when to clone??

[Toker1]

If you are only removing one branch... she will recover fine and you can flip anywhere from a few days to right away. If you are taking a large amount of clippings, anywhere from a few days to a few weeks depending on how much of the plant you are removing and how finicky the phenotype is.

[slickdawg]

ok i think i might have it now. now for the mother how long do i have to wait to put mother into flowering 12/12 after the cut??

[Toker1]

I remove all the lower ones. Leave the top 3-4 max. I have removed everything besides the top before and it still cloned well.

[slickdawg]

i c i c. u got any pointers on witch of the two nodes to pick besides it needs several nodes.

[Toker1]

Saves the plant energy and you can fit more together closely. Conserves resources for the plant. They need to focus on making roots, not pumping water out to the extremities

[slickdawg]

what’s the purpose of clipping the tips of the leaves??

[Toker1]

Here is a shot of one of my clones to give you a visual. You can see in the second picture how the lower nodes have been removed.

[Toker1]

I see what you mean now. There were once leaves there, but now removed. Yes, this is ok. You want to remove the nodes from the bottom of the clone anyway. So no worries if that’s already done.

[slickdawg]

here’s a couple pics. hoping to use one of the ones on the vary bottom!

[Toker1]

I want to say yes...but if you had a picture of what you are talking about it would be more clear in my mind.

[slickdawg]

does the branch i cut have to have leaves on each node

[Toker1]

You can take a cut as soon as you have a branch with several nodes on it.

[slickdawg]

so if the plant is healthy, when is the best time to make that cut? she’s almost week 9.

[Toker1]

Ok. You can take a cutting up to two weeks into flower. But they are best taken in veg before flower starts. Just make sure the mother is healthy before the cut.
So you cut the branch as close to the stalk it is attached to as possible. You want at least 3-4 nodes minimum on the clone. Get a fresh clean razor and cut the clones stem end at a 45 deg angle. If you can make that cut right beneath a node, that will work best. It’s not always possible you want the stem to be around 4” or longer.

[slickdawg]

i wanna take it off the one i’m going to flower soon