CLONING CAUSE DROP IN POTENCY / YIELD?

[latewood]

Is it true that the more times cloning is done, potency and yield are adversely effected? My friend wants to clone this plant, but it is not ready to be cloned just yet.

I would like to answer this one post...even though we went well beyond it, I have a short answer...I think.

When cloning from MUM...jr takes on age of mother...
you must keep MUM in at least a 5 gallon bucket and she will provide well yielding, potent clones for at least a year...then yield and potency could degrade.

Just cloning and growing should not effect yield and since the clone takes on the age of the MUM...the potency can be elevated somewhat...

If you want to keep clone longer than a year...several have...You should keep it in a soilless medium transplanted to a 10 gallon pot for the duration.

One final note. you must increase size of pot, for each month you are going to grow plant. I.E. a regular 4 month grow can be done in a 3-5 gallon pot...after transplanting from 1 gallon...

MUMs you plan on keeping over a prolonged period of time.
5-10 gallon pots are necessary...
5 gallon works for MUMs kept for a year, because the smaller pot/tub keeps MUM under control, from getting TOO bushy. Imho. lw

Not so short...Oh well, lw