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Week 1 and the fingers crossed start to new (albeit copied) life! For the first time in like 2 years I’ve finally got the opportunity to run a side by side comparison on training techniques indoors. The mother is doing its thing beyond town limits while these two were snipped just prior to her departure. What follows is essentially how I run clones. As you’ll expect with me - minimalist, Limited margin for error, no bullshit. It was inspired by a photo I saw entered in one of the monthlies - @butterstotch had a wicked pheno of this and I was just so impressed I had to try for myself. This Mofo’s Steeze 👇 Step 1 - The start for any cutting from any plant is going to be a difficult one. Choose branches that are 6-8” long and looking robust and healthy. I chose 2 - one that was just so, and another that was a little on the small side. You’ll see the difference in growth rate over the next 3 weeks - about a week between them in terms of development but only five days between showing roots. Step 2 - take the cuttings with clean scissors, preferably just below a growth node (but this is not a necessity) and immediately place the cut stems into cold water. You can use RO water and all sorts of other shit - mine came from the tap. Step 3 - prep your starter cubes/pots (whatever kind or medium you use, the principle is the same). I use root riots which are essentially root sponges/jiffy pellets/rock wool/rapid rooters. I slice em to the center so that I can lay the stem right inside with all the rooting gel intact across the whole buried portion of the stem (very important). Trim off all but the top leaves and clip the ends of what stays as well. This will further encourage the cutting to focus on rooting vs. Leaf growth. Slice the bottom of your cutting at 45 degrees and dip the bottom of the stem into rooting gel. I’ll also split the cut end of the stem to expose more of the insides which will eventually sprout roots. Step 4 - plant your rooting cube into the medium of your choice. In our case, were using a small Bubbleponics box made from a standard 5gal storage bin. We’re amending the net pots with clay pebbles and running a solution feed line into the bottom of the rooting cube via a small aquarium pump. This will keep the root cube moist as the cutting works on developing roots. Step 5 - sit and wait. I don’t use a humidity dome and temps are generally 17-22 degrees with about 60% RH on average. Mist as often as you can (we use a liquid karma micro nute foliar) but Regular water about twice a day should do it. We’re hoping for roots in 7 days but will definitely settle for them in 10🤞. Any questions are welcome And thanks for stopping in👊. Background This one’s a multi-hybrid, 60/40 indica with an interesting cross of Blue Dream x Fire OG bx1. Scent is supposed to be berry, citrus and diesel with a couchlocky effect. Touting 24% THC. Sounds interesting enough. I’ve seen this plant before and she’s a beauty👍. Grown a bunch of Humboldts beans and their genetics have yet to let me down. Always robust and extreme terp profiles in late flower👌. This should be a good little grow. This guy’s how-to on clones. Should also show the general differences between straight low stress training vs. A combo of lst and topping. My money is always on the biggest😉.