whats wrong with my mothers

im on round 4 of cloning my mothers (pretty aggresively) and 2 out of 3 mothers look weird to me.. the new growth doesnt look right. almost looks like bugs? their pretty rootbound in their 5 gal containers.

the one at the back is growing perfectly.. all the new growth looks like it should but the other 2.. idk.. i gave them all a full fox farm veg feed right after cutting.. been about a week almost now

ill upload some pics to see if anyone can help me save them.. i was on my last round of clones and was gonna flower them.

anyone? just wondering if their worth saving

That's just leaf damage from when you cut clones, nothing to worry about. You probably clipped or damaged some of the new growth shoots. I get the same thing when I'm rough with cutting clones. Also see it sometimes when I FIM or pinch growth tips.

You're also getting a bonsai effect, the plant is growing smaller leaves. All my mom's are bonsai style and they're leaves have gotten progressively smaller.

Check all over the plant, because it looks like something is eating them, with the amount of holes mate

I switch my moms. I always take extra cuttings. When mom gets too big, I replace her with the best cut. Helps with the rootbounding (if that's a word)

SH420

BenGman said:

Check all over the plant, because it looks like something is eating them, with the amount of holes mate

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I tend to agree. Holes in leaves are always suspect.

Hey on the idea of flowering it...if you're rootbound now it will do poorly in flowering.

For large rootbound plant radical surgery is needed. Pull it from pot and slice 3"-4" or so off bottom and sides. repack it in same pot with fresh soil all around.

Flood it well with rooting hormone or something like Superthrive. Let it recover...then flower it. Better then tossing it.
JD

PS Also if you want to do pruning of branches or leaves...do that at same time.