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06-11-2008, 02:53 AM #1OPJunior Member
Clone longetivity
I was wondering if you keep taking clones from the same line all the time if the strain gets weaker as you go.
Do you have to refresh the strain or will it keep on producing?
A mate of mine constantly grows , he has 3 rooms, 1 clones, 1 veg and 1 flower. Every 8 weeks he has a harvest.
Just before he puts them into his flower room he takes clones off them.
He has been wondering as he seems to think the strain is getting weaker and every now and then a harvest is no good, it looks ok but it's not as smelly or potent.kymboed Reviewed by kymboed on . Clone longetivity I was wondering if you keep taking clones from the same line all the time if the strain gets weaker as you go. Do you have to refresh the strain or will it keep on producing? A mate of mine constantly grows , he has 3 rooms, 1 clones, 1 veg and 1 flower. Every 8 weeks he has a harvest. Just before he puts them into his flower room he takes clones off them. He has been wondering as he seems to think the strain is getting weaker and every now and then a harvest is no good, it looks ok but Rating: 5
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06-11-2008, 03:12 AM #2Senior Member
Clone longetivity
Your cloning from clones you are going to weaken the strain. That's why we keep our mothers and take cuttings from them to keep the consistency. Start a new batch and keep 2-3 females to make all your cuttings...
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AMERICA\'S #1 We should all be proud of this great Country. It is just upsetting that laws prohibit us from growing certain flowers in our GARDENS!!!!
All Pics posted are from a source who lives in Hungary were the LAWS are less Stringent when it comes to Gardening... \"I CAN NOT GROW A CHIA PET\"
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06-11-2008, 03:29 AM #3OPJunior Member
Clone longetivity
Ahhhhh ok so thats why he is losing potency sometimes
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06-11-2008, 03:53 AM #4Senior Member
Clone longetivity
Yes everytime you clone from a clone your killig the strain!!!!!
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AMERICA\'S #1 We should all be proud of this great Country. It is just upsetting that laws prohibit us from growing certain flowers in our GARDENS!!!!
All Pics posted are from a source who lives in Hungary were the LAWS are less Stringent when it comes to Gardening... \"I CAN NOT GROW A CHIA PET\"
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06-11-2008, 04:04 AM #5Senior Member
Clone longetivity
That's not true at all.
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06-11-2008, 04:12 AM #6OPJunior Member
Clone longetivity
Originally Posted by GreenLeaf420
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06-11-2008, 04:24 AM #7Senior Member
Clone longetivity
Kymboed, a clone is an exact copy of the plant it was taken from. Nothing is lost in the cloning process. The only bit of truth to what GreenLeaf420 is saying is that over the course of hundreds of clone generations some genetic degradation can occur. But it's hard to imagine an amateur grower encountering that problem.
There are other factors that can attribute to clones losing their vigor, but if the plants are healthy then something else is contributing to the perceived lack of potency.
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06-11-2008, 04:28 AM #8OPJunior Member
Clone longetivity
So there's no need for a mother plant then?
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06-11-2008, 04:32 AM #9Senior Member
Clone longetivity
Mother plant is just a term for a plant which is used to donate cuttings for clones. For many people who have space restrictions they toss out their mother plants frequently and grow out a clone as a new mother plant.
If you need a large amount of clones and have plenty of space then you would probably keep a larger "mother plant" around and not replace it as often or ever. I've heard of people having 15 year old plants, but it's not a necessity.
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06-11-2008, 04:37 AM #10OPJunior Member
Clone longetivity
Thanks Orzy
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