Need a good source for clones in NorCal

NoGutsGrower said:

best clones come from a grower not a club!

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Clones at clubs come from growers too. I guess that would depend on the grower and the club.

If you get them from a grower they are most likely done right because they might end up in the growers garden instead of yours.

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Or they might be the ones he didn't want. When someone asks me for clones they get whatever I happen to have laying around that I'm not going to use, not the best of the best.

even better source of clones is your own mother plant!

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Correct, depending on where you got your genetics.

I've gotten good clones from friends and bad ones. I've gotten good clones from clubs and bad ones. If you do your homework on the genetic end and then inspecting them for bugs and root health you'll be in good shape. If you don't, you'll probably end up from bad clones. That applies to getting them from friends or clubs.

Truth is the best clones come from people who select moms from a large quantity of seeds getting the best possible genetics out of the bunch or from people who passionately hunt down the best possible clone only strains.

A large portion of the time people who are blaming bad clones for their bad results are either not taking care of the clones properly or failing to do their homework ahead of the time when it comes to the genetics. Nine times out of ten it's their error, not the clones themselves.

Hum215 said:

The real problem is getting bug free cuttings that are of a known variety which has been test-grown and proven to be a superior phenotype of the genetics. Most of the dispensaries all have bugs or they sell cuttings without having tested the yield potential and the quality of the genetics. If you are in Humboldt, I can help you by sending you to a dispensary that has good cuttings that are bug free and guaranteed genetics. PM me if you are near. If not then I wish you luck, it can be ugly trying to get good stable genetics that are totally clean. I hope this helps...

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The humboldt clubs are the worst when it comes to selling clones with bugs. Still, they've got a lot of really good genetics so it might be worth it if you don't mind fighting off mendo mites. I've gotten clones a few times up there, but I only buy enough to mom out, then I dip them and isolate them from the rest of my moms for a while.

I just went Club hopping on Saturday ( MedicalMarijuanaClubs) and shopped around until I found healthy clones of the strains I liked.

I got my Lsd Kush, Jilly Bean, and SuperSilverWreck at Purple Heart in Oakland(Overall Healthy, Rooted Clones)
I got my SweetTooth, Afgoo and Mendo Afgoo at Berkley Patients Group in Berkley(My Personal Favorite of the Trip)
And I got my G13xAmnesiaHaze and MakoHaze at HarborSide in Oakland(Biggest Variety of Strains, Lowest quality of Root Systems)

Must have gone to atleast 8 different clubs, but those were the ones where I ended up purchasing.

I guess I should have said a friend that grows is the best place to get them. If you have time to check out at least 8 clubs to find what you are looking for, then club it!. even dan cone said it he gets rid of the crap he doesn't want or whats laying around. start a mother or become pretty good friends with another grower.

You're generally (but not always) better off buying cuts from an established clone nursery. Most good clubs sell such cuts. Dark Heart Nursery is my favorite, but there are many. You never know how the club treated them, but at least you can be assured that the genetics are legit. I suggest picking what you want and asking the club what day it comes in. That way you can get something that's only been on the floor for a couple of hours as opposed to a couple of days.

CaliDaze said:

I just went Club hopping on Saturday ( MedicalMarijuanaClubs) and shopped around until I found healthy clones of the strains I liked.

I got my Lsd Kush, Jilly Bean, and SuperSilverWreck at Purple Heart in Oakland(Overall Healthy, Rooted Clones)
I got my SweetTooth, Afgoo and Mendo Afgoo at Berkley Patients Group in Berkley(My Personal Favorite of the Trip)
And I got my G13xAmnesiaHaze and MakoHaze at HarborSide in Oakland(Biggest Variety of Strains, Lowest quality of Root Systems)

Must have gone to atleast 8 different clubs, but those were the ones where I ended up purchasing.

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your room is gonna get crazy with all those different strains.

You can not be sure the genetics are legit at clubs! Most clubs buy there clones and smoke from any one they can! I'm not saying there are 0 clubs that are all legit just Very few! Most people that are buying clones from clubs are new growers and would have no idea if it was the real thing at the end or not! Me and a friend got cuttings from another friend. we were there when they were cut from the mother, rooted them ourselves and when they were done the looked almost nothing alike (mine were better) If you can find another person that isn't a new grower, they know what strain they have and have prob. been growing it for a while! MOST clubs buy what ever they can get there hands on! The mendo mites statement is true even in humboldt I got some pineapple trainwreck clones in eureka once that were pretty bad but I wanted that strain. All clubs are going to vary on what they have and the quality! most clubs only know the name of the plants because that is what they were told when they bought them! And it is just like on the street if you don't know the name of the smoke give it one it will sell better! If you think your dealer hasn't come up with a name or two on his own you are prob. Wrong!

