~*Cutting Question*~

[Italiano715]

Alright, check this out......

I was sitting here contemplating on this for awhile and decided to ask the board before making any rash decisions.

Well, I have had this OG growing for a few months and it has BEEN ready to take cuttings from a month ago, but I LSTd it and let it get bigger. Well now I want to take cuttings from it, but I always understood that you don't want to remove more than 50% growth maximum, but your not supposed to take off anymore than 30% of the growth (first thing I learned so I went with it). So, this is where the question comes in.

Why does it matter if I take more than 50% off? Why not 3/4 of the growth?

Reason I ask really, is because I want to know how long (roughly) does it take to see regular growth again? What would be the difference between taking off only 50% to 75% in "recovery time" per-se?!?

If the question is confusing then let me know and I will be more than glad to reword it for easier understanding. I was in a rush to write it and just hoping for the best! lol :stoned:

Italiano715 Reviewed by Italiano715 on 01-06-2010. ~*Cutting Question*~ Alright, check this out...... I was sitting here contemplating on this for awhile and decided to ask the board before making any rash decisions. Well, I have had this OG growing for a few months and it has BEEN ready to take cuttings from a month ago, but I LSTd it and let it get bigger. Well now I want to take cuttings from it, but I always understood that you don't want to remove more than 50% growth maximum, but your not supposed to take off anymore than 30% of the growth (first thing Rating: 5

[redtails]

I've seen people take up to 95% off with good results. Now, I've never done more than a few cuttings at a time though so I don't have any personal experience with it. As long as you leave at least one growing tip per branch the branch will stay alive and nutrient. Check out this link:

http://boards.cannabis.com/advanced-...ml#post1546321

[Italiano715]

I've seen people take up to 95% off with good results. Now, I've never done more than a few cuttings at a time though so I don't have any personal experience with it. As long as you leave at least one growing tip per branch the branch will stay alive and nutrient. Check out this link:

http://boards.cannabis.com/advanced-...ml#post1546321

I understand the whole reveg thing already. I'm just wondering why people say it will shock the plant if you take too much off. I just want to know how long it would be before it started normal growth again from being "shocked" from different amount taken off.

For example, if you take a few cuttings from a plant, then obviously it's going to be a day or so before it starts to really grow again because of the "shock" from taking cuttings.

Basically, how long (how many days) would it take for my mother plant to rejuvenate from the shock if I removed only 50% of her and if I removed 75% of her for cuttings.

They say you can take cuttings every two weeks or so, but seeing as your taking more off than the so called, recommended amount, then I figured it take longer to rejuvenate from the 75% taken off and wanted to know that amount in days more....Are you following me?

Listen, OBVIOUSLY I said the same question like 4 different ways, but I'm trying to get the question off directly and as many ways for everybody to typically understand. Hopefully this time I got all the angles covered!

[redtails]

That's why I posted the link: if you go into the link in the first post (outside link so I didn't post it directly), and go 3/4 way down the page it shows an example of a plant being cut back probably 90% and how much growth it showed after only 12 days...nothing about revegging

[irydyum]

Why not just take 100% of her in cuttings, and mother out one of the clones? It'll help out not having a large plant taking up space.

Just how I roll, so I thought I would throw it out there.

[Italiano715]

Why not just take 100% of her in cuttings, and mother out one of the clones? It'll help out not having a large plant taking up space.

Just how I roll, so I thought I would throw it out there.

Well, that was the ORIGINAL idea, but wanted to keep a mother, but I like the idea of just keeping a clone to mother.

Appreciate the input as well redtails!

[Italiano715]

So, I also was told you don't want to spray the cuttings all the time but more so spray the dome instead and the plants only sometimes. I guess this is more so of wondering different techniques people use towards taking care of their cuttings till they root.

Matter of fact, first time I took cuttings, I forgot to braise the bottom of the cut to help promote root growth and it took the cuttings FOREVER to clone. Over 2 weeks! Lesson learned.

[LOC NAR on probation]

I can tell you that I saw almost no dif in just taking 30% over 50% or even 90% of a 3 foot mother. It may depend on strain but Hawaiin and Papaya recover very quick if I only leave 2 shoots per branch. I was taking more than 50 each time just to keep it trimmed back.

We just took 40 clones off a hawaiian the other day and mother was only a month or so from clone herself. She looks bare but in just a few days growth all over.

[Italiano715]

I can tell you that I saw almost no dif in just taking 30% over 50% or even 90% of a 3 foot mother. It may depend on strain but Hawaiin and Papaya recover very quick if I only leave 2 shoots per branch. I was taking more than 50 each time just to keep it trimmed back.

We just took 40 clones off a hawaiian the other day and mother was only a month or so from clone herself. She looks bare but in just a few days growth all over.

Yeah, I just took 16 clones off of her. I didn't even take into consideration how many I took off after seeing nobody really had any circumstantial difference. Cuttings are looking great and mother is still looking great. She's already recovered and I have them both on 24hr schedule until the cuttings root into clones.

Thanks everybody for your input....