Why keep moms?

specialkayme

specialkayme

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I havn't seen it mentioned on here before, so why keep mother plants at all? Why don't you just veg, and right before you veg take a few clones from that batch. Flower the plants you were veging and then veg the clones you just took. Why do you need to keep a separate plant just for taking clones of?
 
Dirtyboy

Dirtyboy

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So ya dont have to start from seed. A true mother plant is one that has a strong thc,grows well,has everything that one is looking for in a plant. (the 1 plant out of 1000) That is a true mother.
 
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HashPlant

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You want to keep the mother, if you keep taking clones from clones eventually you'll end up with the multiple assed monkey from south park
 
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tehdansauce

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also it's easier to grow 50 plants that have the same exact genetics? that'd mean same flowering time, nutrients, waterings?, nearly every single thing regarding the plants growth.
 
Azgrow

Azgrow

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, if you keep taking clones from clones eventually
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eye clone gene slippage ay.....umm as far as i know its speculations..there is no true evidence of it..i know several growers who take cuts right before flower an never keep moms...peace az
 
specialkayme

specialkayme

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tehdansauce said:
also it's easier to grow 50 plants that have the same exact genetics? that'd mean same flowering time, nutrients, waterings?, nearly every single thing regarding the plants growth.
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But they would still have the same exact genetics. It's all the same thing. If I take two cuttings from one plant, then two cuttings from each of those plants, then two from those four I end up with eight exactly identical plants. its the same thing as if I took eight clones from the first plant. So what is the benefit?
 
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LanceR

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Its mostly for the benefit of large growers cause it takes while to take 2 cuttings then wait a month for it to be able to take more cuttings from those plants
 
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