Agriculture Reference
In-Depth Information
How to air-layer a clone.
ITEMS NEEDED:
PLANT!
Match sticks or toothpick
Tape
Razor blade
Rooting hormone (Clonex)
Tweezers
Plastic wrap
Scissors
(1) Sterilize all your cutting tools before using them.
(2) Find a branch that is at least 1/8 inch thick with a minimum of two
nodes.
(3) Use the Razor Blade to split the branch vertically / lengthwise.
(4) Use tweezers to open the slit. Do not break the branch totally.
(5) Get 'clonex' and apply it to the open wound. Tape a matchstick
parallel to the stem for support.
(6) Pack the open wound carefully with any grow medium, or use a
rockwool cube to cover the area (just split the cube down one side and
slide over the branch).
(7) Wrap the area with the small plastic bag. The effect of this should
be a funnel shaped plastic wrap enclosure.
(8) Pack the bag with grow medium before closing with tape.
(9) Use a pin to create holes around bag. This will allow the
soil/medium to receive air.
(10) Use an eyedropper to keep the soil wet. Do this everyday. After 2
weeks your cutting will have developed roots and you can cut away the
branch below the roots. Now you have a clone with roots ready for
growth. You can choose to remove the plastic bag if you feel that it is
too tight to allow all the roots to pass through it.
