Clone longetivity

[kymboed]

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 06-11-2008. 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

[GreenLeaf420]

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...


Welcome New Guy GL420:jointsmile::jointsmile::jointsmile:

[kymboed]

Ahhhhh ok so thats why he is losing potency sometimes

[GreenLeaf420]

Yes everytime you clone from a clone your killig the strain!!!!!

[Orzy]

That's not true at all.

[kymboed]

Yes everytime you clone from a clone your killig the strain!!!!!

If he keeps one for a mother next time will the mother regain the potency of the strain? it's AK-47 by the way.

[Orzy]

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.

[kymboed]

So there's no need for a mother plant then?

[Orzy]

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.

[kymboed]

Thanks Orzy