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To the Cloner We Go!
Moms by strain -
Starting with WAGZ:
Next is LVCZ:
Here's PRMZ:
And finally GDPZ:
Time to snip. We are going to take the top and the largest 2 side shoots.
Here's a before:
And after:
We immediately put the shoots into a labeled cup. Positive Identification and Traceability are required in this work. If I find something without a label, I throw it away. If you don't REALLY know what something is, it is worthless.
Notice the mom plant is now a perfect cone of shoots ready to grow. And with the top gone, the plant can now concentrate completely on those shoots. This is a good time to transplant to a medium small pot, but I think we will keep them in cups for a while longer.
Clean up the cuttings until just the top shoot and a small set of leaves remain. I like to leave 5 - 7 inches of stem, and cut with a box cutter at a 45 degree angle. If you leave strings or fibers hanging, the cutting is more likely to get infected. Make sure your cuts are clean and leave no leaf buds or leaf petiole tissue on the bottom of the stem.
Here's a before:
And after:
And finally everyone in the cloner!
I have added Pure Michigan, Lava Cake and White Angel to the run as backups in case anyone refuses to root.
This is the trickiest bit, trying to get 21 individuals to root in a reasonable window, so that we can get useful information on everyone.
Hold onto your butts! Here we go!
Your questions and comments are always welcome.
-al