Newbie wants to clone

[Parzival]

I need a little help planning my grow--I am a first time grower. As of the 1st of the year, we will be legally allowed to have 4 mature plants and 4 seedlings. If I grow 4 plants to harvest, how would it be possible to take clones before flipping the 4 to flower if I am required to keep the 4 clones under 12" in height and diameter? My intention was to keep branches from the strongest plant(s) a few days prior to flipping and use them for cloning, but I am not sure I will be able to keep the clones under the classification of seedling throughout the entire duration of the other 4 flowering. If I want to take clones, does this restrict me to only bringing 3 plants to harvest in the flowering room and always keeping 1 as a mother in the veg tent? What are my options?

According to the measure passed in my state, here are the definitions for adult and seedling:

"Mature marijuana plant" means a harvestable female marijuana plant that is flowering.
"Seedling" means a marijuana plant that has no flowers and is less than 12 inches in height and 12 inches in diameter.

 

[smokinrav]

Maybe water cloning can buy you some time. Pretty sure legally a plant has to be in soil or an active hydro system to be counted as a plant. A cutting being static in a cup of water shouldn't count. Its aboutvtwo weeks for a cutting jn plain water will show roots. You do the math. Just spitballing and exercising my cereal box legal authority here. I'm sure someone will be alone g to correct my old school ass

 

[osowhom]

Take the clones right before you switch clone them in soil in solo cups it will take about 14 days to root then just keep them under minimal light like Cfl and train them keep them short top them a few times and when the flowers are ready they should be legal size still I have 4 I cut 6 weeks ago and they are just at 8 inches high now

 

[mistergrafik]

Maybe water cloning can buy you some time. Pretty sure legally a plant has to be in soil or an active hydro system to be counted as a plant. A cutting being static in a cup of water shouldn't count. Its aboutvtwo weeks for a cutting jn plain water will show roots. You do the math. Just spitballing and exercising my cereal box legal authority here. I'm sure someone will be alone g to correct my old school ass

I was just doing this math the other day lol. Technically; it's all one plant. Just different parts of it. So why can't u have 100 cuts?

* sure there are 10 plants growing but really.. it's one plant, right?

 

[osowhom]

or look into monster clones that will buy you a lot more time

 

[osowhom]

I was just doing this math the other day lol. Technically; it's all one plant. Just different parts of it. So why can't u have 100 cuts?

* sure there are 10 plants growing but really.. it's one plant, right?

math lol

 

[Mrs. Weedstein]

I need a little help planning my grow--I am a first time grower. As of the 1st of the year, we will be legally allowed to have 4 mature plants and 4 seedlings. If I grow 4 plants to harvest, how would it be possible to take clones before flipping the 4 to flower if I am required to keep the 4 clones under 12" in height and diameter? My intention was to keep branches from the strongest plant(s) a few days prior to flipping and use them for cloning, but I am not sure I will be able to keep the clones under the classification of seedling throughout the entire duration of the other 4 flowering. If I want to take clones, does this restrict me to only bringing 3 plants to harvest in the flowering room and always keeping 1 as a mother in the veg tent? What are my options?

According to the measure passed in my state, here are the definitions for adult and seedling:

"Mature marijuana plant" means a harvestable female marijuana plant that is flowering.
"Seedling" means a marijuana plant that has no flowers and is less than 12 inches in height and 12 inches in diameter.

To be blunt, unless you’re going to be inviting cops or state inspectors to admire your grow operation, just do whatever is convenient.

I realize people want to stick to the letter of the law but oftentimes lawmakers set arbitrary limits just to keep things from getting out of control.

Nobody is going to bust down your door for a plant that is an inch higher than allowed. As long as you don’t turn your homegrow into a black market commercial operation, nobody is going to give a shit.

 

[TrimothyLeary]

Grow one plant low and slow. Low light, low nutrient, or slow draining. Basically treat it like a vegetative houseplant and take cuttings as needed. Just keep using that same plant as a clone donor, and you'll always have access to three fresh clones. Eventually, flower her out if you want and you'll have a huge vegetative headstart. Just grow the other plants into the extra space. They'll fill it if you train them.

 

[Rurumo]

Sounds like Montana! You could grow 4 plants from seed, take cuttings right before you flower them, and then grow them perpetually that way. I don't care about production at all though, I mean, a single grow of 4 plants will net me more than I smoke in a year, SO another option is, keeping those 4 "immature" plants as bonsai mommies! If I or one of my grower friends or family come across a spectacular pheno, I can just keep it as a tiny mommy and preserve it forever. I do hate the number limits though and I'm looking into a provider license to expand my grow, but I thought I'd just give you another option. It comes down to production vs keeping your favorite plants around forever.

 

[Rurumo]

To be blunt, unless you’re going to be inviting cops or state inspectors to admire your grow operation, just do whatever is convenient.

I realize people want to stick to the letter of the law but oftentimes lawmakers set arbitrary limits just to keep things from getting out of control.

Nobody is going to bust down your door for a plant that is an inch higher than allowed. As long as you don’t turn your homegrow into a black market commercial operation, nobody is going to give a shit.

I couldn't disagree with you more. While unlikely, some police will take ANY opportunity to ruin your life. Following the "letter of the law" is imperative in some states. Don't think for a second that police in Montana will treat a Medical grower the same way California police would. There are people rotting in prison for decades for idiotic marijuana busts. You should look into the marijuana related search and seizure cases as well-minor drug offenses can net police departments a LOT of cash, cars, and houses. Until we get full federal legalization, don't do the crime if you can't do the time.

 

[Parzival]

Thanks for the responses.

Yeah, I am in Montana. I realize I am probably splitting hairs trying to time my clones perfectly so they don't exceed the 12" limit, but I'd rather not worry, even if it means slowing down production a bit. That's a good idea about keeping the clones under minimal light and feeding to slow the grow. Monster cropping sounds interesting, too. I only just skimmed an article about it, but it definitely sounds like something which might make the timing work out bit better since clones are taken a few weeks into flowering, tapped, and re-vegged.

 

[Mrs. Weedstein]

I couldn't disagree with you more. While unlikely, some police will take ANY opportunity to ruin your life. Following the "letter of the law" is imperative in some states. Don't think for a second that police in Montana will treat a Medical grower the same way California police would. There are people rotting in prison for decades for idiotic marijuana busts. You should look into the marijuana related search and seizure cases as well-minor drug offenses can net police departments a LOT of cash, cars, and houses. Until we get full federal legalization, don't do the crime if you can't do the time.

LOL, you’re probably right, though a lifetime of breaking the law in multiple brazen ways has sort of hardened me off to the risk of a few plants being an inch higher than permitted. And yes that means I have done some time, LoL