Hi all. Since I was doing some cloning, I thought I’d do a pictorial on how I do it from start to transplant. I am using a GDP cutting which was in a glass of water in the fridge for about a week. I use Rootmax as a cloning gel.
First thing I do is lightly scrape some of the skin off about an inch long:
If you look close, you can see the fine threads at the tip. At this point, some like to make a shallow slit down the length of the scraped area to assist in root development but I’ve done it both ways with no difference.
I then cut a sharp angle off the end, leaving about 1/2" of scraped stem. I want to maximize the surface area and expose it to the elements.
Clone is then dipped in a rooting agent and transplanted into a tube made of rolled newspaper and filled with used soil:
It is then lightly watered to help settle the soil around the stem and placed into a clay pot:
Ignore the clone on the right. It never survived the bleaching it got from that 10w flood lamp up close. The light works better at ~20" with no distress.
The clay pot must be un-glazed to allow for water to evaporate through its’ pores adding humidity. I wrapped a folded newspaper around the base to help with evaporation. Placed on a dish, the pot and newspaper was kept wet and domed.
Inside the clay pot, I put about a 1/2" of water and covered with a plastic lid with perforations along the outside perimeter. The perforations allowed for water to evaporate while keeping the clone from soaking. Covered with a plastic dome that had a small hole on top, all the clone needed was a daily breath of fresh air as I misted the dome.
Day 8:
Day 12 Roots coming out:
Up to this point the clone has not been watered, living off the moisture within. The leaves look bad but after it finally gets its first watering:
And planted into a 1L for further development:
That’s it! Within 12 days I have a female just waiting to grow out.
Edited March 2:
First, in the 12 days for this to complete, slime had started to build, mainly under the coffee lid in the pot. This is due to the water stagnating under those conditions. So water needs to be changed about midway through the process or more.
Secondly, I check the clone for moisture content everytime I mist. If they do dry, I mist the exterior of the newspaper and if the leaves get in distress, spray the undersides. I try not to spray on top as this can create tiny magnifiers under the light.
I waited for it to have 6 nodes, with the 7th growth coming at the top. Then I topped over the 3rd node and kept only that one. It can be done earlier, but it is advised to have at least 5-6 nodes first. Some places say 2 months, but I got limited space and need to keep it low. Could have done it earlier, but then I wouldn’t get any clones 
