How many cuttings from a mum at once?

mjgrower

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I may have a place where I can a couple of larger grows to stock me up for ages. The area is 120m sq. I would probably split this down to three rooms - mostly because I cannot find the money for all the kit to fill that area and also can you imagine looking after that many plants all at the same stage and having to harvest them all at once - I know there's probably a lot here that do that but I'm no where near that league yet. Also three set ups gives me chance to experiment with different techniques etc.
Anyway - the main reason for this thread is to find out realistically how many cuttings I could take from a mother, how long it would take to grow that mother, and how long before I can take that many again?
In one of my three set ups which would be 8m x 5m (40m sq) - about 7 x 4m (28m sq) actual grow area I estimate on squeezing in something like 4 plants per square meter ie 112 plants. am I being realistic and can I produce all these babies from one mother?
 

mjgrower

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Thanks for replying so quick.

Wow - so thats on 12 per plant - thought it might be possible to get much more than that. How big are your mothers?

I'll probably go down the route of ordering my clones then - I should be able to get that many for about £350 from talking to a friend. Then I can take my own cuttings from that grow on.

Cheers mate.
 

calicat

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The most I have ever done was from 5 mothers. The strain was mazari skunk the sativa dominant one. I was cloning for different people and if my memory is correct per mother in a months time of course alternating it would be about 65 clones. But my mothers were huge in 10 gallon pots and the height was about 5 ft and extremely bushy. I usually wait for a mother to be about 2 months old prior to taking clones. And I usually do not keep mothers for over a years time.
 

mjgrower

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Those figures sound more in the line of what I thought Cali n NoDrama. I still think I might be better off buying them first time around though.
What are the prices anyone pays for cuttings in the UK? I've been told anywhere between £3 - £5. per cutting.
 
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