Keeping snips in the fridge for future use..

Modern Selections

Modern Selections

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When I'm growing out a larger number of plants to select keepers I often keep UNROOTED cuttings in the fridge until the end of harvest. It saves space and I can root the ones I want after the all important smoke test, discard the rest.

Basically I fill a solo cup 1/4 the way up with tap water (the chloro is good in this circumstance) and put the fresh snips in the cup and into the fridge they go. Change the water as often as you can and they will stay nice until ready for use.

The fridge light coming on and off doesn't seem to bother them as they seem to hibernate. I have yet to have any trigger flowering. This is the normal kitchen fridge getting opened on the reg.

I have kept snips up to 6 months, changing the water frequently is the key.

When coming out of the fridge it is best to warm them up as slowly as possible. Going into an aerocloner they seem to not miss a beat even if temps are low 70's. Soil you want to warm them slower.

Give it a try!
 
HydroKid239

HydroKid239

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Modern Selections said:
When I'm growing out a larger number of plants to select keepers I often keep UNROOTED cuttings in the fridge until the end of harvest. It saves space and I can root the ones I want after the all important smoke test, discard the rest.

Basically I fill a solo cup 1/4 the way up with tap water (the chloro is good in this circumstance) and put the fresh snips in the cup and into the fridge they go. Change the water as often as you can and they will stay nice until ready for use.

The fridge light coming on and off doesn't seem to bother them as they seem to hibernate. I have yet to have any trigger flowering. This is the normal kitchen fridge getting opened on the reg.

I have kept snips up to 6 months, changing the water frequently is the key.

When coming out of the fridge it is best to warm them up as slowly as possible. Going into an aerocloner they seem to not miss a beat even if temps are low 70's. Soil you want to warm them slower.

Give it a try!
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What prevents them from rooting in the fridge?
 
Tangerine_

Tangerine_

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This is an old method for storing cuttings. If you do a search, you'll find a few threads and detailed posts on the subject. I wanna say they can found in the clone-only threads going back to 2015? But I'm not certain on that.

Its a great space saver if done right. Just beware of air embolisms and dont use dirty tools.
 
Modern Selections

Modern Selections

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Ever put a cutting into soil and have it sit there doing exactly nothing for a month? So frustrating. It all comes down to heat. Heating mats encourage roots, cold the opposite.

I did have skunk #1 root in the fridge but that stuff would root in concrete lol. They transplanted fine and we're harvested.

Been keeping snips in the fridge since the 90's. Old dude turned me on to it along with great genetics from the old days.
 
Jjgrow420

Jjgrow420

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Been doing this a looong time. Except I wrap the bottoms in paper towel, then wet it.
Always saved my butt when I needed every plant I had to go outside, the moms would go into our 'safe' location cuts into corn feilds. When the plants grew, and needed staking/clean up I'd select about 10cuts per strain bag em and tag em then to the fridge when I was able to. (I'd be about 4hrs away from home in the bush). Most of them rooted just fine even after over a month. The longer they are in there the more care is needed when taking them out to root. I always snipped off the bottom part make a fresh cut, rinse, dip, and plant. I'd leave the heat mat off for a couple days to let them get used to the room temp then turn it on. Great old way to keep cuts alive without them being a bother.
 
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Star Dog

Star Dog

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I cut a plant down and binned it mid November,
2 weeks later I got a request for that particular plant...?

I keep everything plant related in a bag which I dispose of personally, i still had the bag so I got it and pulled out the plant I'd cut down 2 weeks earlier, i believe it was 16 days but I'll say two weeks.
_20221207_144341.JPG i gave it a spray of H202 and put it in a jug of water then left it 3 full days in the corner of t5s to recover.
On the 4th day i cloned it.
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Today's 15-16 days in total since getting it out of the bag.
 
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Ogexoticsonly

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I’ve also done this for years. Usually as a back up to the back up. I live in a rural area so when the power does go out, it’s usually for days. I put mine in ice mountain bottles, just makes it easier for me, I find that the ac from the fridge doesn’t pull out moisture as much as a solo cup. I agree swapping the water is the key. Usually just swap out a new bottle once a week. The longest I’ve tried and had success was nine weeks. I’m sure you could do it longer if you keep an eye on them.
 
PopAndSonGrows

PopAndSonGrows

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Hell to the YEAH

I recently discussed this, i just call them "fridge cuts" & refer to the process as the Fridge Cut method.

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Clean, dry cut with slightly longer than needed stem, this can keep for weeks, I'm gona hold it for 10-12 weeks & revive it if the plant is deemed a keeper. If not, i can simply throw this away. Score. No added plant to my count, no waste of space whatsoever.
 
Kami Samurai

Kami Samurai

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What temp would you say is the best for this? I have a mini fridge and wine cooler I can modify for this. I want to try this and the ziplock bag method. As long as it last around 12-14 weeks this would be pretty awesome. What temp would achieve this “stasis”?
 
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