I ordered clones froCanadada clones consulting. Aug 17 they arriveSeptpt 28. They had been shipped by ups on Sept 21. Four light starvebarely rooted crappy clones arrived packaged in a zip log bag taped to the box with silver tape. were rooted in Rockwool. I'm trying to nurse them back to life under a humidity tent. The labels are as lame as can be. Hopefully in two to three weeks ill have a plant that can stand on its own. From now on I'm going seed only. Total waist of money
Sounds like a horrible company, sadly there's lots like that whether it's clones or seeds, sorry it was such a bad experience. For contrast I ordered from Primo Clones on Aug 21st, they were delivered on Aug 23rd packaged in a solid pastic container with some extra goodies including a free clone. Despite the clear deliver instructions written on the package the driver didn't bother to pay attention, failed to delivery it and created a problem as I wasn't around the next couple days. Without hesitation I was offered free shipping on the next order to compensate for the hassle of me having to go track them down. Both clones were health, well rooted in rockwool wrapped in plastic so the roots were white and healthy and had some decent branching already. One had no problem adjusting to the grow room, after a day or two under a bag to moderate the humidity it was fine, Twinkle Tarts took closer to 6 days but was also had more vegetative growth so would have struggled more with the 35-40C temps during shipping (of course I ordered them during a heat wave as I never do anything easily). For less then the cost of a pack of seeds I got a well selected pheno that matched the posted description accurately without having to spend the time growing them out. I was specifically looking for a good variety for extractions (bubble and rosin), so buying a clone I have a clear idea of what to expect without having to hunt through a pack or more.
Don't get me wrong, seeds are great for playing around, learning about the canna gene pool and it's varied expression and discovering new plants but at the cost of inconsistent crops with variable quality/yields/flowering times and of course the risk of hermaphrodites seeding your crop or having to deal with males if you're growing reg seeds. Clones offer consistency, known quality and can be dialed in after a couple grows with optimal fert/watering schedules to maximise yield/trich production as long as you maintain healthy moms and a pathogen free grow. Which is why the bulk of my grow is a half dozen moms selected to meet my needs with 10-20 seeds running on the side for fun, pollen chucking, looking for new and unique plants to use as Mom's. Growing strictly from seed is too limiting as it's a lot of work to find rare, unique, truly good plants that have quality effects, great taste and a decent yield which is why the "elites" are still kicking around 20-30+ years later.
