Designing a clone/mother space - need suggestions

[cannabiscreep]

Hi All,

I am looking to make a small space like a small tent or a large cupboard to hold cuttings/clones and possibly a mother plant.

I don’t want them to grow very much but I don’t want them on the edge of death either. Basically I want to keep them in stasis until the plants grown from seed have flowered and cured so I can decide which cuts to keep and grow, and which to discard.

Can plants be kept in a slow growth cycle?
How much light do they need? Can I use CFLs or do I need real lights?
What do I feed them and how often?

Thanks for your help, I really do appreciate it.

 

[JTShakes]

Can plants be kept in a slow growth cycle?

Sure, you can 'slow' them down compared to the frenzied pace most growers strive for.

How much light do they need? Can I use CFLs or do I need real lights?

I've used CFLs for vegging my clones with success. I used 3x 75w equivalent (I think) 5000K CFLs in a 2'x2' (ish) area.

What do I feed them and how often?

Use the same nutes you use for veg, just in smaller amounts. You can trim the plant to keep the height down, which will also increase branching. I have a mom that's going on a year now in a 3 gal fabric pot. She's a foot tall and looks like a little bonsai tree. I'd snap a pic but it's dark time in there.

Good luck.