Stoned4daze61
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Anyone able to give tips about caring for a mother...Basically I am planning on having 4 moms each of a different strain. The moms I have now are just unruly and wild, i dont really have much knowledge on trimming them and keeping them purdy. I know how to TOP and FIM....well sorta. When ever i have topped a mom i literally just cut a chunk of her stalk off....yea im a noob and don't want crazy mothers no more this 4.5ft by 3ft wide one i have now for my PW is just nutty.
Each mother needs to be able to produce 40 clones at one time...and each one will have a 12 week recovery period...so based on that i need to figure out how big each mother should be as well. Just a couple thoughts I am trying to iron out for the new set up. Much mahalo!
What size pot do you have your current mothers in? In the bonsai mom thread, the largest mom was in a 1-litre and it produces 10-30 cuttings every 2-3 weeks depending on lighting. If you want to grow 40 plants at a time may I suggest using a staggered harvest. Assuming you want a perpetual grow, you could add 10 new plants every 3 weeks which would also give you a 10 plant harvest every 3 weeks versus a 40 plant harvest every 12 weeks. I would suggest using a 1-3 litre pot
Here is the thread on Bonsai's
Bonsai Mothers