What are the benefits of a "mother"?

Salamandastron!

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Hey, all. I'm fairly new to this whole thing, and as such i had one question. Im not fully getting the concept of a "mother". i get that you gotta keep a female in the veg state and take cuttings and root them etc. but why not just grow from seeds? is there any other benefit besides the 100% female turnout? and also...once you've rooted them, do they continue vegging or do we introduce them to 12/12? does this cloning method cut down on grow time as well?hope the questions aren't too obvious or anything ,but would greatly appreciate some kinda clarification. thx anyone.

PS. I love this site. whenever i try to explain Marijuana growing to anyone else ( using what little i learned here) i end up feeling like a fucking scientist!
 

nongreenthumb

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You keep a strain alive for ages without having to use any more seeds, you can turn one plant into a hundred plants, they keep the same sex and age as the mother, so they will be old enough to flower not long after you see roots.

Also clones are free and seeds cost
 

SHAMAN

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You said it 100% female turnout.
You can even turn your clones in to mothers and cut more clones. "The never ending story" Over and over and over again.
 

want_my_ink

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I like it because its a one shop deal. Buy some clones, keep one for a mother and flower the rest out. I wont have to keep dealing with people or transporting after each harvest.
 

Salamandastron!

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but you take a cutting thats about what...5-6 inches and immediately flower it. ive heard to expect the size to double once flowering begins...thats only a foot.... dont you want bigger plants preferably?
 

babygro

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but you take a cutting thats about what...5-6 inches and immediately flower it. ive heard to expect the size to double once flowering begins...thats only a foot.... dont you want bigger plants preferably?
The benefit of mothers are:

1) All the clones taken will be female
2) The clones take on the age of the mother so you don't have to veg them for so long till they reach sexual maturity
3) It allows you to grow 'sog' style.

Sog style is simply an alternative method to growing out plants from seed to full size. Instead you grow lots of smaller plants in a 'sea of green' ie lots of small plants only producing one large cola. Yields from this technique will get you more bud than growing a couple of seed plants to full size. Sog also has other benefits such as a lot of quite small height plants, which means even with lower wattage lights you get full depth penetration.

There's more than one way or technique of growing weed.
 

Salamandastron!

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thx. i'll keep that in mind im going to hold off on SOG till i get atleast one successfull harvest under my belt. thx for the info all.
 

Wavels

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Cloning enables you to enjoy a preferred plant grown from seed out of a batch of say ten... e.g.--If you get 6/10 females from seed starting, you can enjoy your favorite of the six girls in perpetuity thru the use of cloning, and maintainance of mother plant
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hearmenow

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Great info by all. Salam was also asking about flowering of 6" clones. You can allow the clone to veg to whatever height you want then flower.
 
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