Want to clone your favorite cannabis plants with almost guaranteed results? This simple, tried-and-true method gives me close to 100% success every time — and it’s super beginner-friendly!
Here’s everything you need to get started:
Here’s everything you need to get started:
- Peat Plugs (like General Hydroponics Rapid Rooters)
- Scissors
- Fresh Razor Blade
- Isopropyl Alcohol (for cleaning tools)
- Rooting Hormone (I use Clonex Gel)
- Plug Matrix with Waterproof Tray
- Healthy Cannabis Cuttings (Clones)
- Sanitize your tools
Use alcohol to clean your scissors and razor. Sterile tools = healthy clones! - Snip your clone
Cut your cannabis cutting a bit longer than needed and immediately place it in a cup of clean water to prevent air bubbles (embolisms) from forming in the stem. - Make the money cut
Take your razor blade and make a clean 45° cut just below a node (where a leaf meets the stem). Nodes are key for fast rooting and success! - Trim excess leaf material
You can reduce stress on the clone by trimming off extra fan leaves, especially if they're large.
- Soak your peat plugs in clean water for a few minutes.
- Fill the tray with just enough water so the bottom of each plug touches it.
- Gently squeeze each plug underwater a few times to release air bubbles. When they stop bubbling, they’re ready!
- Do NOT wring them out — you want them damp, not dry.
- Insert Peat Plugs into your Plug Matrix.
- Pour rooting gel into a small container (don’t dip directly into the bottle to avoid contamination).
- Dip your clone’s cut end and node generously into the rooting hormone.
- Insert your cutting into the center hole of the peat plug. Push it in deep, so the node is near the bottom of the plug.
- Place the tray under a humidity dome with a gentle heat mat underneath.
- Check water levels daily to keep plugs moist and in contact with water.
- In 10–14 days, you should see roots bursting out of the plugs!
