Backyard Aquaponics
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I have been told/and or read somewhere, that a freshly cut, store bought Watercress cutting can be cloned.

Has any one personally done this?
What was the root time?
What cloning method did you use?
Did you use a hormone or rooting agent?
Did these cuttings prefer a range of PH?

thanks for the feedback.

I would just try dangling the cress in some water and wait for the roots to appear. I wouldn't call it cloning though, just striking a cutting.

thanks Jaymie. sounds easy.

whats the difference between that and cloning? your starting with a larger sample, that's about it.

I was hoping it was just language.

I searched the term "Cloning/Clone here" and the results were slim, I still need to tweak my search skills. It must not be a widely used word/term in AP or maybe AU. I did read, what we would call, "tissue culture" but for us that means, really small, like cells in a petri dish and is slower than seed propagation. I have an sonic Cloner, that really saves me time, I can root most anything in 5 -10 days, even hardwoods.

When I'm up and really going, I'm going to TRY "Sonic Fog" the fish water. I guess you'd call it, AeroAquaponics or FishFogAponics. I really can't wait for these new nutes.

Is anyone turning fish water to Fog & then back to fish water?

I think rooting a cutting is just called plant propagation.

A clone is an exact automous replica of the parent material used- whether it be plant or animal- but you are right, they don't call it cloning when it comes to plants.

That is cloning.

ah, but you can propogate by seed or by cuttings the cutting will be clones the seed wont.

Steve is right on the money!