What's your opinion?

Cpl. CornB33F

Active Member
Hey RIU! I'm a newbie grow and I just got done with my first batch of weed. I grew them from seed and I just wanted to know If I should clone instead of growing strictly from seed. I've heard it is better for more yield and thicker, stronger stems. Opinion much appropriated. THX! :leaf:
 

homebrewer

Well-Known Member
Efficient growers grow from clone. Working with the same strain allows you to dial it in better and the growth structure tends to yield better than seed.
 

Little Tommy

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Cloning allows you to control the sex of the plant. Growing from seed averages 50% males. Cloning gives you 100% females provided the mother plant is a female. This can be a real time saver and is important if you live in a place with limitations on the number of plants you are allowed to grow. With the cost of lighting and nutrients I don't want to waste money on males.
 

canefan

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I believe this is just want you want to do for your own grow. I grow some from clone, if I run across a plant that I truly like. There are many pros and cons for either way. I breed lots of my own seeds and I prefer to grow from seed by and large so I can see what their growth patterns are, phenos differ among the same strain so you never know what goodies you might uncover. Cloning is much cheaper than buying seeds everytime you start a new grow. Time wise I don't see that much of a difference from seeds to clones when you factor in the rooting times (lots of disagreement on this in RIU). So I think it basically comes down to which you prefer to do and how much money you want to spend on your grows. As far as homebrewer saying that a clone yields better than a plant from seed, I tend to respectfully disagree given that all conditions are equal. This might be true to some extent as with a clone you have maturity built into the clone but if you allow your seedling to mature she will yield just as well IMHO. I just enjoying watching each plant start from a seed, go through its growth and watch how she is structured. Of course doing some breeding I am need of males so if a male presents itself with the qualities I am looking for and don't have a suitable female to breed at the time cloning works magic to have a male at the time I will have the proper female ready for him. In a long winded statement try some of both, see what you like the best when you grow. You are the king of your domain when it comes to your plants. Happy Growing
 
Hey RIU! I'm a newbie grow and I just got done with my first batch of weed. I grew them from seed and I just wanted to know If I should clone instead of growing strictly from seed. I've heard it is better for more yield and thicker, stronger stems. Opinion much appropriated. THX! :leaf:
Personally I've found that cloning is much easier. Seeds are harder and more can go wrong with them.

At least with clones, you also have an idea of what the outcome will look like. I mean, things can change, but you have the root system going and you're going to have a higher rate of growth, from what I can measure from my experience.

good luck on the next grow!
 
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