question about cuttings

if i take a cutting and get the roots started can i put it on a 12/12. is that an auto or does it have to be bread to be an auto? not to sure just started gardening. it is from a purple sour deisel. the mother plant is doing amazballs im going to post some pics here soon. also how many cuttings should i take from a single plant. i took two when re potting, they were low almost touching the soil

i've never done it but i saw my buddies garden and he does that, no it doesn't have to be auto...how many you take depends on your plants structure. the lower the branch the better, take cuts that have 2 nodes at least.

yes you can go 12/12 from when you have roots on the clone, but it is much much better if you veg it for a few weeks first before 12/12.

putting it straight into 12/12 does not make it an autoflower. genetics make it an autoflower not the lighting schedule.

take as many clones as you can without killingthe plant, i know thats vague but its the basic idea.

james2500 said:

i've never done it but i saw my buddies garden and he does that, no it doesn't have to be auto...how many you take depends on your plants structure. the lower the branch the better, take cuts that have 2 nodes at least.

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Straight up good advice james!

An auto is a plant crossed with ruderalis, and is unlike a photo that is dependent on light timing, rather they have an internal "clock" that tells it when to bloom. You shouldn't try and take cuttings from an auto as the cuttings will bloom at the same time the mother will, they will always remain the same "age". Auto's can be grown their entire cycle under 18/6 (my suggestion) or even 24 hrs light. 12/12 is okay also but you wont get as good of yield.

Photo's can be put under 12/12 as long as they have roots, the longer you veg a plant the larger it gets...12/12 is good if you are dealing with a tight space and don't want the plants large. James has given you great advice on when/where to take a cutting from!

Happy gardening!

GreenSummit said:

yes you can go 12/12 from when you have roots on the clone, but it is much much better if you veg it for a few weeks first before 12/12.

putting it straight into 12/12 does not make it an autoflower. genetics make it an autoflower not the lighting schedule.

take as many clones as you can without killingthe plant, i know thats vague but its the basic idea.

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thats what i was asking. so if i start flower now i will probly get about a blunts worth of product or can i just keep flowering for longer.

danK4200 said:

thats what i was asking. so if i start flower now i will probly get about a blunts worth of product or can i just keep flowering for longer.

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if you want more yield you should veg longer, under 18/6 light/dark, get the plant bigger (maybe a foot to 18 inches tall) then switch to 12/12 and you will be much happier with your end yield

Just a thought that occurred to me, is the mother already flowering? If so any clones you take from her will also be in flowering stage. Perhaps I read your original post wrong, but just sounded to me like the mother is already flowering.

You should always take clones from a vegging plant if you are going to veg for longer periods. If not already flowering, carry on and ignore my post.

JesterDev said:

Just a thought that occurred to me, is the mother already flowering? If so any clones you take from her will also be in flowering stage. Perhaps I read your original post wrong, but just sounded to me like the mother is already flowering.

You should always take clones from a vegging plant if you are going to veg for longer periods. If not already flowering, carry on and ignore my post.

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guy i used to get my supply from used to take a clone from the branch with the first bud to form and do some magic from their (cant remember the rest) long story short he had some of the best bud in washington

danK4200 said:

guy i used to get my supply from used to take a clone from the branch with the first bud to form and do some magic from their (cant remember the rest) long story short he had some of the best bud in washington

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I'm gonna need you to remember that magic. Always interested in experimenting.

JesterDev said:

I'm gonna need you to remember that magic. Always interested in experimenting.

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he would take the clone and basically grow one big kola. from there he would get clones from that and just keep going.