Clones seem stuck in neutral ....

[Racerx]

I got a couple clones that just took forever. in 2 weeks they were half the size of everything else. I would have killed them but they looked very healthy. 4 weeks into flowering they were only about 1/4 smaller. By the end they were nearly as big. Ive heard too shock can do that. But if you clone correctly from a strong vigorous mother that hasnt been cloned much (more on that in a sec) then you shouldn't have to wait so long. 3 weeks into veg with a clone, I was getting an inch a day.

Nah, as for the clone of a clone. Once again, my disclaimer of the fact that I am by no means a very experienced grower. But I have always been under the impression that it is never good to clone a clone of a clone of a clone. 3-4 generations, no more. Ive been around a few operations that had a significent amount of plants over quite a few cycles. Obviously this is only one test, and there are tons of other factors, and it wasnt a potency difference, it was the likelihood of a mutation or a weird plant. First 2 cycles, nothing ary. 3rd cycle, 2 plants with slightly weird leaves and a little stunted growth. Good bud. 4th and 5th cycle, 4 plants exhibiting strange growth. I didnt see 6th cycle but Im told it was 4 again. Just seems odd there was nothing the first 2 times.

[mendokid]

I have re-mothered (taken a clone of a clone) one plant several times a year since 1992. No sign of fading yet.

2000 years and we may see a change. Maybe.

The fact that each plant has it's own life cycle, and that each cutting may be at a different stage in that cycle may be the cause of the mutations. That and ferts and all the normal stuff.

As I understand it a clone of a clone of a clone of a clone of a clone of a clone of a clone of a clone is an EXACT copy of the first plant.

No?

[Opie Yutts]

"Clone" means exact copy. It's not like a xerox copy machine that gets worse if you copy a copy. DNA is like a file on your computer. It's all ones and zeros, and that can never change, no matter how many times you copy it.

I have cloned clones of clones of clones of.... with no change in the plant. I have also read many times that people have continued to take clones of clones for many years and nothing undesirable happened.

[the image reaper]

damn ! ... this thread is still going ?? ... ... I started smoking those clones more than a month ago ... :dance: ... they wuz good, too ..... :stoned:

[deftdrummer]

I can absolutely say that all is being done correctly here ... they look fine ,,, just not gaining size, ... same situation with a couple more that I have outdoors, also ... the clones were taken just a few days before switching to flower stage, all females, etc. ... didnt seem to suffer any transplant shock, or anything ... and this strain is well-known for its ease in cloning (Cinderella 99 x Northern Lights) ... :smokin:

keep in mind the point is not to make your clones huge it is to sustain life. Once the roots are firmly rooted, it is time to transplant. Once you transplant they will take off hopefully. THAT is the time to look for size.

[newtoitallgurrl]

SOO A CLONE IS WHAT AGAIN?? THE SAME AGE AS WHO??LMMFAO!!! J/K!! Just thought I would ask LMAFO!!!

[notorious P.O.T]

yes a clone has the same genetic age as the mother and proof of this is the sea of green method... you cant flower a seed untill its mature.. but a clone has the same genetic age of the mother hence that is why you can flower them right after they take root...

[oldsanclem]

I think, graphs of the granny Smith apple is about 1865 , that makes it old enough for petrified (sp) apples. The root stock for roses are well over 200 year old. A friend has a rose thats over 65 years old, from root stock.