controlling height for moms

[chongsbuddy]

I u have a small grow space for mother plants how would you control their size when keeping them for 4 months or more?

 

[MHHSP]

Trim them back as needed. Also you could train the tops horizontally, keep them in a smaller pot 5 gals or so.

 

[bounty29]

What he said. Combination of LST and topping/strategic trimming.

 

[killafornia]

topping mothers

topping mothers

Cannabis is a pretty hardy plant, you can really cut them back to about 1/3 their size. This helps them in nature if deer come along and munch on them. Don't be afraid to chop of the top 2/3, the main lead and all. It may take them 2-3 weeks to grow some nice cuts back, but if you do this regularly it should take them atleast 8 months to get 6 feet tall.

This will also make them a lot bushier, so only a control for height, not width.

 

[chongsbuddy]

thanks a lot for the info.

 

[fatcat]

I cut my roots back, and use low quality soil because I don't need clones that often.

 

[FreezerBoy]

http://www.icmag.com/ic/showthread.php?t=31919&highlight=bonsai

An Advanced Search by Titles Only for "bonsai" will give you lots of reading

 

[bhuddahat]

Another option Which i use is make each flowering plant the mother of the next clone .

Grow a topped plant to your desired height and then take off one of the 2 growing tops as a clone and flower the plant it came from this way you get the maximum veg time for a small plant . add infinitum