First time cloning. Have a (probably dumb) question.

First time cloning. The bush on the right is Barney’s Farm Critical Kush. It’s about 90 days old right now. The other three are cuttings I took off mama 39 days ago. 10 days in the dome to show roots then into 3 gal pots. Strange thing is is they look nothing like the mother even though they’re supposed to be an exact genetic copy. Leaves are much bigger, greener and have grown crazy fast. Can anyone tell me why the clones look so different? Btw, mama plant is an experiment. No topping, just LST’d almost 80° to see if I could generate a lot of tops without the high stress of topping.

All plants in coco, nourished by Gaia Green organic dry amendments, hand watered and all under the Photontek 465w Pro.

This is normal. Because they havent been topped multipul times theyll have larger leaves..

Ok…. Thing is, the mother plant has never been topped, just lst.

Chronologically they're the same age as the mother so that may have some affect . They're also putting all their energy into less leaves . Genetically they're identical .

They all look nice , I wouldn't sweat it .

Thanks for the replies people.

Different style pot or pot size can contribute to plant size overall. Leaves, stems, stalks etc. Looks like you have some in fabric air pots and one in plastic?

It's hard to judge plants when they aren't in a strictly controlled environment (same pot size, same temps, humidity, feed, grow medium etc etc..)

True. The mother plant is in a 5 gallon plastic pot and the clones are in 3 gallon fabric pot. I really know nothing about cloning, so that’s why I reached out as I mentioned. This is my first attempt, and they just looked so different to me.

the mother plant is starting too look malnourished, probably a little root bound while the fresh clones have new soil and plenty of space for the roots to grow, therefore they look different.

I flipped them all to 12/12 5 days ago. Is it too late to move the mother into a 7 gal pot? I did topdress as well 5 days ago

The only dumb question is "When do I start flushing?",

Vinny.ca said:

I flipped them all to 12/12 5 days ago. Is it too late to move the mother into a 7 gal pot? I did topdress as well 5 days ago

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It's later than ideal but not too late.
I would've transplanted into a 7gallon pot before the flip. You could up pot for the extra room (and I recommend it).
If you are going to do it don't want any longer. Best of luck!