50 clones per week?

[Spanishwilly]

What would youse guys recommend as a mother setup to produce 50 cuttings every week?
I was thinking about bonsai moms 2 feet tall under HPS. Can I produce that many under a 400? I have some T5's, CFL's and regular fluorescents as well.

 

[Lazyman]

Well, depends on if you're trashing your moms or plan to re-use them again, but to get 50 clones and allow the plant to survive, I need about a 6 week veg and a 5 foot tall BUSHY plant. I find it works best to rotate moms (keep vegged plants to grow into new moms) and flip the old moms into flower every now and then.

With bonsai moms you'd need quite a few of them to get 50 clones a week, like maybe 10!

 

[U4EA]

I used to produce more than that off a T8 fixture. But I recommend more.

 

[Spanishwilly]

With bonsai moms you'd need quite a few of them to get 50 clones a week, like maybe 10!

Regards Lazyman,
And thanks again for the help. I was thinking 12 Bonsais even. But that should fit under a regular shoplight easily if I read the sticky right.
SW

 

[dtfsux]

My understanding is Bonsais are more for keeping a strain alive and getting a few clones. It keeps the plant small and manageable.

50 clones a week is 200 a month, 400 every two months.

I dont see a bonsai mom giving you 50 clones at once. Especially under fluros. Even if you used a different mom every week.

You need several bushes, and more than some fluros, and a T5.

 

[Darth Fader]

50 clones a week is 200 a month, 400 every two months.

LOL, yeah- that's how math generally works.

No offense, just thought that was funny - like "wait a minute. You said 50 a week, not 400 every 2 months"

Maybe it's just me. I'm weird like that.

 

[U4EA]

50 a week is definitely possible under a single 2-tube F32T8 fixture, I can attest to that from personal experience. I think I had 8 moms at the time. I quickly upgraded to two fixtures, though.

 

[verticalgrower]

the real question is wat strains is your mums going to be its no problem if your using skunk or ak and such now if your using pre 98 bubba or some other super slow vegging plant then yeah theres no way.

 

[Spanishwilly]

My understanding is Bonsais are more for keeping a strain alive and getting a few clones. It keeps the plant small and manageable.

50 clones a week is 200 a month, 400 every two months.

I dont see a bonsai mom giving you 50 clones at once. Especially under fluros. Even if you used a different mom every week.

You need several bushes, and more than some fluros, and a T5.

Read the Bonsai Mom sticky. And I didn't say one mom.