keeping a mom plant?

[bbqchip]

i want to keep a plant for cloning so i dont need to keep buying seeds. i've been reading around and hear people keeping a mom plant for cloning forever. just wondering how do you do that? im thinking by keep it under 18/6 forever? but wouldnt that mean it will keep on growing?

 

[Chiceh]

i want to keep a plant for cloning so i dont need to keep buying seeds. i've been reading around and hear people keeping a mom plant for cloning forever. just wondering how do you do that? im thinking by keep it under 18/6 forever? but wouldnt that mean it will keep on growing?

It will continue to grow, so you keep it clipped down until you need the new growth for clones. I just keep topping it. I keep a mother from July each year under a flouro shop light (i have done 24 hour and 18/6 with not much noticable difference) to February for my outdoor grows.

 

[bbqchip]

ok thanx, but if i dont know what the sex is and put it in a 12/12 cycle to see what sex it is. and after i see its a female can i put it back in a 18/6 cycle?

 

[howhigh123]

yea..it will just revegg

 

[Chiceh]

Ya it will veg again, just put it back as soon as you can tell.

 

[GanjaFarmer?]

How do you cut/top the plant so you can keep it forever ? I heard people get as much as 20 clones from 1 motherplant, but mine only has 4 branches :S = 8 clones ??

 

[Chiceh]

How do you cut/top the plant so you can keep it forever ? I heard people get as much as 20 clones from 1 motherplant, but mine only has 4 branches :S = 8 clones ??

You keep topping it. Like every 2 weeks.

 

[Proph]

or...... if you dont want to keep a mother plant you can just grow a clone, get it good size, take a few clones, give the plant some time to recooperate than toss it into flower and your next batch is ready with the clones, do it all over.

 

[GanjaFarmer?]

You keep topping it. Like every 2 weeks.

OK, thx for help

 

[SomeGuy]

Once your clones are in the veg cna't you just clone the clone?

Thats what he was saying. You have a mom.. you take a clone.. get the thing rooted and growing good and then flower the mom. New clone becomes mom.. Repeat as necessary..LOL

 

[NoDrama]

How do you cut/top the plant so you can keep it forever ? I heard people get as much as 20 clones from 1 motherplant, but mine only has 4 branches :S = 8 clones ??

Heres 45 cuttings off of 1 mother plant. And mother plant before and after. I do this every month.

 

[mixin]

good pics nodrama!