Mother plant question

[urbangroop]

Do you guys prefer tall and lengthy plants or short and pushy plants for your mother plants your taking most of your cuttings off of?


Cheers

 

[PerfectGrower]

I think both work just fine

It really depends on the space you have to devote to the mothers. Not everyone has the luxury to grow tall!!

 

[J.R.R. Tokein]

Mother plants are supposed to be bushy. If you stop topping them for a couple weeks the tops will become lanky.

 

[Phaeton]

Even after 15 years of clone only gardening I cannot and do not push any particular agenda.

I do not feel this is a cloning question.
Is the garden set up for a tall and lanky plant or a short and bushy plant?
Forcing a tall plant to be short wastes a lot of energy. Growing a short plant in a spot with light and space for a tall plant wastes a lot of energy.

I live where the power comes over the Alaska Range from 300 miles away on the coast. Not only does it quit often, it is extremely expensive. Energy is my priority. When I lived by the Bonneville Dam it did not matter.

I use a perpetual grow room with two strains and use perpetual mothers for each.
Two weeks to heal after donating two clones and the young mother goes into the bud room. She is only cloned once during peak growth.
The smaller clone is discarded at transplant time.

Full time mothers allow for much better timing on plant sizes.
I balance that against the extra space needed for a plant not on its way to the bud room.

The method depends on circumstances.

This is a non answer for sure. Sorry.

 

[aridbud]

Depends....personal preference from cloner. I prefer hybrids

 

[stoned-trout]

I like bigger clones...yeehaw..when a mom becomes too bushy and many small clones I get rid of her...