Blue Monkey

To clone or not to clone? This plant has already shown some amazing things....strong, resilient, beautiful leaves, good structure. Should you clone every plant...or just the ones you see good things out of? Personally I'd clone every plant if i could because sometimes you don't know they're great until it's too late to take a clone. But with this plant I'm already interested, so I decided to clean up the bottoms a bit and use those for 3 more clones. I've heard taking from the bottom can help root faster, but I don't know if that's always true. I have noticed with this plant, cloning seemed to take longer than other strains I've cloned. * a quick lesson for any one who might need it. 1 take clippings from the mother. 2 cut the bottom at an angle and then split the end a few times, then shave a little off the outside of the stem. 3 dip in rooting hormone (gel or powder, even honey or aloe vera). 4 put into a wet pod or cube. 5 place in a moist humidity container or cloning dome (i use a tall plastic cereal container with a pop lid). 6 keep moist and closed for the first 1-3 days, then open for ventilation, continue to mist the leaves. 7 keep under a mild light CFL or other. And wait for roots. The mother plant is doing good this week, still growing and still trying to escape out of the LST and HST. Lol She definitely needed some higher nutrients to be fed and at a more consistent level. She'll be due for a new bigger pot here soon. Happy growing everyone. ✌️