The SuperCloset
- Thread starter JonnyBlunt88
- Start date
FlipAPenny
Well-Known Member
When you say stunted clones do you mean they were cloned from females after they had already started their flower (12/12 lighting) phase?
JonnyBlunt88
Well-Known Member
They had become stunted as a result of that...
they were taken 2 weeks into flower...
they were taken 2 weeks into flower...
FlipAPenny
Well-Known Member
The reason I am asking is because I tried to take clones of my babies before I knew the sex and every clone died. I am now about 8 days into flower and know I believe I know the sex of each.
Based on what I see, I should be ok to take clones now and put them back into veg?
JonnyBlunt88
Well-Known Member
I took mine at two weeks in, and they developed
pre-flowers but lived when I put them back under
24/0.
Yours should be fine, just root them correctly
(hormone, heat, humidity, etc..)
I plan on taking some cuttings from my
WW before they show this time like yourself.
I would anticipate females if no balls are showing
by 10 days or so.
pre-flowers but lived when I put them back under
24/0.
Yours should be fine, just root them correctly
(hormone, heat, humidity, etc..)
I plan on taking some cuttings from my
WW before they show this time like yourself.
I would anticipate females if no balls are showing
by 10 days or so.
FlipAPenny
Well-Known Member
I hate balls! I'm more of a tits and ass dude myself.
skunkushybrid
New Member
Why did your clones die?
Once the chemicals have built up in a plant telling it to flower, then any clones you take must be reverted. There really isn't any need to put plants into flower before they show sex. Plants will show sex in veg'.
SoloGro57
Well-Known Member
I'm a newb getting ready to start a grow, so I've never done this, but I've done a lot of reading in the past few months. The method of sexing plants that seems most logical to me is "cloning for sex".
You start plants from seed and let them veg long enuf to take a few clones.
Take clones from each plant. Be sure to mark the parent plants, and the clones so that you know which parent produced which clone.
As soon as the clones are rooted take one clone from each plant and force it to flower. Apparently. you can force flowering at a very early stage if you choose. After a week or two in 12/12 light the clones will flower, and their sex will be very apparent.
At this point you can Cull the males, and continue to veg the female clones until you're ready to flower them. You can also keep a clone or two from each plant in reserve to use as a mother once you decide which female plants you like best.
As I mentioned at the beginning of this post, this is all book learnin' so I'd like to hear from more experienced growers regarding the idea of
cloning for sex. (Not to be confused with clowning for sex which is a very different subject.)
Note to JB: Pics r coming. A family crisis forced me to take more time away from my setup that i'd hoped.
You start plants from seed and let them veg long enuf to take a few clones.
Take clones from each plant. Be sure to mark the parent plants, and the clones so that you know which parent produced which clone.
As soon as the clones are rooted take one clone from each plant and force it to flower. Apparently. you can force flowering at a very early stage if you choose. After a week or two in 12/12 light the clones will flower, and their sex will be very apparent.
At this point you can Cull the males, and continue to veg the female clones until you're ready to flower them. You can also keep a clone or two from each plant in reserve to use as a mother once you decide which female plants you like best.
As I mentioned at the beginning of this post, this is all book learnin' so I'd like to hear from more experienced growers regarding the idea of
cloning for sex. (Not to be confused with clowning for sex which is a very different subject.)
Note to JB: Pics r coming. A family crisis forced me to take more time away from my setup that i'd hoped.
JonnyBlunt88
Well-Known Member
I agree skunky...It's really a space issue with me though.
Even after topping, I can't really afford to leave my unkowns
downstairs with my newly rooting cuttings coming out of the
dome soon.
I have also noticed with my 3rd gen. BB clones how small and
tight they are growing. It helps to keep my op. small like I
need it.
Even after topping, I can't really afford to leave my unkowns
downstairs with my newly rooting cuttings coming out of the
dome soon.
I have also noticed with my 3rd gen. BB clones how small and
tight they are growing. It helps to keep my op. small like I
need it.
JonnyBlunt88
Well-Known Member
Hey solo, hope all is well with the family. The main reason I wanted
to see it was because it appears to have a new setup in back...just
wondering.
About cloning for sex...that is the smartest way IMO too, but with
the way I am growing I don't have time to let the internodes grow
on seedlings. Given my perpetual rotation with clones and limited
space on my drip tray, taking clones from flower suits my needs.
FlipAPenny
Well-Known Member
My clones died probably due to lighting, temp, and cloning technique.Why did your clones die?
Once the chemicals have built up in a plant telling it to flower, then any clones you take must be reverted. There really isn't any need to put plants into flower before they show sex. Plants will show sex in veg'.
I didn't know that they showed sex during veg. However, I had to put them into flower due to space. With this being said, I will be able to put one back into veg. even though it's been in flower for the last 9 days?
I want to have a mother to clone but don't want to kill a plant trying to make her a mother.
=Help!
SoloGro57
Well-Known Member
Here are the pics of my supercloset.
I believe that the main differences between the older version and the newer version are the way the carbon scrubber is mounted, and the fact that I have two fans connected to my light hood. One fan pushes and the other pulls.
The color of my cabinet is beige. This was not my idea. The guy at SC called me and told me that all he had in stock was the beige, and offered it to me at no extra charge. It wasn't my first choice but it does seem more generic than the black and I think I'm happy with it.
I believe that the main differences between the older version and the newer version are the way the carbon scrubber is mounted, and the fact that I have two fans connected to my light hood. One fan pushes and the other pulls.
The color of my cabinet is beige. This was not my idea. The guy at SC called me and told me that all he had in stock was the beige, and offered it to me at no extra charge. It wasn't my first choice but it does seem more generic than the black and I think I'm happy with it.
Attachments
JonnyBlunt88
Well-Known Member
Hell yes solo...I now understand the new exhaust system.
Thanks for the pic...I like the mini filter, should work fine.
Whenever you get that bad boy going, start a journal...
Thanks for the pic...I like the mini filter, should work fine.
Whenever you get that bad boy going, start a journal...
SoloGro57
Well-Known Member
Hey JB. I hope you don't mind a quick question...
I've put my SC thru a few test runs to make sure everything works properly. I've noticed that the top tray, the one where the plants live, never completely drains. The drain fittings are around 1/16th of an inch above the bottom of the tray causing water to pool after the cycle ends.
Has this been a problem for you? If so, what have you done to fix it? From my reading I understand that the tray should drain completely between cycles.
I've put my SC thru a few test runs to make sure everything works properly. I've noticed that the top tray, the one where the plants live, never completely drains. The drain fittings are around 1/16th of an inch above the bottom of the tray causing water to pool after the cycle ends.
Has this been a problem for you? If so, what have you done to fix it? From my reading I understand that the tray should drain completely between cycles.
JonnyBlunt88
Well-Known Member
You should not have a problem because the roots are hardly effected.
They grow so tight around the hydroton, that they hardly reach all the
way down there...I bought some more hydroton for the roots, that might
help.
When you gonna get a journal going?
They grow so tight around the hydroton, that they hardly reach all the
way down there...I bought some more hydroton for the roots, that might
help.
When you gonna get a journal going?
JonnyBlunt88
Well-Known Member
Nice Solo, take plenty of pics...
I'm just singin'
