clones and plant count

[galulyah]

Hey all,

Hopin someone can shed some light on this. I thought I read somewhere that
a clone or small plant from seed doesnt count towards your plant count until it reaches a certain height? Is this right? And if so, how tall?

Thanks,
D

galulyah Reviewed by galulyah on 02-21-2011. clones and plant count Hey all, Hopin someone can shed some light on this. I thought I read somewhere that a clone or small plant from seed doesnt count towards your plant count until it reaches a certain height? Is this right? And if so, how tall? Thanks, D Rating: 5

[pfunk211]

i'm pretty sure i read 8" was a proposed height to differentiate between clones and plants, but i've also known that anything with roots is a plant.
it's probably best to assume, for your defense budget, that anything with leaves (and sometimes not even...) is counting against you, i.e. old root-balls, twigs in your fireplace, leaves on the floor......
maybe a jury will empathize with you about the science of 'sea of green' and look past plant counts to understand yield, but that jury isn't going to pay your lawyer.....

[donnachris]

i know in Michigan, anything with even the smallest root is considered a plant. thats why when you havest, if you pull your plant out, you need to also cut the root ball of, otherwise that counts towards your 12 plants.

[adkben]

I'm under the impression now that if it is in a 'rooting solution' it counts toward plant count. Additionally I believe it counts toward plant count if you have a plant hanging even though it is no longer in any grow medium; until it has been trimmed and bagged it counts toward your plant count. (don't quote me on this though yet lol)

[DenverRelief]

The distinction between clone and plant is hopefully going to be a part of HB 1284 which has not passed yet.

I believe that there are many who are sympathetic to the need of making the distinction between a flowering plant with medicine on it, and a mother, or a clone that it not medicinal...yet.

We'll have to wait and see how it sifts out.

[galulyah]

Great replies all, thanks.

Happy growin,
D

[DenverRelief]

Just looked into it with one of the owners here.

As it is proposed, a clone must be under 8" and be in a container smaller than 2"x2"x2", like rockwool.

Again, this isn't law yet, and a plant in a dixie cup is still a plant. HB 1284 intends to clarify this.