You only keep mothers for 10 weeks or so? I thought the purpose of them was to keep the genetics around and that they would last a year or more, what’s your school of thought behind your process if you don’t mind me asking? I’m sure there’s a method to your madness lol I’m just too smooth brained to derive it I guess.
Yes, that is the purpose. Id start with the best looking 2, or 3 clones...
I never kept a mother more than 10 weeks (usually less), as the growth would become more stiff/woody in time. Not choice for taking clones.
I'd keep 2-3 mothers of each strain, and run 2 strains per flower room. I harvested every 4-5 weeks.
If 1/2 the room needed 150 plants, I'd pull 300, keep the 1st to root (usually the best), and give away, or sell the rest.
I had to be ready every 4-5 weeks to pull all those clones, and I was never short.
Here's a few examples of clones ready to begin a 2 week veg before nuking em.
Healthy clones are critical to keeping schedule, and a happy harvest.
I believe these were just a tray, as I was testing a cross.
The plant there is about 10 days before taking clones, but in coco. I'm a bit medicated, so if that didn't make sense, I'll try again in a bit lol.
Notice the clones develop new growth while shooting roots. I don't really like taking clones, but my system is pretty good. Oh, forget the gels..
Dip n Grow has far more of the hirmines, only 10-15 bucks, and makes tons of clones