Cloning The Perfect Answer To The Perfect Strain Of Pot

There are times when a grower finds the perfect pot and to preserve it once a plant is grown from the seed, as the plant grows it can be cloned in this makes genetic copies of the perfect plant.

These cuttings that are taken from plant can then be put in rooting hormone and implanted in peat pots to start seedlings of this same genetic makeup. Once these cuttings are large enough to be transplanted it will then be able to be planted outside where the pot crop will grow to maturity and be harvested.

Cloning is not difficult when done step-by-step and can avoid problems such as having to purchase seeds. In order to clone will be needed such as a sharp razor, hormone powder or gel, a planting medium and peat pots. Prior to taking a cutting from the pot plant that has been selected, the soil should be prepared, this means a sterilized soil mixed with pearlite or rockwool and placed in the peat pots where it should be soaked with water. This should be done about 24 hours ahead of time so the soil is wet but not soaked. Then the cutting is taken from the pot plant and cut with a sharp razor so that it is a clean cut, not a shredded edge. The hormone powder or gel should be prepared so that it is ready to be used for the cutting. The cutting is then dipped in the hormone product and planted in the peat pot. These cuttings should be left in the light 24 hours a day with the light source at a distance of about 12 inches away from the cuttings.