old clones finishing faster

[tokersmoke]

I have some clones of the doctor by greenhouse going that have been around for awhile.The clones came off a plant i grew two years ago.I have vegged ,flowered, revegged, vegged and flowered again lol.the current two clones that are flowering are 20 days in and seem to be weeks ahead of the last grow.The last grow the plants streched 3 times their size when flowered. this time they only streched a little and immediately started flowering.at day 20 i have day 35 buds.So share some thoughts!

 

[tokersmoke]

No input?

 

[Gelado`]

I've noticed exactly the same thing--mine are clones that are now going through their third flowering cycle. IMO it's perfectly normal

 

[tokersmoke]

Thanks for the input.I have heard a bunch about degrading quality but in my experience they have just gotten stronger in potency.It could be because i have the strain dialed in more each time.I have never had the potency tested so all of it is just bench testing for now.What strain are you growing?Any more thoughts icmag?

 

[moritzst]

maybe u can load some pics?
greez mo

 

[Floridian]

Were you taking cuts in veg before 12/12 or shortly after 12/12?I had a blockhead pheno for three years and everything was fine until I took some cuts a week or so after 12/12.You don't want pistilly cuts you want good veg cuts if your cut has pistils when thrown into 12/12 your plants will want to finish faster.Pistilly cuts suck you want good "veg" cuts

 

[tokersmoke]

I cant find my camera so no pics could take a few with the cellphone ill try.

All the cuts where taken off revegged plants with normal veg growth.Seems like they have week 5 buds 20 days in!!No complaints just completely different plants from the original seed.the leaves,buds,and smells are completely different this go around.I have taken cuttings off of the same strain that was also revegged a couple times in the past and never had the look these plants have.Give me a couple minutes to figure out the pics and ill show the ladies off.

 

[Gelado`]

My Paradise Ice Cream clones are flowering a few weeks faster than on the past two runs; these clones were taken in early flowering and then left under 24 hour light until they started vegging again. Either way, I'm happy, I have enough bud and decided to do one last run to take advantage of the coolest part of the year (I need air conditioning to grow in summer, which costs me more to run than my 400W), so I'll be able to harvest and switch the lights off a little quicker and focus on enjoying the summer rather than battling the heat from my HPS.

One possible reason for a different look/taste/flowering time on your girls could be a new medium/fertilizer regimen. Changing your medium and fertilizers can get you very different results. Have you switched them up at all? Switching directly to bloom ferts can make them come along a little faster than if you make a more gradual switch/feed veg fertilizer in the first few weeks of flowering.

 

[tokersmoke]

Okay so where is the place where old socks are found?I cant find my camera to save my life.My cellphone is a cheapo with a cheapskate plan so i cant send the pictures through email.

Either way, until i find it no pics.My soil is the same,litterally used from the last grow.Ive been using botanicare pro bloom and bat shit teas.I havent changed a thing besides adding a metal halide bulb in the flowering room.

 

[mojave green]

clone article

clone article

interesting article on cloning:
http://www.ox.ac.uk/media/news_stories/2011/110729.html

mg

mark

 

[tokersmoke]

Great post it debunks alot of peoples therios.Thanks for sharing this!