Keeping clones in stasis is the best way to ensure you have a backup if your original cuttings will fail to grow healthy or that you have an extra for future use. Holding Cannabis clones can be done by using the most common kitchen ware all over the world, the fridge or the refrigerator. The clones can be safely kept in the refrigerator for a good eight weeks by putting them in Ziploc and placing them in the crisper drawer inside the fridge. Allow the cuttings to breathe every once a week by opening the Ziploc so that the cuttings can last up to eight weeks.
Here is how you can keep your own clones safely using the fridge method:
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Get the cuttings as how you usually would but make sure you have a longer stem because you will need to cut the stems before replanting them. The needed cut would be at least half an inch so make sure that your stem is long enough to be cut and planted.
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Put the cuttings that you have in a Ziploc or in a Tupperware. Make sure that the Ziploc or the Tupperware has enough water for the stems to be submerged but do not drown the stems.
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If you are using a Ziploc, put as much air into the bag so that when the cuttings are put into the crisper drawer, there will be the cushion that will protect them from being bumped with the other things inside the fridge.
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As much as possible, try to replace the water and air in the bag to keep the cuttings healthy. There are others that do not do this but just to make sure that the cuttings will survive, just do it out of precaution.
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When you are ready to plant or use the cuttings, do not immediately plant the cuttings that are just removed from the fridge. Warm them up by putting them in a glass of water outside the fridge for a good 30 mins to an hour.
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As mentioned above, before planting the cuttings after warming them up, you need to cut an inch or two of the stem to have a fresh end and then plant this end into your rooting medium.
Make sure to follow all the steps above when you are cloning your Cannabis so that you can plant them and use them in the future. Keeping clones using the fridge method may open other possibilities in terms of the time it takes for them to grow. These cuttings may have different time as their mothers so after planting it, observe it keenly and see the differences.
