Dumb and Dumber need advice on an adoption
A friend of mine is looking to give up her plants for adoption. She is going on vacation and has decided growing is not for her. There are 6 plants, about 2 feet tall, that have been on a 12 & 12 light cycle for a week or two. There is no mother; there are no clones.
How can I keep this family going? I assume it is too late to clone. I seem to remember years ago a friend cutting his plants down to harvest and then just letting them grow back. Am I imaging this or is it a possibility? Any options or advice would be greatly appreciated. Thank you.
Dumb and Dumber need advice on an adoption
A week or two into 12/12 shouldn't be a problem taking a couple clones. I took 3 clones from my last grow at 2 weeks into flowering and they rooted and are growing fine. Although I must add it has taken them a bit longer to come around than the ones taken in veg did, and I'd suspect that is because they have to re-veg first.
You can re-veg a plant. I don't know much on that subject as I've never done it, but I know it can take a couple months, and that when you harvest, you want to let enough leaves/bud on the plant so it has a fighting chance. I'm sure someone else can go more in depth with this.
Dumb and Dumber need advice on an adoption
If you're only a week or two into flowering, you can revert it back to an 18/6 lighting schedule and return them to vegetative growth fairly quickly. I'd start adding a fertilizer with a higher Nitrogen content, and start taking cuttings as soon as new shoots begin to form.
You can reveg a harvested plant, but from what I've heard, it'll lose some potency each time the plant is harvested. Plus, reverting a mature plant back to vegetative growth, you'll either need to repot into a container that is much larger than the one it was flowered in...or...you'll need to cut away a good bit of the root mass. I always assumed this would stunt growth too much for it to be beneficial. But cloning, on the other hand, is quick and easy once you've done it a couple of times, and can produce some fantastic yields.
Dumb and Dumber need advice on an adoption
you can reveg, but itll just add some time to em. if you want, you can pollinate one with a prized male...