I start by pinching the fan leaf off of the second node from the bottom, to get it out of the way, leaving the branch intact. The clone does not need the energy this leaf (or much of the others) provides nor does it need to lose water, which cannot be replaced due to lack of roots. (I know, that's transpiration)

At the lowest node, I cut the leaf stem in half, to get that fan leaf out of the way. Then I pinch the branch and the remaining half of the leaf stem and peel it from the main stem down to the cut, as one would peel a banana.

The cutting goes back into the water.

There are several other methods for exposing the cambium layer, where the rooting takes place. One can split or slice, using the razor, the stem in half for a half inch or so, or scrape off the outer layers, using the razor, exposing the cambium layer, etc. Using most of these runs the chance of damaging or crushing the cells that are required to start growing roots, thus I peel to expose.

Only one more thing to do before making the final cut...

Except for the two or three youngest and newest leaf growth at the top, and on branches, the remaining fan leaves get a trim. I usually take the leaf lamina down to an inch long. This further reduces water lose.

The final cut is made on a forty-five degree angle, a half inch or so below the last node. Use the razor blade and slice through the stem. The object here is to do as little damage to the cells, as possible, so use a new blade cleaned with alcohol and do not crush the cells by pushing the razor through.

So now ya mount the clone in the puck and the puck in the cloner. When the whole thing is either full of clones or empty pucks, or some combination of the two, to seal the top, plug it in and wait a week.

Be patient, and don't open things up for a peek, it lets the moisture out.

Hope this helps someone, if you've got a question or comment, ask or post.

52.

I've gotten rid of all traces of the root rotted plants, and having thoroughly cleaned everything, am starting back up. The water PH is five point nine and the EC is two point three at a temperature of seventy-three point eight degrees. All nutrients are in as well as the AzaMax. So here's the two plants for July fourth. These should be ready to harvest on September fifth. I'll have wet bud weights then with dry bud weights shortly thereafter.

They work good (your cloner) definetly dont need an airstone in them. I got a 100% survival rate with mine. I have since changed to coco plugs, a tray, and dome. I get about 99% survival rate with that and can do 72 clones at a time and one less thing plugged in.

http://i1144.photobucket.com/albums/o489/sbsbucket/2012-05-06_21-03-59_360.jpg

http://i1144.photobucket.com/albums/o489/sbsbucket/2012-04-08_14-15-06_335.jpg

Again they work good and hope you get a 100% like I did with mine. Goodluck!

Those cloners are cool guys! I'm stuck in the 'middle ages' of cloning, using ProMix or peat pots in a plastic dome setup. Works pretty well, but I don't get the numbers you guys come up with!

Thanks for the favorable comments guys and tell me, did I do okay with the cloning explanation?

There's a lot of information in these forums on cloning and cloning equipment, and I didn't want to go overboard or get all technical and redundant, but several friends were asking me the same questions on these subjects, via PM, so I posted the information here and combined the two subjects hoping to kill two birds with one stone.

Break out the champagne and reefer ...

Floger, my son, started this thread on my grow which brought me into CC Forums. I've been a member for a little over six months and we recently reached several milestones.

First, the thread topped ten thousand views.

This is something that we can not do. It was done by those of you out there in the highlands, and shows that there is an ongoing interest in traveling the less worn path. This topic is not new as I found a thread titled "CFL from start too finish??" that started on 9/22/2008 and has had over eleven thousand views. This shows me that there is quite an interest in small, low budget, low overhead grows in a basement, closet, or spare bedroom, and I will continue posting here in order to give an example of one such grow and the evolution of that grow. I am a creative kind of guy and am always coming up with, and trying, new ideas. It's my nature and I hope you will continue to follow along.

Second, I wrote my one hundredth post and now have obtained the rank of Member.

The rank thingy is okay, and I'm glad to obtain it, but I see a few making 'atta boy' and 'nice grow' posts just to obtain a higher rank or get on the 'Top Posters in thirty days" list.

Please don't take that the wrong way as I have read posts by the current posters on that list and find them very informative and helpful... and even I appreciate a 'nice grow' compliment occasionally. (I have ongoing PMs with two of the five listed)

I try to only write informative posts and hope to pass on knowledge and ideas. It is all, of course, in my humble opinion.

Third, I've received four stars.

This is also something that I didn't and can't do, but instead is a way for readers to rank each other. This means a lot to me as I feel I am on the right track with my postings.

Well, that's enough champagne and reefer for now. On to the next post...

Thanks and best regards,

52.

Great post...atta boy!



LOL! and congrats on your 100th post 52.

Lmao!

Well, I had four stars... briefly. I still feel I'm on the right track but someone must disagree and that's okay, I'll just have to try a little harder.

Until next time, 52.