Keeping a mother plant young and juicy?

[rafterman]

Ha ha ha.......

But seriously should you reduce light, nutes etc. after a clone harvest, keep them the same or increase them?

Can you get four to six clones off a mother every six weeks?

Got four in flowering from seed and five clones and think I'll hold back the best looking clone as a mother.

Any other tips?

 

[RandomGuy00001]

Ha ha ha.......

But seriously should you reduce light, nutes etc. after a clone harvest, keep them the same or increase them?

i feed/water a few hours before i take my cuts, that way they aren't dried out and suck air into the stem as soon as u cut them. I prefer to water, then take the cuts so that they ooze a lil water out as i cut them. after i take the cuts i kinda leave the mom alone for a few days .. water/feed

Can you get four to six clones off a mother every six weeks?

You can get that every 7-10 days.

Got four in flowering from seed and five clones and think I'll hold back the best looking clone as a mother.

Any other tips?

don't over-love your cuts and your mothers. those is where everything begins .. keep your moms green and let your cuts root with plain jane water .. thats my best advice for success.

--RG1

 

[Orygun]

Yeah what random guy said don't love your moms or especially your clones to death, I only feed my moms when they start to lose a little bit of their dark green color. As far as the number of clones you can take you'll be fine I can cut 20-40 clones from each of my moms which are about 3.5 ft tall, I hope this helps ya out.

 

[Spl1fftast1ck]

Random and Orygun got it right, My mom is about 5' and can kick off 10 - 15 clones every 2 weeks (she is 6 months old now and still taking shape, another month or two before shes' where I want her to be). This is due to way i prune and train her, which is the only thing I can add to the above advice. Train, Top, and start forming mom shape early on depending on your goal.

 

[supermanlives]

get good at rootpruning and trimming. bonsai techniques work well for moms

 

[ThaMagnificent]

get good at rootpruning and trimming. bonsai techniques work well for moms

This. There's a sticky for how to work with Bonsai moms...

 

[Polishdankchron]

take your cutting under water so they never get to suck up any air... that takes off at least a couple days off grow time