Is it too late for clones?

[Biggins]

My first plants, I turned the light cycle to 12/12 about 5 days ago. Would it be too late to take a few clones off and go back to 18/6 light?

Biggins Reviewed by Biggins on 12-16-2008. Is it too late for clones? My first plants, I turned the light cycle to 12/12 about 5 days ago. Would it be too late to take a few clones off and go back to 18/6 light? Rating: 5

[dodo5678]

I've read that clones can be taken at any point within the growth cycle and root quickly, but may require a month to revert back to vegetative growth. Those clones that are taken may also flower prematurely and are more susceptible to pest and disease attacks.

-dodo

[TurboALLWD]

dodo you sure you didn't mean the flowering cycle??? if you took them in veg, why would it take them a month to start vegetative growth? LOL

Clones should start their life under 24/7 and be brought down to 18/6 when they have roots, at least thats what i saw in jorge cervantes grow dvd and have read on here, probably under the diy bubble cloner thread. I took my clones when they were 2wks into 12/12 and it was also before i had a ph pen and my 2yr old ph strips that were inacurate led me to believe my ph was alright. 7.2 is not alright for clones. haha. Most likely why i had weird, one leaf, and 3leafer clones. A week or so after my ph was around 5.9-6.2 my last clone taken in flowering, started growing normal 5 leaf fan leaves. I took my clones off the bottom branches where there were little to no flowering going on. I'd say go for it, you're clones might flower early but big deal

[dodo5678]

Turbo you are absolutely correct thank you for catching that for me! I too have been reading Mr. Cervantes books. As a matter of fact that is where I found the information I provided to Mr Biggins.

I'm curious to know more about the DYI Bubble cloner thread. I will try to find it so I can learn more about that technique as I have yet to master the art of cloning. If you could post a link to the thread it would be cool incase I don't find it. Also, since you've made some interesting remarks on light cycles would you mind making a reply to a thread I created in this forum? I'm curious to hear your thoughts.

Thanks again,
-dodo

[Biggins]

Anymore input?