Mothering

[Tweexican]

How big does a plant have to be before I can start pulling clones off of it?

 

[newbieharvester]

Not how big, more like if there is branches/top/material to take a clone.... Doesn´t have to be big at all, but the bigger the clone part is the more probability for success (due to nutrition it holds within herself when cut).

 

[High Country]

Not how big, more like if there is branches/top/material to take a clone.... Doesn´t have to be big at all, but the bigger the clone part is the more probability for success (due to nutrition it holds within herself when cut).

I have found small trimmed clones root better, less transpiration or water loss. I can take clones off a plant 6" tall and that plant was a clone off a mature mother plant. When I top a plant I don't waste the material, I'll use a clone 2" tall and it puts out roots and grows and flowers normally. Just ask Freezerboy.

 

[newbieharvester]

I have found small trimmed clones root better, less transpiration or water loss. I can take clones off a plant 6" tall and that plant was a clone off a mature mother plant. When I top a plant I don't waste the material, I'll use a clone 2" tall and it puts out roots and grows and flowers normally. Just ask Freezerboy.

I have no reason to doubt you I guess small/new growth taken as clones will compensate with chem reactions to grow, my point is that a bigger will have nutrition to grow before having roots, and therefore may last longer before dying.

But since I´m still failing 60% of the time I should keep my mouth shut

But what I wrote is a general opinion/technique with other plants.....

 

[DocLeaf]

After about 30days from seed a plant can be clone. Just make sure there are several healthy internodes left on the mother plant.

 

[High Country]

I have no reason to doubt you I guess small/new growth taken as clones will compensate with chem reactions to grow, my point is that a bigger will have nutrition to grow before having roots, and therefore may last longer before dying.

But since I´m still failing 60% of the time I should keep my mouth shut

But what I wrote is a general opinion/technique with other plants.....

I know cloning can be a pain in the arse and very frustrating sometimes. So many ways to do it, everyone has their way of doing it, but a clone will not grow unless it has roots, if it starts eating itself up before roots appear it will probably die. Big clones only seem to work with aerial layering or aeroponics as in EZ cloner. Aerial layering is probably the best way to produce big clones. But keep on trying, I think I've tried every technique known to mankind and don't mind experimenting and trying other methods.

 

[old toby]

dont you have to find out if its a girl?? let it grow 6 weeks to sex plant. if you start pulling clones early they could be dudes!

 

[OMountainMix]

My hubby likes to make a couple as soon as he can, b/c he says that's the best way to get them to bush out while in veg. I like waiting until they are about 2-3 months old so I can make a whole run of the clones. Both methods will result in a super bushy, happy mother plant that can make you 50-60 clones after about 3-4 months.