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What is a wick cloner, and how do I build one?
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A wick cloner is a two part system that uses both a hydroponic tank container and a container for medium. The two containers are nested together and a wick runs from the lower hydroponic tank container to the upper medium container.

Why a wick cloner?
Its low maintenance. I only add water to mine every few days. But using a larger bottom hydroponic tank would allow no required maintenance for a week or longer if any at all.

If the hydroponic tank is maintained with water the medium stays consistently moist, with almost no effort…

It can be made out of household materials. I use 2 two liter bottles, some string and some vermiculite at minimum.

Can I use different mediums?
Sure so far people have used vermiculite, perlite, rockwool, and Rapid Rooters. These medium can also be used in combinations.

Does it work?
When I first began using the wick cloner I had immediate success.. My first run of clones resulted in about 70% success and I was delighted.. More recently I have been having 100% success with the first 20 clones using a specific methodology that will be documented here…

Materials needed:

  • Cloning gel (I use purple clonex)
  • A small container to pour the clonex in ( do not use the clonex container to dip the plants in. It can contaminate the clonex.)
    I used a piece of 1/2 inch plastic pipe and 1/2 x 3/4 connector for the base.
    I inserted some plastic wrap into the 1/2 inch plastic pipe to form the dipping container.
  • Scissors
  • Something to poke a hole in the Vermiculite.

    Building the cloner (first 4 pics)

ImageThe cloner requires two 2 liter bottles. I normally cut the bottom from the bottle top at about the bottom of the label.

ImageThe second picture shows the top portion of the cloner. The pencil demonstrates the approximate size of the hole required for the wick to pass thru…

Next to that is the string used for the wick. It is nylon seine string I bought from Wal-Mart. I use 5 pieces of string about 10 inches in length. Simply gather all the pieces together and tie them in the middle. The knot will be too large to pass thru the pencil sized hole…. I don’t make the knot too tight, just firm.
ImageThe third picture shows both parts of the wick cloner. One end of the wick has been inserted thru the hole. The wick strings have been spread over the top container (The cloner part).

ImageThe fourth picture shows the bottom container (hydroponic tank part)with water. The top container(cloner part) has about the same amount of vermiculite in the top as there is water in the hydroponic tank part…

Cloning procedureImage

Have the small container of clonex, and the wick cloner ready for use… Wash your hands carefully.

Once the cutting is made I use wounding or scarification. All That’s required is to lay the stem flat on something and sdunge opposite sides with a razor blade… We only want to remove a small amount of the outer stem.

Usually I sdunge in about 3 or 4 passes on each side… care should be taken not to remove too much of the outer tissue (This is very elevated). There is no question based on how the plants form roots that the wounding and/or hormones have a distinct and positive effect.

Dip the cutting in the clonex count to 5 and insert the stem into the hole you made vermiculite.

I find I can fit about 15 clones around the outside of the cloner.. Then several more inside that. 20 clones in this thing is not unreasonable or overcrowded… Make sure that all plants have access to light….

You could also use about 5 or 6 whole rapid rooter plugs and larger clones….

Cloning notes:

My clones are made based mostly on size… If I see prospect that has a nice piece of stem and a couple leaves I see a good cutting.

Lighting – I use indirect lighting. The light is not directly over my plants… Make sure the light is well away from the cuttings if the light is over the plants or is low lumens.

Some cloning myths:

You must make the final cut under water or an embolism could kill your plant.. I did not find this…You must have at least one node that you strip under the medium: I did not find this. I suspect that the node thing is a methodology of wounding/scarification, which I believe is helpful.You need a humidity dome to root the cuttings; I have rooted many without one, but they may work better with a dome. Cutting the stem at a 45 degree angle;this doesn’t seem to matter much either.

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How to tie down outdoor marijuana plant?

There are several reasons why an outdoor marijuana grower will opt to tie down their marijuana plants. Some marijuana growers prefer bending their cannabis plants over instead of cutting them.

Tying down has about the same effect as topping, although with much less stress on the marijuana plant. That said, tying down can be done during early flowering, but if you can you might want to do most of your tying during the marijuana vegetative phase.

When you get to marijuana flowering, you can do some minor adjustments.

Here are some reason to tie down a marijuana plant.

  • Increases marijuana yield
  • Security (Do Not Get Busted)
  • Promotes marijuana plant branching
  • Increases marijuana bud sites
  • More sun coverage for the whole marijuana plant

All these are positive attributes. Creating a stronger, healthier, more potent marijuana plant.

Some marijuana strains enjoy being tie down than other marijuana strains. Very short squat indica marijuana plants are difficult to tie down. And don’t really require this training method.

However, sativa marijuana plants that may grow up to 7 – 10 feet outdoors, can and should be tied down.

This method of growing creates an incredible marijuana plant.

When you tie down, the growth hormones are relocated to lower branches, so you probably don’t want to be doing too much to change the marijuana plant’s focus during marijuana flowering. That said, I don’t think it’s going to change all that much, but in general, trying to keep your cannabis plants as unstressed as possible is always good.

You can start tying down your marijuana plant early in it’s vegetative marijuana growth. But preferably when the marijuana plant starts to produce branches. Tying down now will enhance branching. Why? The sun can easily penetrate the canopy, which will distribute light equally.

When your marijuana plant is ready to be tied down:

week 1: Start off lightly

Tie string or fish line approximately 1/3rd down from the top. Tie the other end of the line to an obstacle on the ground, making sure your plant isn’t straining. For indoor marijuana growers who opt to tie down their cannabis plants. Purchase a single punch hole punch. Use this tool to punch a hole directly into the side of the bucket. Loop the string, hemp line or fishing line through this hole and tie a knot.

5 days later: Inspect growth

By now if your plant has received quality amounts of light, you will notice your plants marijuana leaves facing upwards (reaching for the sun). Your marijuana plants will try to receive as much sunlight as possible. Obviously it would have grown a certain amount as well; this is why you will need to attach more line to the middle of your plant, tying the rope down more than you did previously.

During your marijuana plant vegetative phase

Keep tying your marijuana plant down as necessary until branches start to pierce the canopy. Leave these branches to grow.

When branches start to marijuana flower, you will have to be cautious. Branches that get too long will not be able to support the heavy marijuana bud the cannabis plant is producing. This is when you will have to start tying the branches either down, or pulling them up, depending on the circumstances.

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A Lung / Rats Tail

You need:


Instructions

  1. Cut the entire bottom off the bottle near its base.
  2. Tape the open end of the plastic bag to the bottom of the bottle using the sticky tape.
  3. Pinch the end of the bag and tie the piece of string to it so that most of it hangs down
  4. Poke tiny holes in the foil with a pin.
  5. Take the top off the bottle and replace with the tin foil – which can be secured with a rubber band but be careful as it rips easly.
  6. Now push the bag all the way into the bottle so that there is as little air as possible actually contained in the bottle. Make sure that you can reach the piece of string inside the bottle.
  7. Place your marijuana on the foil and burn it, whilst simultaneously pulling the string down until the bag is completely outside of the bottle.
  8. The bottle should now be full of marijuana smoke. Remove the foil from the top of the bottle and replace with your mouth. Now push the bag bak into the bottle at the required speed.

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A good method is to Either take raw rice, sea sand and hot water! Shacking the bongs furiously should take off most of the Tar and other gunk.

Option two is Surgical spirits, this quickly cleans away most residue, however physical movement is needed on the surface of the tar and material to effectively remove everything.
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