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okay about cloning in flower, its best not to do it. but if you have to do it, do it as soon as possible, this will add about two weeks to the veg time, thats why its best not to do it and the growth with be abnormal unless you top the tip of the clone once its rooted.
And yes you will need a light setup for a mother plant, since this is on the cheap i suggest a 5gal bucket if you have one laying around, a box, anything that is relitively small to get the most from your lights. you can actually use just one 45 or 60w flourescent light bulb to veg a mother plant just fine. If you use a box or something to keep the light from spilling out, use tin foil to line the box if you use one. top the clone mother all the time, it creates brances/future clones.
that is weeks down the road though.. What you need to clone as of right now, and you could actually do it with rooting hormone and a cup but the survival rate is not good.. anyway, rooting hormone $5, clean razor blade $2(make sure there is no lubricant on them if they are in a dispencer), bottled water, aquarium air pump $8-10, long airstone $5, and a small tupperware thing to put them in, hook it all up and you will have rooted clones within two weeks. and for the rooting hormone application, you simply swab the cut stem in the powder or gel, then place in the water. The reason i use tin foil is because i can easily hold up the clones, easily check them, thats about it.
There are many threads on the site about how to clone, but that is basically all you need, aerated water, and a cutting
thanks for the tips, but i have a hard time skimming through the countless threads in which people bicker back and forth on what works vs what doesn't, etc. I would need a straight forward, tried and tested method with listed equipment and maybe even where to buy it before i get going...LOL...but i think i may hold off at least until my next grow, that way i have SOME cash going back on my investment plus i will have fresher seed stock with better genetics.
I have 8 miles high, kalichakra, citral, bubblicious and one other strain going currently for a total of 11 females...will be 11 females under 2,000 watts and then when i get more seed packs i'll be running hopefully 4 females under a separate 400w CMH for a total of 2,400w.