Hi all
I've got two big females and clones from each all at day 60. The clones are significantly ahead of the mothers to the point where I'm going to chop them today as I'm seeing almost all cloudy trichs and they are very sugary. The mothers by comparison look as though they are about 5-10 days behind the clones and still waiting on that "final push" while a few cola's appear to have stopped maturing altogether in a large yet not fully developed state..
The clones have weathered some heat problems and an extended "dry-out" better than their mothers due to their lower water/nute requirements during the same time period, and the mothers didn't start their lives in super soil like the clones, but aside from that they've pretty much all grown up together side by side.
Is this simply the age/size of the plants affecting flowering rates or am I looking at something else going on here? I've considered being root bound and have upgraded to 5gal smart pots from the #10's and #12 plastic pots I'm using which are roughly 3 gal as far as I can tell.. The clones are in #10's, but are only maybe 15" tall while the mothers are closer to 35" yet only in a slightly larger container, a #12..
Couple pics to show what I'm talking about..
Sugary clone
Not so sugary momma
I've got two big females and clones from each all at day 60. The clones are significantly ahead of the mothers to the point where I'm going to chop them today as I'm seeing almost all cloudy trichs and they are very sugary. The mothers by comparison look as though they are about 5-10 days behind the clones and still waiting on that "final push" while a few cola's appear to have stopped maturing altogether in a large yet not fully developed state..
The clones have weathered some heat problems and an extended "dry-out" better than their mothers due to their lower water/nute requirements during the same time period, and the mothers didn't start their lives in super soil like the clones, but aside from that they've pretty much all grown up together side by side.
Is this simply the age/size of the plants affecting flowering rates or am I looking at something else going on here? I've considered being root bound and have upgraded to 5gal smart pots from the #10's and #12 plastic pots I'm using which are roughly 3 gal as far as I can tell.. The clones are in #10's, but are only maybe 15" tall while the mothers are closer to 35" yet only in a slightly larger container, a #12..
Couple pics to show what I'm talking about..
Sugary clone
Not so sugary momma