Keeping & Maintaining mother plants

[kaydeezee]

Hi guys,

I'm getting some clones at some point this week and i'm excited to do so since i've only ever used (highstreet) seeds from the likes of BARNEYS FARM/GREENHOUSE/RQS/DINAFEM

I see now that my chances of finding a top elite keeper from these packs of seeds that cost €30 for x5 is very unlikely since most pheno hunters don't use feminized seeds to start with and defiantly don't just use 5x seeds to do so' more like x50 x100 of regular seeds to find a keeper.

It's taken me 2yrs to understand some of these problems that 'hobby growers come across on there journey to perfection lol

MY QUESTIONS

(1) what type of soil is best for keeping mother plants? Light mix/full mix?

(2) what NPK ratio do mother plants enjoy for healthy "slow"growth?

(3) is a 24/7 light scedual ok for mother plants since most of the growth happens at lights off?

(4) is it ok to use RO water with a Ec of 000

(5) 7/14 days before taking clones' should I do a root drench of NITROZYME or foliar feed ?

(6) should the soil be slightly dry or damp before taking clones

I don't want to run out and buy a separate nutrient feed if I don't have to ' so I'm considering using DUTCH MASTER GOLD RANGE GROW 'ONE' for maintaining my mother plants.
Here are the NPK ratios in the DM GOLD grow one
Nitrogen 1%
Phosphorus 0.7%
Potassium 3%
Calcium 0.8%
Magnesium 0.4%
Sulfur 0.05%
Boron 0.002%
Copper 0.001%
Iron 0.002%
Manganese 0.003%
Molybdenum 0.001%
Zinc 0.001%

Can anyone see a reason why this wouldn't work well for keeping mother plants, I was told that a lower 'N' is required for mother plants along with a bump in 'K'

 

[hotrodharley]

https://hightimes.com/grow/everything-you-want-to-know-about-mother-plants-and-clones/

 

[hotrodharley]

Hi guys,

I'm getting some clones at some point this week and i'm excited to do so since i've only ever used (highstreet) seeds from the likes of BARNEYS FARM/GREENHOUSE/RQS/DINAFEM

I see now that my chances of finding a top elite keeper from these packs of seeds that cost €30 for x5 is very unlikely since most pheno hunters don't use feminized seeds to start with and defiantly don't just use 5x seeds to do so' more like x50 x100 of regular seeds to find a keeper.

It's taken me 2yrs to understand some of these problems that 'hobby growers come across on there journey to perfection lol

MY QUESTIONS

(1) what type of soil is best for keeping mother plants? Light mix/full mix?

(2) what NPK ratio do mother plants enjoy for healthy "slow"growth?

(3) is a 24/7 light scedual ok for mother plants since most of the growth happens at lights off?

(4) is it ok to use RO water with a Ec of 000

(5) 7/14 days before taking clones' should I do a root drench of NITROZYME or foliar feed ?

(6) should the soil be slightly dry or damp before taking clones

I don't want to run out and buy a separate nutrient feed if I don't have to ' so I'm considering using DUTCH MASTER GOLD RANGE GROW 'ONE' for maintaining my mother plants.
Here are the NPK ratios in the DM GOLD grow one
Nitrogen 1%
Phosphorus 0.7%
Potassium 3%
Calcium 0.8%
Magnesium 0.4%
Sulfur 0.05%
Boron 0.002%
Copper 0.001%
Iron 0.002%
Manganese 0.003%
Molybdenum 0.001%
Zinc 0.001%

Can anyone see a reason why this wouldn't work well for keeping mother plants, I was told that a lower 'N' is required for mother plants along with a bump in 'K'

Watch for signs of calcium deficiency with your nutrients . They look complete. Just enough nitrogen so that if additional cal mag is called for in flower you don't get unwanted late vegetation. Watch for bugs.

https://www.planetnatural.com/product/thrips-predator-thripex/

Helpful predators and there are others. Non-toxic. You'll have fun. It's exciting. Free plants! Not really but really close.

 

[kaydeezee]

Watch for signs of calcium deficiency with your nutrients . They look complete. Just enough nitrogen so that if additional cal mag is called for in flower you don't get unwanted late vegetation. Watch for bugs.

https://www.planetnatural.com/product/thrips-predator-thripex/

Helpful predators and there are others. Non-toxic. You'll have fun. It's exciting. Free plants! Not really but really close.

It's funny ' when you first get into growing MJ or other types of plants you really don't understand some of the basics that are sooooo! Important. Good seeds/strain is first and foremost? Something newbie growers haven't a clue about lol.
To most newbies' a seed is a seed and that means im growing super dank from a £20 pack of 3 lol

I was one of these growers that thought I would find GOLD also lol BUT now I understand if I want to find something special in have to do the research & spend the £££

If this next run of clones doesn't turn out good ' im thinking of purchasing some 10x TGA regs & 10x OG raskal regs and see how i get on with that.
If I manage to find a good PLANT out of 20 regs I'll be happy for a while