Mother Plant Worth It?

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Is a mother plant even worth it? I've heard mixed reviews. Some say you lose genetic quality after time? Is it just better to produce a small amount of seed or what is the best way to pass on good genetics?

 

[Cr8z13]

Keep a good mother and you don't have to buy seeds. All cuttings will be an exact copy of the mother, so no degenerative genetics, plus you know you're getting a female every time.

 

[sirbudmaster]

i love mothers, saves so much time cloning and flowering out......i have since changed to just cloning my clones......i still germ some seeds for fresh strains but moms are the way to go.


Peace

 

[true]

Thats what I always thought, but recently I read that after so many cuttings have been taken, a mother plant will lose vigor and potency and subsequently any clones taken will be the same. Could this be possible, as many people leave their mothers under a weak setup of flouros to slow the growth? Would it be better to take clones of clones and so on, like sirbudmaster said?

 

[sirbudmaster]

Thats what I always thought, but recently I read that after so many cuttings have been taken, a mother plant will lose vigor and potency and subsequently any clones taken will be the same. Could this be possible, as many people leave their mothers under a weak setup of flouros to slow the growth? Would it be better to take clones of clones and so on, like sirbudmaster said?

i have heard after many years this can happen, but never heard anything concrete on the matter. I have only done clone from clone 3-times so i am not an expert, i have notice nothing different except i get trichs faster and earlier than i used to.


peace

 

[true]

i have heard after many years this can happen, but never heard anything concrete on the matter. I have only done clone from clone 3-times so i am not an expert, i have notice nothing different except i get trichs faster and earlier than i used to.


peace

lol I'm fine with that then