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How Many Mother plants
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sure, but it will take time to get your moms in order. Afew yrs. back I had a single mom that could do that and then some.
I'm just gonna throw out a suggestion to ya though...
Learn to get the basics of growing down, before you attempt such a feat.
It took me a good while to get the hang of dealing with 120 plants at a single time. In fact it was abit over-whelming for me. Gave me a bad taste....if ya know what i mean.
Res. changes, temp. in check, timers on/off, ect., ect. This list goes on bud! It's a full time job.
But then again maybe thats just me. I worry alot
I'm just gonna throw out a suggestion to ya though...
Learn to get the basics of growing down, before you attempt such a feat.
It took me a good while to get the hang of dealing with 120 plants at a single time. In fact it was abit over-whelming for me. Gave me a bad taste....if ya know what i mean.
Res. changes, temp. in check, timers on/off, ect., ect. This list goes on bud! It's a full time job.
But then again maybe thats just me. I worry alot
once developed, most certainly. Its going to be much different whether they're in soil or hydro.
Hydro is nice when you need lots of cuts frequently, and always seems to produce more shoots for me (though others have varying experiences it seems). I also like that with hydro, all it takes to drop your N a week before taking cuts is a quick res. changeout, then once you take the cuts, you can pump the N back up to full strength to really pump out cuts.
Soil has the double benefit of being a lil easier to transport without shocking the plants and not being quite as sensitive to root diseases as long as you care for the plants well.
Now that i've touched on some basic pros and cons for ya whodi, let me actually answer your question a little better.
With soil or hydro moms, you'll want to work towards making it as branchy as possible IMHO. People with taller moms that aren't pruned/topped from an early age seem to get more spindly cuts towards the bottom and also end up gradually lollypopping their moms over time, leaving most of the plant mass a couple feet up with a ball of plant matter on top, forcing you to have your lights that much higher.
Topping and tying down branches early on will definitely help increase the light distribution, compactness, and uniformity for your moms if done right.
In my experience, A very small hydro (dwc) mom, basically one thats smaller than a cubic foot, can pump out 30-50 clones every month if you're pushin her whatsoever and have decent lighting. However, these are small ~3" cuts im talking about. If you want nice big, hardy, club size cuts you'll want a bigger mom. But you can probably do the same thing I mentioned and get bigger cuts with a hydro mom in a space closer to 18"x18"x12" if you keep on topping and take cuts so as to produce two cuts from the same spot next time, 4 the next, etc.
As for the soil, I have significantly less experience in it. Depending on your mix, You'll probably need a bush that has closer to a 2'x2'x2' size to pump out the same number of cuts per month as the hydro mom. But like I said, this is very mix dependent. A nice light mix is probably gonna allow your roots to grow quicker and the plant to grow correspondingly quicker.
ANother way to look at it, a 250w mh will probably give enought light for your 60 clones every two months as long as you train and top as i mentioned and keep that bulb nice and close.
I guess i took so long to answer your question because you left it pretty open ended. Hopefully that wasn't too drawn out.
Keep asking quesitons and reading up whodi! Seems like you have a lot of ideas floating through your head. Don't forget, its ok to start off smaller to learn the ropes before you try to care for a whole bunch of plants at once.
Hydro is nice when you need lots of cuts frequently, and always seems to produce more shoots for me (though others have varying experiences it seems). I also like that with hydro, all it takes to drop your N a week before taking cuts is a quick res. changeout, then once you take the cuts, you can pump the N back up to full strength to really pump out cuts.
Soil has the double benefit of being a lil easier to transport without shocking the plants and not being quite as sensitive to root diseases as long as you care for the plants well.
Now that i've touched on some basic pros and cons for ya whodi, let me actually answer your question a little better.
With soil or hydro moms, you'll want to work towards making it as branchy as possible IMHO. People with taller moms that aren't pruned/topped from an early age seem to get more spindly cuts towards the bottom and also end up gradually lollypopping their moms over time, leaving most of the plant mass a couple feet up with a ball of plant matter on top, forcing you to have your lights that much higher.
Topping and tying down branches early on will definitely help increase the light distribution, compactness, and uniformity for your moms if done right.
In my experience, A very small hydro (dwc) mom, basically one thats smaller than a cubic foot, can pump out 30-50 clones every month if you're pushin her whatsoever and have decent lighting. However, these are small ~3" cuts im talking about. If you want nice big, hardy, club size cuts you'll want a bigger mom. But you can probably do the same thing I mentioned and get bigger cuts with a hydro mom in a space closer to 18"x18"x12" if you keep on topping and take cuts so as to produce two cuts from the same spot next time, 4 the next, etc.
As for the soil, I have significantly less experience in it. Depending on your mix, You'll probably need a bush that has closer to a 2'x2'x2' size to pump out the same number of cuts per month as the hydro mom. But like I said, this is very mix dependent. A nice light mix is probably gonna allow your roots to grow quicker and the plant to grow correspondingly quicker.
ANother way to look at it, a 250w mh will probably give enought light for your 60 clones every two months as long as you train and top as i mentioned and keep that bulb nice and close.
I guess i took so long to answer your question because you left it pretty open ended. Hopefully that wasn't too drawn out.
Keep asking quesitons and reading up whodi! Seems like you have a lot of ideas floating through your head. Don't forget, its ok to start off smaller to learn the ropes before you try to care for a whole bunch of plants at once.
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you could look into bonsai moms and use 4 in the same space as the 2 you were going to use.
Hey great info yall^^^ right on!
Hey great info yall^^^ right on!
High ya Whodi, Where I'm at the power goes out alot,and I've had plants under 24/0 want to start flowering with the shortest of dark periods.So to buffer this I go with 18/6....When it comes to cloning, do a search.There are tons of DIY cloners and info.The biggest tip I can give you about it would be keep yer temps between 72 and 82 degrees what ever medium you deciede to use,the temp is the key! Best of luck to ya! Take care...BC
Hey great info yall^^^ right on!
High ya Whodi, Where I'm at the power goes out alot,and I've had plants under 24/0 want to start flowering with the shortest of dark periods.So to buffer this I go with 18/6....When it comes to cloning, do a search.There are tons of DIY cloners and info.The biggest tip I can give you about it would be keep yer temps between 72 and 82 degrees what ever medium you deciede to use,the temp is the key! Best of luck to ya! Take care...BC
