Mother plant size needed

[Jerrodg]

How large of a mother do I need to take 36 clones every 2 months? She would be residing under a 250 watt light. I need to make sure that my current cabinet is large enough to support a mother, and that I could fill a double Hydro hut on a 36 plant hydroponic system.

[Sparrow]

About two feet tall, 2 gallon pot, 16 to 18 inches wide.

[busteruk7]

About two feet tall, 2 gallon pot, 16 to 18 inches wide.
nice one i needed that answer too cheers

[Garden Knowm]

Jerrdog..

If you are ony going to clone every 2 months then you don't even need a 250 watt HPS.. a couple of CFL's will more than do the trick..

: )

[Sparrow]

I fit 30 two foot mothers under one 400 watt light.

Gknome I have never used CFL's on mothers just clones, do you think they will strech?

[Garden Knowm]

Yes.. definitley stretch.. you know that.. LOL
But they are just Mothers..

Sparrow...

Have you seen this...
This was grown using CFL's, it is a 15 gram main cola from a MANGO plant that was flowered when it was 4 inches tall... it grew to about 24+ inches..
It was started fro bag seed...


The plant gave 3 ounces total.. from CFL... CFL's kept close can really limit stretching....

[Sparrow]

Ya I saw it when you posted it a while back. I did not know it was gkrown under CLFs though. Very impressive. How many watts did you use. That must have been one solid cola if it was organic

[Garden Knowm]

There were 3 plants vying for 8- 150(42)watt CFL's...
I was told the it was a MANGO seed....


It was Miracle Grow soil... LOL .. seriously...

LOL

I did not grow it...

SeeMore did..

he is a naughty boy.. it was his experiment... he thought CFL"s were for PUSSY's... NOW he is a PUSSY... and CFL's can be great.... go figure

LOL

I myself.. well I AM a grown ass MAN!!!!!!

i love you

[Sparrow]

Let me get this straight. He use 150 42w lights?
6300 watts total?

I am lost with the figuring about men and pussies but if it works for you thats great.

One love
the poor child with bread

[Jerrodg]

Garden Knowm I realize I don't need the 250 HPS, but I currently have one, and am making the switch to an application in which I'll use 2 1000watt bulbs, so I figured if I've got it, I might as well use it.

[MrGuy]

The stronger the light the stronger the plant....and its offspring.

[stonedtom]

i gotta question i heard u cant clone if they have buds on them and my plant isnt even 2ft tall and all of the branches already have buds does any one know wut i did wrong

[LIP]

The 250 will be fine, but it'll cost more than the CFL's, and if you could do it with CFL's it be easier, but up 2 you, you have the choice

[turtle420]

The stronger the light the stronger the plant....and its offspring.
I was recently told this.

Can anyone else comment on this?

Say, I have a mother plant... small... 2sq.ft.
Now, say I have one 42W CFL over it...

My question::: Will the low light level cause the plant to "change" its genetics?

Is this true?

Thanks for all replies/comments,

-turtle420 :cool:
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[LIP]

No, but it could turn hermie from stress. Also, my friend was growing a plant on his window sill, and because of the insurficcient light, it never reached 5 fingers on the leaves, its only got 3 and now its 2 foot tall with still only 3 fingers on each leaf.

[Garden Knowm]

Garden Knowm I realize I don't need the 250 HPS, but I currently have one, and am making the switch to an application in which I'll use 2 1000watt bulbs, so I figured if I've got it, I might as well use it.


COOL!!!

It will work great.
If you keep a healthy mother with 250 watts on her 18 houras a day in a
5 gallon pot... I would have to gues, you can get at least 50 clones a month from her. Probably more like 100 clones a month.

: )