kmog33
Well-Known Member
Gaslight tech and cloning doesn't always get along. Using that schedule for veg will throw some plants into flower.Got a weird problem with my Prayer Tower clones. I used 6 different Prayer Tower plants and took 2 clones from each. All 12 of my PT clones went into flower during the cloning process. Let me explain what is going on..........
I have used the 12/1 light cycle for veg and clone over the last 2 years. For those who don't know what that is here is an explanation. 12 hours lights on, 5 and a half hours lights off, one hour lights on, then another 5 and a half off. I do this to save electricity and it has worked great all this time. I have vegged and cloned over 50 strains over this time period and not once did a clone or a veg plant go into flower until now. I used to use the 16/8 method the previous 10 years but I saved about $100 a month when I switched over to 12/1.
So, on to what happened. I have 2 trays full of Goji, Mothers Milk and Prayer Tower all mixed together. 2 weeks into the cloning process most of the clones started sprouting roots....which made me very very happy. But a week later I noticed fem hairs starting to sprout from the PT's. None of the clones had hairs because I took them before they went into flower and determined sex later on. I started all my Bodhi stuff from seed.
A few days later I noticed buds starting to grow at the tops of the PT's. The Goji and MM's were fine and none of them sprouted hairs even tho I knew they were all fems. Remember, they were all mixed in the same tray together. By now all the clones were well rooted so I set the lights to 24/7 for 3 more days and then planted them in soil. I cut the buds off the top of the PT's and put them in veg under a 16/8 timer. That was last night.
I don't know what will happen next but I hope the PT's will go back into veg and be able to produce some nice tops for cloning. If not I guess I will lose them and flower them out and chalk that up to a learning experience. Either way, I doubt I will ever be able to use the 12/1 light cycle on this particular strain so it wont be going back into my grow room.
Would someone here be able to email Bodhi and ask him if this has ever happened before? Don't know why this didn't work with the PT but it has worked with over 50 strains previously and the Goji and MM look fine. Doubt this is user error guys cause they were all mixed in the same tray with other Bodhi stuff.
BTW, this is not a complaint, just a curiosity. Any help would be appreciated. No, I will not revert back to 16/8 because of one strain. Thanks
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