{"id":87212,"date":"2022-05-04T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-05-03T22:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.growbarato.net\/blog\/how-to-root-cuttings-without-clonex\/"},"modified":"2024-03-25T11:25:13","modified_gmt":"2024-03-25T10:25:13","slug":"how-to-root-cuttings-without-clonex","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gbthegreenbrand.com\/blog\/how-to-root-cuttings-without-clonex\/","title":{"rendered":"How to root cuttings without Clonex"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">All growers may at some point <strong>need to root cuttings<\/strong>, as it allows to preserve certain desired characteristics of the plants. Products such as Clonex can help in this task. However, there are <\/span><b>other methods and products<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> that serve as alternatives to their use. This article tells all about them.<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a5b9df618a80\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Contenido<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-cssicon\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a5b9df618a80\"  \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gbthegreenbrand.com\/blog\/how-to-root-cuttings-without-clonex\/#What_is_Clonex\" >What is Clonex?<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gbthegreenbrand.com\/blog\/how-to-root-cuttings-without-clonex\/#Why_clonex_was_banned_in_Spain\" >Why clonex was banned in Spain?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gbthegreenbrand.com\/blog\/how-to-root-cuttings-without-clonex\/#Alternatives_to_using_Clonex\" >Alternatives to using Clonex<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gbthegreenbrand.com\/blog\/how-to-root-cuttings-without-clonex\/#Root_Riot_Clonex_Starter_Plugs\" >Root Riot Clonex Starter Plugs<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gbthegreenbrand.com\/blog\/how-to-root-cuttings-without-clonex\/#ClonFix\" >ClonFix<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gbthegreenbrand.com\/blog\/how-to-root-cuttings-without-clonex\/#Rootech_Cloning_Gel\" >Rootech Cloning Gel\u00a0<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gbthegreenbrand.com\/blog\/how-to-root-cuttings-without-clonex\/#IClone_Gel\" >IClone Gel<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gbthegreenbrand.com\/blog\/how-to-root-cuttings-without-clonex\/#Root_It_Rooting_Gel\" >Root It Rooting Gel<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gbthegreenbrand.com\/blog\/how-to-root-cuttings-without-clonex\/#Natural_Clone_by_Trabe\" >Natural Clone by Trabe<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_is_Clonex\"><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What is Clonex?<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gbthegreenbrand.com\/boosters-additives\/500-clonex.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Clonex <\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">is a rooting product containing growth hormones specifically designed to stimulate root development in plant cuttings. It uses the active ingredient indolbutyric acid (IBA), in liquid or gel form, to <\/span><b>accelerate root growth and increase the amount of roots formed<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, thus facilitating fast and efficient plant propagation by <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gbthegreenbrand.com\/256-mother-plants-and-clones\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">cuttings<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Clonex is known for its effectiveness in promoting a healthy and robust root system.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The potency of Clonex is due to the fact that it is a <\/span><b>live rooting hormone<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, something that none of the rooting hormones offered by other brands have, but it is also responsible for the fact that it is banned from sale.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-153642 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.growbarato.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/CLONEX.jpg\" alt=\"CLONEX\n\" width=\"1000\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gbthegreenbrand.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/CLONEX.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.gbthegreenbrand.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/CLONEX-300x135.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.gbthegreenbrand.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/CLONEX-768x346.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Why_clonex_was_banned_in_Spain\"><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Why clonex was banned in Spain?<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><b>Clonex <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">was <\/span><b>suspended <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">in Spain, as well as <\/span><b>throughout the European Union in 2015<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> due to legislative and bureaucratic problems related to the registration of one of its components, indolbutyric acid (IBA). This component was not registered <\/span><b>in accordance with the new EU regulations<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, which prevented its commercialization. However, this situation has now been resolved and Clonex is once again available for sale in Europe.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">On the other hand, this product was one of the most widely used for making cuttings because of the live hormone it incorporated, but here we explain how to make cuttings without Clonex.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Alternatives_to_using_Clonex\"><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Alternatives to using Clonex<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Some of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gbthegreenbrand.com\/111-boosters-additives\">stimulators and hormones<\/a> that can be used to make your own cuttings include the following:<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Root_Riot_Clonex_Starter_Plugs\"><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Root Riot Clonex Starter Plugs<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gbthegreenbrand.com\/growing-media-substrates\/1178-root-riot-clonex-starter-cubes-propagation.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Root Riot Clonex Starter Plugs<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is a proposal of the brand itself creator of Clonex, with which to make marijuana cuttings. This product consists of <\/span><b>plugs already rich in rooting hormones<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. These have the perfect humidity, so you just have to take the cutting and place it inside.