Okay Folks, tell us how YOU pick your Mothers??

jangel

I am at a point with my clones I have to pick my mums to carry on with. I have my thoughts about how to go about doing this but thought it would be interesting to hear other grower's words of wisdom. Here are the questions:

1. What do you look for in a good mother, shape, growth, health, whatever you look to?

2. Do you train, alter, feed or anything specificly different with this plant to make her a better mother?

3. How do you veg, take care of and maintain this mother to last and be productive for you?

4. Anything else that you deem relavent to help in this discussion.

Thanks fellow members. This could help many.

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barrelhse

My success at cloning is dismal, though I recently had great luck with some AK48. I took several clones from some plants that had just shown sex under 12/12. When the clones were at 2 wks rooting I put them back under 12/12. After 9 or 10 days I chose the the most vigorous plant as a mother and returned it to 24/0. I feed a regular high N fert for vegging.
Yesterday I topped the plant to make it bushy, should be pruning clones soon, as these are fast growers. (stuck the top in a Rooter)
This is my very limited experience with clones and mothers, and I'm looking forward to info from those that know what they're doing. My small success shows me the beauty of seedless growing and perpetual harvest.

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jangel

Thank you very much Barrelhouse for getting this ball rolling! Now all you people that have mothers, PLEASE add to the shared knowledge that is Green Passion!
Peace!

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kennkenniff

i always take clones from all my plants and cut about 75% more than i want to grow then pick the ones that have the biggest root and over all growth and continue the cycle so really all my plant end up mothering in the first week of flower

green_nobody

having mother plants means normally at least two separate grow rooms, one for each stage, and that buys normally enough space to keep a bunch of small mother plants - don't forget that you keep cutting clones and therefor is the volume of the plant under control - in the veg mode till you have a idea which one produces the best clones and smoke. if no difference is to notice stick to the best looking ones which grown a fat trunk like stem, and so on

besides, if fund your perfect moms give them a root trim and plant em in a slightly larger pot each time - the grow more roots as with topping and this boost the grows of green shoots
even to take almost half of the rootball off is no big problem with a plant that been vegged for 4-6 weeks. but to take 1/3 off usually does already the trick

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jangel

Thank you very much Scott. From the wise we get wisdom!

Peace

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scott06

and from oranges we get orange juice

videoman

Scott06, you use the exact same technique as I am using too........Take a cutting, dip it in rooting harmone, stick her in the dirt.

Please elaborate a little for everyone reading.
Do you use a humidity dome after taking your cutting?
Peace

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GSR

Jangle,
I don't have to much to add, but I can tell you that a friend of mine has 4 large mothers I'm talking, probably 3'x3'. they are growing like a boxwood hedge, they fill 1/2 of the room. He has a separate room dedicated just to mothers and clones. So when he needs cuttings for the next run he simply takes them from the freshest growing shoots that have sprung up after the last session. Now, he has the EZ-clone all set up and running. So he takes the cutting then dips it into water and cuts the end again, this prevents an embolism from forming. next the cutting gets dipped into Clonex gel then set into the machine. In 7to 10 days he has well rooted girls, the roots are allowed to get about 4 inches long before they are put in 4" pots.