When should I top clones?

If you're unsure, wait until you see that your clone is growing healthfully. At that point it's time to top or prune again. I gave this clone a few days to grow out her two main colas before I started this step.

How long should clones stay under dome?

After about 9-12 days of the gradual drying out of the atmosphere, the plant cuttings shouldn't need the dome at all. Throughout the entire time that you're rooting the cuttings, you have to maintain consistent moisture in the starter plugs. They should never completely dry out.

When should you start venting clones?

You want to slowly dry out the starter cells so that the clones' roots that are forming can start looking for water, thus they grow stronger roots. Around day 7 open up your vents all the way. This is also a good time to water your tray again to keep things moist.

Do you cut clones from top or bottom?

Many growers swear that clones taken from the base of a plant will root first, perhaps because they were closest to the mother plant's roots. Other growers testify that cloning from the top using the mother plant's newest growth will produce the fastest-rooting clones.

How tall should a clone be before flowering?

Clones can take from 7 to 21 days to root depending on environmental conditions and genetics/cultivar. Ideally, you want the plants to finish at approximately 24 to 36 inches tall, so you will induce flowering when plants are approximately 12 to 18 inches tall.

Topping some clones.

Does longer veg time increase yield?

The longer you keep your plants in the vegetative stage, the bigger your plant will be, resulting in bigger yields from plants that were vegetated longer.

Do clones need a dark period?

Clones need plenty of light to root and grow, but that light needs to be less intense than what you'll use once it's transplanted. T5 and CFL grow lights can offer your clones the vegging (blue) spectrum they need without the intensity that could take it out.

How long does a clone take to bud?

Transplanting your weed clones

Most clones will be ready to transplant into soil in 10-14 days, but some root out quicker, and some longer. You'll know they're ready when the white roots are an inch or two in length.

How long do clones take to get roots?

After seven to 10 days, clones usually begin to show roots. Some plant varieties take longer and some don't take as long. Once clones are rooted and acclimated to the ambient humidity and temperature, they can be treated as vegetative plants.

Can you take clones a week into flower?

It's best to take your clones at about 2–3 weeks into flowering. Once you have taken your flowering clones, it will take an average of one week until they root. The re-vegging of your clones will then take (at least) another 2–3 weeks.

How often should I mist my clones?

It is best if you spray the clones in this way at least 2 times per day. Spraying a clone with water dilutes the nutrients in the leaves.

Do clones need air flow?

You need air circulation to build humidity. Most customers will cut a hole in the top of the 6 & 3 inch domes, the 7 inch dome has vents built in.

Do clones grow faster than seeds?

In contrast to seeds, clones need a shorter vegetation period. During that time they'll also grow faster than plants from seeds, because the clone is not an infant, but has the same age as its mother. Again, this may seem advantageous at first, but such unnatural growth comes with drawbacks, too.

When should I vent my humidity dome?

You should open the vents on a humidity dome if the temperature under the dome is too high for your seeds. If the temperature under the dome gets too hot, seeds may germinate slowly or die.

How do I know if my clones are healthy?

A strong, well-established clone should show visible signs of growth such as sturdy leaves and new growth at the nodes. The new leaves will be a bright green color but may get darker as the leaves mature.

Can you overwater clones?

Many growers make the common mistake of keeping their media too wet. Moisture and humidity are key in cloning, but wet is not good. Wet media lowers the oxygen levels in the media, which usually leads to rotting stems. Two of the most common medias used in cloning are rockwool and starter plugs.

How long do clones live for?

The closest answer is that, like natural-born humans, a clone's lifespan varies, although they probably weren't designed to live more than 50 human years (that would make a clone 100 years old).

How long should I veg clones?

Growers can switch to the flowering stage as soon as the clone has established a solid root system. In optimal conditions, plants should be kept in their vegetative stage for approximately 60 days. This time period should give the plant the opportunity to maximise yield and acclimatise to growing conditions.

Is 4 weeks veg enough?

Most cultivators vegetate their plants for 4–8 weeks. After this time, a switch to 12 hours of light per day is required to initiate flowering. In contrast, autoflowering plants flower on their own. Provide them with 18–24 hours of light per day throughout veg and flowering, and watch the magic happen.

Does more light equal more yield?

The light intensity rule of thumb is that a 1% increase in light equals to a 1% percent increase in yield. In a study by Wageninen University, they discovered this to be true of all horticultural crops they evaluated including, fruiting (vine) crops and flowers.

Can you take a clone from a clone?

Cannabis clones are cuttings taken from a healthy female—called a mother plant—that has been grown from seed or is itself a clone. So cuttings can be taken from clones, or clones of clones, ad infinitum. After a cutting of a growing branch is taken, it's ideally dipped in a hormone medium and then roots out.

How far should lights be from clones?

The LED grow light distance above the clones differs from the height required for seedlings. With clones, they will need intense light to begin. Depending on the power of the light and maturity of the plants, this could vary quite a bit between 14-36 inches from the top of the plant canopy.

How long should clone lights be in?

When you see new growth, you can give them full light with the rest of your plants in vegetative growth. The light cycle for clones should be 18 hours on, 6 hours off.

How often should you water clones?

Clones do best in environments between 70 and 77 degrees Fahrenheit, so make sure you place them in a hot room if necessary. You should also water your clones every day to keep the soil moist, but not too damp.