How to tend a Mother?

Found a girl I like a lot, now my question is how do I go about maintaining it with out it getting rediculous or getting root bound?

You're just vegging her, veg her just like you'd veg any other plant. Take clones along the way if you really like her.

greenlikemoney said:

You're just vegging her, veg her just like you'd veg any other plant. Take clones along the way if you really like her.

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Ok well there's people who keep mothers around for years if I'm just veging her how do I keep her from gettin bound up with out having a 50gal pot in my house

Mader89 said:

Ok well there's people who keep mothers around for years if I'm just veging her how do I keep her from gettin bound up

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Keep repotting baby, just like you would a houseplant.

greenlikemoney said:

Keep repotting baby, just like you would a houseplant.

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^^^^^^^ And prune the roots a lil.

Fangule said:

^^^^^^^ And prune the roots a lil.

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Yes, at that point you really can't kill the plant by shaving off the roots nearest the container. Just shave them off, repot and newer roots will grow. What he said ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

a lot less light, will keep it alive and make it grow slow

hogbud said:

a lot less light, will keep it alive and make it grow slow

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Care to expand on this? Less, meaning brightness or hours? etc.

Thanks

mmjmon said:

Care to expand on this? Less, meaning brightness or hours? etc.

Thanks

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intensity/brightness 2 to 4 T5 bulbs 2 feet or more off the canopy

I'd guess it'd be brightness and hours. Lower lumins from the light less food, less hours of light less food. I'd be afraid of stressing her to much with both probably just gonna go with dimmer light and a 18/6. She's a temper mental little snatch so I'd be worried with shaving her roots. Keep her as long as I can and just take a cut for the new mom after time.

I run a perpetual garden and I have learned not to piss around long term with mother plants. I prefer just taking an extra cut each cycle that will be my new mama. I find my clones root easier and are generally healthier with a smaller, more manageable mother.

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Ok. I was just wanting long term cause I've heard as the generations go on through the plant time it's luster degrades over time. I'll just take a new cut when shes old.

Mader89 said:

Ok. I was just wanting long term cause I've heard as the generations go on through the plant time it's luster degrades over time. I'll just take a new cut when shes old.

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That's an old wives tale. I've been growing the same Cheesequake plant for 4 years now and I take a new cut for a new mother each cycle. It hasn't lost one bit of vigor, yield, potency, etc. IMO you're rolling the dice more with one plant that you try to fiddle with for years becoming diseased, root bound, etc.

I like the thought, think I'll go with it thanks.

st0wandgrow said:

IMO you're rolling the dice more with one plant that you try to fiddle with for years becoming diseased, root bound, etc.

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I'd not continue to make a Mother off of clones ( i.e. Mother, take clones, make your best clone a Mother, take clones from her, make the best clone a Mother, etc etc etc )...just my opinion.

Look up uncle ben he has some pots that are coated with some kinda copper hydroxide that air prunes the roots, or get an airpot, that will air prune the roots as well. prevents it from getting root bound!!!!! hope i've helped! good luck!!!!!

edit: https://www.rollitup.org/t/spin-out-for-chemical-root-pruning.9114/

there's the link!