Splifferous
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sorry? not at all! greets and welcome to the thread!
well, actually my tent is 5x10 and 7 feet tall, but ya, only 5 plants in it. my OL did 7ish ounces last run, from a 5gal and they're in 7gal pots this run, so i spose about 8 ounces or so per plant might be reasonable to anticipate. but i'm also changing the nutes a bit, and using Massive instead of Boost in waterings but still using Boost as a foliar.
as for keeping a mom... i generally don't keep a dedicated mommy. in my state, we are limited on adult plants, and i only take plants to the adult size if i am going to bloom them, not keep them around for cuts. i take cuts off all of my girls, when i prune them. the good cuts i root and the best of the clones i keep for the next rotations. for example, the 5 that are in the tent now, i also have a 2 month old CT in a #2, and a 1mo old in a #1. i have 2 1mo old MPs in #1s, one OL in a #1, one AO in a 4 inch square, and 2 WFs in #1s. the next rotation in will be a Blueberry (in a #3), 2 diff phenos of White Rhino (in #3s), a Qrazy Train (in a #2) that will be bumped to #7s and will root that first, then be groomed into scrogs and cuts taken for the next rounds of them... and so on. that way i can stay with the most diversity in my meds as possible.
but if you wanted to have one particular strain around for a long while and use it as a dedicated mommy, like for running a SoG or w/e, then i'd advise you to keep the room she's in immaculately clean. no outside clothes, and hepa/uc-v filtered air in a stable temp/RH environment. seriously, get anal on how clean you keep her and don't let other plants touch her, and no pets in the room. use a maintenance foliar program to keep bugs, mold and such off her - ounces of prevention are way cheaper than pounds of cure - even if you start with no bugs; keep it that way. also, look into beneficial soil microbes, even if you go hydro or w/e. you might also want to consider using some form of enzyme product that would help to ward off salt build up issues. pick soil or hydro that best suits you need for risk vs ability to invest time in upkeep. long term soil will eventually see you pruning her rootmass down and repotting her, or you will end up with a stunted rootbound mess of a plant that will soon fall out of your desires to keep around. i'd say look to your own past with plants on this for the most part. are you good at keeping plants around? have you kept a garden before? perhaps just start with seeing if you can carry a plant from baby to harvest before seeing if you can keep a plant in healthy veg for more than she would find to be "normal". i'm totally not trying to be an ass there, i just don't want to presume your experience level and advise you down a course of action that then might turn out to cause you drama or such...
thanks again for stopping by, and also for your kind words! feel free to hang out and chat away with us!
