Keeping clones for a long time (8-10 weeks)

hbbum

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I was thinking about getting a small (1g, 8 site) aeroponic cloner to take some cuttings from my current grow. I was wondering if anyone with experience cloning with these knows if I would be able to keep the cuttings in this cloner for an entire flowering cycle, or what tips/tricks people have for keeping clones for a long time when they want to hold on to clones without keeping a mother plant. I do not have a second tent, so they would need to stay small enough to stay in a pretty small space (height wise) during this time.

Would I be able to just continue to trim the top growth or would the roots get out of control?
Can I trim the roots as well if they do?

In the past I have just stored cuttings in plain water for a few weeks but it was much easier because when they rooted I just put them in solo cups until I was ready to put into larger pots in the grow room.
 
Why not just reclone your cuttings if they get too big? That's how I keep cuttings around in a limited space setup, without keeping a mother.
 
dwc grows too damn fast, maybe if you have a small cfl light it will slow them down and keep them barely alive but healthy.
 
Good idea on clones from the cuttings, if things get too crazy on the original cuttings I can try to just trim the top back and re-cut the roots off to begin the rooting process over.

Was planning on using a little 90w UFO LED for a light, but could exchange that with a couple small CFLs if getting to much top growth.
 
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I've stored them in a fridge for up to 4-6 weeks,
just keep them in a damp plastic bag,
air every 2-3 days
 
Thanks all. I think what I will do is pull my cuttings about 1 week into flowering(after transition), store in the fridge for 2 weeks and then put into the cloner. That should buy me enough time, and if not I can "re-root" the clones by turning them back into cuttings. If nothing else, it is at least an interesting experiment.
 
Man I have seen cuts in a ziploc with water in a fridge that have gone for 9+ month and still rooted.
 
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