Mother Plant: Soil or Soilless Mix?

I'd like to set up a Mother Plant or 2 for my clones that way I don't lose time in the process...

However I"m a bit confused.

Should I grow my Mother in soil or soilless mix? And what brands should I use?

Also, I know Mother Plant just needs veg nutes, but aren't you supposed to give her less nitrogen and more phosphorus?

Any help on keeping a Mother Plant, feeding and set up is GREATLY appreciated!

vince4750 said:

I'd like to set up a Mother Plant or 2 for my clones that way I don't lose time in the process...

However I"m a bit confused.

Should I grow my Mother in soil or soilless mix? And what brands should I use?

Also, I know Mother Plant just needs veg nutes, but aren't you supposed to give her less nitrogen and more phosphorus?

Any help on keeping a Mother Plant, feeding and set up is GREATLY appreciated!

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I'd use a mix of perlite, vemiculite, and peat moss as a base, that would give it a lot of root room and not have any nutes in the soil. One thing you don't want is pre-nuted soil simply because you'll get used to the soil helping feed the plant then when that runs out it'll be a mess.

i am in the same exact boat. i have been told soil is better for mothers. i use the Roots Organics pre-mixed soil. has everything in it i would use if i were to mix my own. as far as the nutes, yes you wil only need veg nutes. and a few additives if you like, but that is were im having troubles. i grow in Sunshine Mix Advanced #4. i have really good results with that stuff, so so far so good. i am having an impossible time with my clones. they all die on me, and im doing it the "right" way. i put quotes in right because i have posted a thread and every thing i listed in my procedure. i have my mothers under a t5 light. and they love it!! i have only 3 mothers right now. and i may throw them into flower once i can pull a clone off each one. i wasn't happy with the growth, i was keeping them for practice and for the phenotypes. but lol, all my clones have died. i need to know when is the best time to water/feed a mother plant and when the best time to take cuttings is. it seems im nuting at the wrong time and taking cuttings at the wrong times. i also hear some people take cuttings from the bottom, some take from the top. everyone has there own methods.

If I were to use soil, how do I know when it's time to feed the mother?

I know with soilless mix you start with nutes right away, because the mix itself has nothing.

However the reason I ask about soil is the last time I tried to keep a mother, she went complete mad on me. Basically I didn't know that soil already has so much nutes and I started giving her more and more and more. And well you get the picture, it took a while but when I noticed that something was wrong it was time to get rid of her. All those nutes went to complete waste as she was way overfed and died.

So I'm just confused on the whole soil part.

Thanks again!