Ideal age of genetic material going into flower?

Something I haven't seen talked about much, thought it would make a good thread. This is for photoperiod plants obviously.

From my experience the over all age doesn’t matter once the plant is mature.

Young plants need to reach that point of maturity which isn’t a set number, it’s based on genetics and environment. Some plants might reach maturity in 4-5 weeks, some might take 10-12 all depending on the variables. Once the plant reaches that point of maturity it will be able to flower and reproduce. Clones taken from a mature plant are already mature so there is no further waiting for them.

The maturity range seems reasonable. It's not every strain but a good number ime produce poor results when the genetic age going into flower is 10 weeks or less and then end up being an all time favorite when the genetic age going into flower is 12+ weeks.

WTF is “genetic age”?

Every plant will be different, your seed plant may flip differently than your clone, some clones "genetic age" may be 20 years old. Still probably flips in the same time as she did 10 years ago. Learn how your plants grow and stretch to come up with a game plan on how best to grow. If it's your first run give yourself some leeway on stretch space, cut a clone and take notes.

Sounds like a new bro science class.

hotrodharley said:

WTF is “genetic age”?

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I believe he is just talking about the actual age of the plant from the point it germinated. I've run clones that only had roots for 2 weeks, but the genetics had actually been alive for 5-6 years. Nothing broscience about it really, maybe strange wording?

Thundercat said:

I believe he is just talking about the actual age of the plant from the point it germinated. I've run clones that only had roots for 2 weeks, but the genetics had actually been alive for 5-6 years. Nothing broscience about it really, maybe strange wording?

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Definitely not self explanatory.

The age when the plants are at a stage where the strech will make them fill your grow area, but not over fill it.

Thundercat said:

I believe he is just talking about the actual age of the plant from the point it germinated. I've run clones that only had roots for 2 weeks, but the genetics had actually been alive for 5-6 years. Nothing broscience about it really, maybe strange wording?

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The genes are millions of years old. Chronograph age of the plant is a better description. My regen was 8 months old when it flowered and was the biggest thing I ever grew. Chronograph age is now 10 months and it regen’ ing again.
No doubt a mature root system kicks ass.

Yes, the age from germination whether original mother or clones of clones. I'm not sure if there's a proper term for it.

If it's something you're skeptical of try keeping the same genetic material around for a long time and note the yields and bud quality. With various strains I've noticed that the older it gets the better it gets.