I read up some where in here that there was a good chance your mom would produce hermies if she was in hydro, that could be do to stress issues, and some one not fullfilling there job. Either way i think it would be a good idea to grow a mom in soil, i wouldnt have to worry about anything and my vegg room water schedual would fit the soil requirments. In hydro- taking a clone off your mom letting her flower and the clone can be your new mommy, that works too, that is if shes grew fast enough. or u can keep one back when u decide to flower your crop, and that can be your mom. I mean there are a million ways to do this, i just really didnt realize it until now.