most other methods will allow you to save money on materials/up front costs, but if you value the way the plants take root, it is the best for the price. I have only seen mediocre root growth, usually just one or two out of the root cubes or soil at first, it takes an extra few weeks for those plants to catch up. Try counting the roots that you get out of the aerocloner, its almost impossible sometimes.


You eliminate the uncertainty of rooting, no question of weather its rooting or not. I've gone weeks only to find that they are just sitting in the cube/soil not doing shit.

You get more bang for your buck with an aerocloner.

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I'll agree with some of this. Now as far as cost the aero cloner is gonna win that cause once past he cost of buying or making one you can get away with just plain water if you want. As far as easier it wins there also.  No domes just plug and play so to say.

Now as far as faster and better rooting I have to disagree. Not seeing rooting as fast as a aero cloner or as much rooting then you need to modify your tech.

This is what rooted cubes should look like within three weeks of taking the clone.

With plugs


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