Easy Cloning Method

Cloning your fruiting plants can be beneficial in many ways. First you get a plant that you know exactly how it responds and how to treat it. Secondly you will never need to purchase that plant ever again. Most people think it is very difficult to clone a plant and they are completely wrong. There is just a lot of misunderstanding out in the world on how to clone a plant. Most people consider plant cuttings very fragile which is the farthest thing from the truth. There are many products out there from rooting gels to humidity domes and starter cubes out there that you just don't need.

I do my cloning indoors; I purchase a small fluorescent light to use as a grow light. I just use an outdoor light fixture and a 20 watt bulb. I leave the light on 24 hours a day so there is no need for a timer. You are also going to need to purchase a small Rubbermaid container which is a bit deeper than a pencil length, same width and about a foot long. You can use bigger containers if you want to make a large amount of clones. Also stop by your local aquarium store and purchase a small air pump, an air wand that will fit on the bottom of your container and aquarium glue. You can purchase all of this for 20-30 dollars.

Now take the air wand and fix it to the bottom of the container with the aquarium glue. You can try other types of glue but I have found that aquarium glue holds the best. Now drill a small hole in the corner of the Rubbermaid lid to run an air line from the air pump to the air wand. Also drill four holes in the lid above the air wand to stick in the cuttings off of your plant. Now fill the container up full with water and place the lid back on. The container should be full of air bubbles.

Now take a cut of a branch of your plant that is young but has developed mature leaves. Should be about 2/3 the size of a pen. When you take the cut use a sterile pair of scissors. You can due this by placing a flame to your blade. Also make sure it is a sharp pair that makes a quick easy cut. Now just place the cutting through the holes that you drilled and make sure the top of the plant stays out of the water. Now leave it alone, in about a week you should see white roots coming from the cutting. Wait until there is multiple shootings of roots that are at least an inch long to use the cutting. Some plants will take up to 3 weeks to show roots. Once your cutting is ready place it in whatever growing medium you use. Just take it easy and let it adapt to its new surroundings for the first week and then treat it as normal.

I get about 90 percent success ratings with this method. I always take one or two more clones than I will need and throw out the ones that don't look as healthy. There are many of other ways to produce clones but I have tried plenty and this works best for me.

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