No. Sounds like ruderalis?
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Why bother keeping mother plants?
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No. Sounds like ruderalis?
St. Phatty
Active member
Something to decorate and put lights on during the holidays ?
she's a bodhi more cowbell....
There's a certain freedom to just growing from seed that I like. I'm not into it nearly as deep as some & my efforts are strictly non-commercial so I'm sure I look at it differently. It's nice to not have to mess with it at all sometimes. My whole method with blumats & organic soil is geared towards low maintenance, anyway. I harvested 6 weeks ago & I'll start up again next weekend. I'm always moving on, growing something different, anyway. I'll try Queen Mother this time & some of the wife's fave Rishi Kush just to keep her happy.... Maybe make some seeds with QM... maybe pass them on to outdoor growers I know...
Could be root bound.
From Mandala-
https://www.mandalaseeds.com/Catalogue/Rishi-Kush
Their description is accurate. It's a very smooth high.
A clone taken from the bottom can reveg and grow true to type
Some slower than others. But top or bottom genetic material is the same.
Douglas.Curtis
Autistic Diplomat in Training
You want Old Timer's Guide. OT1's Bonsai Mum Guide. 12 Mums under a two lamp, 4 foot shoplight. I do the same thing in hydro, only about double the size. Amazingly economical on resources while being capable of pumping out amazing numbers of cuttings.
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moose eater
Because mothers offer a reliable source of a known commodity, offering 12, 24, or even 50 or more clones at a time, depending on the need and size of the mother.
@Douglas.Curtis nice link! I love bonsai and have visited Japan lots.
I think I will make a few just for fun!
I think I will make a few just for fun!
Yeah, bonzai moms are the way to go if you dont need a bunch of cuts all at one time. I fit 6 bonzai moms under a 2ft 4 bulb T5. I have kept 8 moms under the same light. That thread Douglas posted changed my grow life for sure! 
You cant see all of them in the pic, but you get the idea. Even got my clone king off to the side.
You cant see all of them in the pic, but you get the idea. Even got my clone king off to the side.
When I was 15yrs old I soft wire wrapped a plant. And shaped it. Makes me want to do it again.
Douglas.Curtis
Autistic Diplomat in Training
Bitchin Cab! NGB got me hooked on those as well. lolYeah, bonzai moms are the way to go if you dont need a bunch of cuts all at one time. I fit 6 bonzai moms under a 2ft 4 bulb T5. I have kept 8 moms under the same light. That thread Douglas posted changed my grow life for sure!
You cant see all of them in the pic, but you get the idea. Even got my clone king off to the side.
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As for not enough cuts... This issue is easily solved with extra mums, or as I pointed out before, go with a slightly larger bonsai mum. Hydro throws cuts even quicker.
Individual 5 gallon dwc buckets will throw 100+ cuts, every 2 weeks when fed well and with enough lighting. 5" netpots of pebbles, in an E&F, will throw less and are a more manageable size and will have a common reservoir.
Takes a bit to get the root ball out of a net cup, for trimming the root ball. It's easier than rinsing DWC roots you just trimmed. lolWhen I get a specific pheno which roots like crazy and solves all my issues, you bet your ass I'm going to keep a mum.
Life's too short to spend time hoping your seeds turn out to be something you can use.I field plant mothers in trays with a couple inches of media. Hydro.
Well after 60 days I pull them down and reload.
I decided to keep a few this time.
I had to fold the rootball in half to get it to fit in this 5G.
How do you like my BWC big water culture!! lol.
Just didn't have room in a tray so there are vegging in the res!!
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Well after 60 days I pull them down and reload.
I decided to keep a few this time.
I had to fold the rootball in half to get it to fit in this 5G.
How do you like my BWC big water culture!! lol.
Just didn't have room in a tray so there are vegging in the res!!
Elmers Glue
ReikoX
Knight of the BlackSvn
Great topic, I think both methods are valid. Personally, I keep bonsai mothers because I give away clones a lot. My brother just takes cuts before flower.
I keep my mothers in homemade fabric pots about the size of a 16oz solo cup. They get trimmed down to about 4" or 5" every three weeks. I also take micro clones like the Dr.BudGreenGenes link posted earlier. Here you can see a dozen or so bonsai mothers, another dozen or so rooted clones, and yet another dozen or so micro clones. All of this fits in an area about 2'x2'x2'.
Here is Another picture of the veg area with the moms and the clones on top. That is a 4-bulb 2' T5HO for the moms and some cheap LED strips for the clones.
I keep my mothers in homemade fabric pots about the size of a 16oz solo cup. They get trimmed down to about 4" or 5" every three weeks. I also take micro clones like the Dr.BudGreenGenes link posted earlier. Here you can see a dozen or so bonsai mothers, another dozen or so rooted clones, and yet another dozen or so micro clones. All of this fits in an area about 2'x2'x2'.
Here is Another picture of the veg area with the moms and the clones on top. That is a 4-bulb 2' T5HO for the moms and some cheap LED strips for the clones.
St. Phatty
Active member
Something extra to celebrate on Mothers Day ?
a master grower for 10 years & no moms , its gotta get boring running the same strain over & over again !
i like variety & have about 25 different moms , never run the same strain twice in months unless it widely asked for , & even then they get tired of after awhile & want something new .
no moms & perpetual has to get boring as fuck if ya ask me !