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-153647 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.growbarato.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/root-riot.jpg\" alt=\"root riot\" width=\"1000\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gbthegreenbrand.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/root-riot.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.gbthegreenbrand.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/root-riot-300x135.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.gbthegreenbrand.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/root-riot-768x346.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"ClonFix\"><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ClonFix<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gbthegreenbrand.com\/boosters-additives\/1145-clonefix-rooting-hormone-by-hesi.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ClonFix<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> by Hesi became the most widely used cloning gel after the disappearance of Clonex, as growers are still looking for a formula that guarantees maximum speed, something that only a <\/span><b>formula as rich in natural auxins<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> as this one can offer. While Clonex produces plants that root in approximately 10 days, other gels take a minimum of 18 to 20 days.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Rootech_Cloning_Gel\"><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Rootech Cloning Gel\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gbthegreenbrand.com\/technaflora-plant-products-nutrients\/3761-rootech-cloning-gel.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Rootech Cloning Gel<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> by Technaflora is one of the most similar rooting gels to Clonex available, as both come in gel format and are also composed of hormones. The difference is that <\/span><b>Rootech Gel does not incorporate the same hormones as Clonex<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, this cloning gel contains a hormone that increases root development.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"IClone_Gel\"><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">IClone Gel<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gbthegreenbrand.com\/mother-plants-and-clones\/2604-i-clone-rooting-gel-cloning.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">IClone<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Gel also guarantees a very high percentage of success, although perhaps the <strong>development of the roots is a little slower<\/strong>, so they will need a little more time before being able to feed through the roots. Within its composition, it is worth mentioning the presence of <strong>extracts of Ascophyllum Nosodum<\/strong>, a typical seaweed of the North Atlantic Ocean, very rich in organic acids, polysaccharides, amino acids and proteins.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-153653 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.growbarato.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/iclone.jpg\" alt=\"iclone\" width=\"1000\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gbthegreenbrand.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/iclone.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.gbthegreenbrand.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/iclone-300x135.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.gbthegreenbrand.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/iclone-768x346.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Root_It_Rooting_Gel\"><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Root It Rooting Gel<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gbthegreenbrand.com\/boosters-additives\/845-root-it-rooting-gel-cloning.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Root It Rooting Gel<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is possibly the most unique rooting liquid of all those available in our catalog. It can be applied directly to the substrate in which the clone is to be placed, which makes rooting much easier. By penetrating directly into the substrate, the roots will grow by <\/span><b>feeding on the rooting agent itself<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, which will ensure a large presence of roots quickly.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Natural_Clone_by_Trabe\"><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Natural Clone by Trabe<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gbthegreenbrand.com\/trabe-nutrients\/1898-natural-clone-50ml-trabe.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Natural Clone<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> by Trabe is perhaps the most natural rooting gel in the entire catalog, as it comes entirely from seaweed extracts, rich in <\/span><b>cytokinins, amino acids, betaines and vitamins.<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">All the gels on this list are very <\/span><b>easy to contaminate<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, although with this one you will have to be even more careful, so it is recommended to take out the right amount of gel to be used and not to put it back into the pot, as it <\/span><b>could get contaminated<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">These are just some of the most popular stimulators available on the market, as there are hundreds of possibilities. What is recommended is to experiment <\/span><b>until you find the one that works best<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. The same fertilizer used in different areas, with different characteristics, will offer different results, so you just have to find the one that best suits each crop and its characteristics.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">These are only the best known, you have a market with hundreds of possibilities, so you should try until you <\/span><b>find the one that works best for you<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. The same fertilizer used in different areas, with different characteristics, will offer different results, so you just have to find the one that best suits your system and growing conditions.<\/span><\/p>\n<div style='text-align:center' class='yasr-auto-insert-visitor'><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>All growers may at some point need to root cuttings, as it allows to preserve certain desired characteristics of the plants. Products such as Clonex can help in this task. However, there are other methods and products that serve as alternatives to their use. This article tells all about them. What is Clonex? 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