Can a pheno be cloned perpetually?

[vinivici]

sloppy seconds, it'll eventually get root bound and wont grow, but when u take clones they'll grow back, because the root mass is > the plant mass so it spurs growth to balance it out.

 

[Maj.PotHead]

SS and V this should answer any and all questions i found this to be perfect for my use http://www.icmag.com/ic/showthread.php?t=31919 many other growers here also find this perfect



mine was taken as a cut 3wks into flower last june or july i trim her roots bottom and all sides and cut her way back every 4 months then repot in same container

 

[Guest]

Speaking of Mother plants and cloning, how long can you keep a mother?
wont it continue to grow and need a larger and larger pot? or will it kinda stop growing roots and live well in the same container?
sorry about the noobness...thanks.

I sometimes can keep a mother going for up to a year but seldom go past 9 months before I take cuts for the new mother patch.

I transplant many times through it's life. I start by only half loading the first pot. Later I pull the mass and add the second half to the pot and drop it back in. Every couple of months I'll transplant to larger pots.

I find once my mammas hit that older age and they have given me 100's of cuts they start to get woody and you start seeing the 3 leaf sets and such. Transplanting does little to help. It's time to start over.

 

[Sloppy Seconds]

Thanks Vinivici, Maj. P and Northern Farmer.
this will help me when it's time for that stage. what a cool place.

 

[Don Chocolate]

I've been taking clones from clones and haven't noticed any bad effects. The perlite/wick cloner I found on here lets me just keep rooted clones around for about as long as you want. The just sit there not growing or anything... just waitin'. Pretty easy.