Can I Take Clones Yet?

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jimmernmi

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I have a feminized Greenhouse Super Lemon Haze that is about 45 days from seed. Is it ready? Can I take several at once or is it better to take one branch at a time as they mature/grow?
I will be using rapid rooter plugs, any special considerations with those?
Here are pics of the whole plant, and each leaf axial branch.
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Dakyne

Dakyne

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Yeah it looks ready. Start by taking 1 or 2 clones and see how that affects your mother. After you have rooted some clones you can feel free to experiment with the mother since you have copies.

Good luck
 
Little Tommy

Little Tommy

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She is altrnating nodes, so she is mature enough to clone. I try to never take more than 30% of the vegetation at a time and then allow for recovery time.
 
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jimmernmi

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I took 3 clones from her last night. So far no sign of wilting, in fact they all adjusted to the change in the position of light perfectly. Fingers crossed for a flowering room full of SLH!
 
mouthmeetsoap

mouthmeetsoap

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^ Interesting. I noticed the leaves are maybe not as dark a green indicating it possibly needs nitrogen, but some plants are simply a different color. If anything, in that last pic the tips appear a little yellow which would indicate nut burn rather than a lack of.
 
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jimmernmi

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Ahh, deficiency. I am sorry I did not understand. Damn meds must need readjusting. :lol:
Yes, there is an issue with the SLH "mother". It never kept up with my other plants. It seems that as a seedling the stem was damaged, or a genetic fault showed itself. The end result was a damaged stem that restricted the nutrient uptake. That's why I took clones so soon instead of waiting. We'll see if that issue corrects itself in the offspring. If not, well the seed was a gift...so all I have invested is a couple months of frustration and no bud yet. :lol:
 
kizzzzurt

kizzzzurt

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Yeah, from those pictures you should be fine to start taking a clone or two. Don't take too many at once because you don't want to stress the mother of the clones, if you see that your particular strain handles it well then feel free to take some more and reveg to get the growth back or do it right before flower if you already veg your plant out for a long time.
 
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jimmernmi

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Almost 4 days now, the 3 are doing well. No roots peaking yet, but no wilting either. Looks like I went 3 for 3...and there are a couple more ready from the looks of mom. Thanks for all the advice, friends!
 
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jimmernmi

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The SLH is from feminized seed. She started sprouting pistils under 18/6 cfl lighting at 40 days.
I did take one clone each from the unknown bagseed females I have blooming. They seem to be doing well also.
 
nog

nog

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because she is starting to bud, the clones may take longer than normal to take root, i would not worry about nitrogen deficiency yet because the clones from a slightly nitrogen deficient plant are alleged to root quicker, good luck.
 
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