Starting clones in potatoes

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Tipunch

Member

• Jul 31, 2017

• #1

Hi, Anyone tried starting a clone in a potato like it is done with roses?
I'm trying since yesterday.

Take a potato, do a small hole, put your cut in it and wait a few days/weeks.

Cheers

 

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Misterreggae

New member

• Aug 4, 2017

• #2

heard about it and i will try it out the next days

 

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Florere

Active member

• Aug 4, 2017

• #3

Funny. But with what reason ?

 

troutman

Seed Whore

• Aug 4, 2017

• #4

Can you smoke the french fries after and get a buzz?

 

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Tipunch

Member

• Aug 4, 2017

• #5

Not too sure about the french fried mate lol
Basically on roses it produces a root system very quickly. Have a clone who has been in there for 5 days now, still alive

 

HerBnGorE(illa)

Member

• Aug 4, 2017

• #6

If it works, it would be a good experiment to try different types of potato to find the best one

 

MrBungle

Active member

• Aug 4, 2017

• #7

Roses have a thick woody stem.... comparatively cannabis stems are somewhat soft....

I would not take clones to save genetics this way, but for an experiment it sounds interesting!

 

troutman

Seed Whore

• Aug 4, 2017

• #8

I wonder if mashed potatoes would work?

 

Budley Doright

Active member

Veteran

• Aug 4, 2017

• #9

And another good thing about this idea....I guess...

is that fungus gnats love potatoes...

In fact...some folks put potato slices on the surface of their medium to lure the fungus gnat larvae ..... the potato slices are then removed....

once the fungus gnat babies move into the potato slices....

 

MrBungle

Active member

• Aug 4, 2017

• #10

Thats a good old school tip... Thanks for the memory jog Budley!!

 

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kickapoo

Member

• Aug 4, 2017

• #11

Budley Doright said:

And another good thing about this idea....I guess...

is that fungus gnats love potatoes...

In fact...some folks put potato slices on the surface of their medium to lure the fungus gnat larvae ..... the potato slices are then removed....

once the fungus gnat babies move into the potato slices....

Click to expand...

Thanks for the tip, will have to try that.

 

SouthernGuerila

Gotta Smoke 'Em All!

ICMag Donor

Veteran

• Aug 5, 2017

• #12

When does the comedy routine start?

 

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Tipunch

Member

• Aug 5, 2017

• #13

We'll see guys, its all trial and error in life, this clone is just alive becuz of the experiment so I'm sure he's a happy camper ;-) no gnats around for now and potato is in soil/coco. Will keep u guys posted on evolution. Cheers

 

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brown_thumb

Active member

• Aug 5, 2017

• #14

I dipped 14 cuttings in Clonex and buried the stems 5cm deep in soil then simply assured they didn't wilt much. All survived until later when they were neglected. Even now, 10 are doing well. No potty-toe necessary... just well drained good soil.

 

Lester Beans

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Veteran

• Aug 5, 2017

• #15

Potatoes have enough electrical charge to run a clock. I always assumed that helped encourage the plant to root.

The roseheads use the method for hard to root varieties.

And yes potato slices for fungus gnats!

 

dddaver

Active member

Veteran

• Aug 14, 2017

• #16

So, did the potato cloning work?

 

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Tipunch

Member

• Aug 14, 2017

• #17

Hi Guys, update time.

So it worked, cut has roots but looking back I would say this hasn't brought anything extra to regular soil technique.

Will stay in the roses section!

Thanks for watching,

TP