mother room

[Drizzle]

I am planning on having my first mother room. I will be giving the plants mother nutes and all, but was wondering what kind of light I should use. I was planning on just a T5 or a flourscent. How much effect will lighting on the mommies have? I read in the grow bible that the paradise seed co. uses 600 watt MH and HPS in their mother room

 

[kushtrees]

bonzai moms under t5s ez, small, efficient

 

[outwest]

What are mother nutrients?

outwest

 

[Drizzle]

im not too sure to be honest. I've just seen this...



but I'm using all Advanced, so i'm in the process of seeing if Advanced has a line of mother nutrient.

 

[outwest]

Dude, Harley Smith, Research Director at Hydrodynamics International has the most badass muttonchops. . .and not the the hipster Portlandia kind. These are the real deal. I'm trying 'Mother Plant' for that reason alone.

outwest

 

[BlueBlood]

Holy crap, those rule! I would buy almost anything from that guy XD

 

[MakinGoo]

A T5 will work great 4 mothers.. Good luck with ur new mother room

 

[Devlove]

You'll be fine with fluorescents for small moms but make sure to bonsai as it doesn't have much penetration. If you're looking to really have quality moms I would get a 600 at least for turnover rate and nice looking healthy cuts.

 

[outwest]

Thanks for the info, everyone. I'm starting some mothers from seeds as well. Feel free to follow along with me. . .link is in my sig. . .I'm completely new to starting from seed.

outwest

 

[420alldaze]

hey bro t-5 s work great to keep your mommas happy. its all in what you want to do really. if you want huge mothers fast? put them under mh. if you want big mommas slow? use t-5s,they work great and no heat to deal with. peace 42o

 

[outwest]

I'm using 4100K T8s. Think I'll have problems?

outwest

 

[Str8Dank]

I've used mother plant it's good BUT its expensive AND i did not see any benefit over just using GH. personally it's all preference but i like to optimize my space and efficient with my money. because of this i use my veg nutrients which i buy in bulk and i keep moms in my veg room so just one space for everything their on the same light schedule so i don't see a reason to have two isolated rooms. had i seen a benefit from mother plant nutrients i would have continued using it. maybe cuts popped quicker i honestly don't remember but i don't have much issue with cloning anyways. as for mothers you need to provide much more information.

first question is what is your clone demand? if you need 100 cuts a week your lighting and plant structure will be a lot different then needing 20 every 3 months. second how much big is this mother room? the space the light needs to cover and the volume and speed in which you need cuts will determine the best light for you.

 

[outwest]

first question is what is your clone demand? if you need 100 cuts a week your lighting and plant structure will be a lot different then needing 20 every 3 months. second how much big is this mother room? the space the light needs to cover and the volume and speed in which you need cuts will determine the best light for you.

1) Clone demand is VERY low. I simply want to be my own source of clones. It's become to problematic relying on others.

2) 4x6

Ideally I'd like to have a nice mother garden to draw from and share. I'd like to keep them small so I can keep a wider variety on hand.

outwest

 

[Drizzle]

So it would be a lot easier for me to keep my mother plants in my veg room. would that be fine? and when they get to big just clip the tops down? can I just use clones from the cola of the plant?

 

[BlueBlood]

can I just use clones from the cola of the plant?

Sure can.

 

[Drizzle]

for some reason i thought they should get 24 hr light like a dome would

 

[420alldaze]

I'm using 4100K T8s. Think I'll have problems?

outwest

t-5s,t-8s,t-12s even work, just a different light spectrum from each. if you only need minimum cuts than t-8s should work fine

 

[sky high]

Why not just clone from your vegging plants...perpertually...rather than keeping moms??

IMO....if you don't need alot of cuts to set out all at once in a SOG/etc. and you have a small operation...you really don't need to keep moms and (again, IMO) it is a waste of space you could use for more veg/bloom.

good luck however ya roll tho

s h

 

[fishwhistle]

I know t5s will work but a metal halide kicks ass,i really dont see any energy savings with t5s,maybe less heat output but if your room is cooled no problem.

 

[Drizzle]

my partner thinks 18/6 light for mothers is questionable. He always kept moms in 24 light. hmmm