This almost sounds like a license to deal in marijuana.... I'm going to start asking for $100 donations for every quarter ounce I "give away".

Metasynth said:

I copied and pasted this from the grasscity forum

"this is it here. i've actually been to court over this very situation and walked away. a patient to patient transaction can occur under pretty relaxed guidelines. Whether you're purchasing/selling medicine, concentrates, derivitives, edibles, or clones you ALWAYS exchange recommendations and ID cards to verify each other before money is brought out and before product is brought out. You make sure that if you are purchasing you get the product first! Put it in your pocket, car, house, etc. After you have the product in your posession you then hand over the money while saying, "Here is a donation for your time and efforts in helping me obtain my medicine." The only reason you want to say this in the case of you meeting somewhere and a cop just happens to be walking out of the coffee shop behind you (my case) and sees what is going on."

So you might have to go to court on it, but I guess it would get thrown out. I've actually heard much the same, and a while ago I think I read on the NORML website that patient to patient transfer of medication is A-OK, so wouldn't clones fall into that catagory? I mean, my 'script says I can posess and cultivate, so I'm guessing that covers my ass.

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Dan Kone said:

The humboldt clubs are the worst when it comes to selling clones with bugs. Still, they've got a lot of really good genetics so it might be worth it if you don't mind fighting off mendo mites. I've gotten clones a few times up there, but I only buy enough to mom out, then I dip them and isolate them from the rest of my moms for a while.

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I got a few to mom out from that little place in Arcata (can't remember the name, it's not the coop one or the iCenter, it's the third one), and they turned out to be good plants. No bugs or anything. I checked the iCenter at the time and they had a measly selection of haggard looking little things. Maybe I just caught them at a bad time though.

Leothwyn said:

I got a few to mom out from that little place in Arcata (can't remember the name, it's not the coop one or the iCenter, it's the third one), and they turned out to be good plants. No bugs or anything. I checked the iCenter at the time and they had a measly selection of haggard looking little things. Maybe I just caught them at a bad time though.

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See it varies club to club! If they were growing all of their own then you would know the genetics are legit but they dont! even in emerald triangle (Mendocino, Humboldt, and Trinity) They have shit at times! That is supposed to be weed heaven, Pot central but they still can have crap! You cant trust a clone just because it came from a club!

Don't get yourself all worked up, there are also plenty of people that need to know shit like this, because they WANT to STAY INSIDE the law. Before you go calling people a pussy, use that noodle upstairs and think about all sides of an issue. Not everyone here is illegal... I asked a simple legal question, no reason for you to take that as your cue to start posting insults. grow up?

and besides, look at what folder this thread is in, and then you can discuss illegal activity somewhere else.

grow space said:

oh my god, why are u being such a fucking pussy??!! WHo gives a shit, it is a deal between you and the seller ! who cares if it is legal ! there are tons of people in here whos passion is to grow good cannabis, and are willing to risk to grow even if you are not allowed by your own country !

up in there is is all medicine, medicine... yeah it can be that also, but i do it cas i love to grow and love to be high, simple as that !

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i aint worked up at all, i troll youtube like normal people do lol.
It is good that there are some people in here that want to share the info and are willing.


i relax u relax, be legal, i am legal, but even if i were not, i would still grow that bomb stash... would you ?

Hahahaha, just like i said !

Leothwyn said:

I got a few to mom out from that little place in Arcata (can't remember the name, it's not the coop one or the iCenter, it's the third one), and they turned out to be good plants. No bugs or anything. I checked the iCenter at the time and they had a measly selection of haggard looking little things. Maybe I just caught them at a bad time though.

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It's always a "bad time" at the icenter. It's the worst club in California. It wasn't always that way. It used to be just another bad club, but it's gone down hill since then. That place is not a legitimate business.

The one on I st has good genetics, but a terrible bug problem and they are cutting all their own clones out of that building. Still, such a nice strain selection that I occasionally pick something up there.

Can't you make a habit of dipping cuttings in neem oil solution before bringing them inside? I understand people's apprehension though about bringing potential problems into their grow rooms...

Dan Kone said:

It's always a "bad time" at the icenter. It's the worst club in California. It wasn't always that way. It used to be just another bad club, but it's gone down hill since then. That place is not a legitimate business.

The one on I st has good genetics, but a terrible bug problem and they are cutting all their own clones out of that building. Still, such a nice strain selection that I occasionally pick something up there.

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Serapis said:

Don't get yourself all worked up, there are also plenty of people that need to know shit like this, because they WANT to STAY INSIDE the law. Before you go calling people a pussy, use that noodle upstairs and think about all sides of an issue. Not everyone here is illegal... I asked a simple legal question, no reason for you to take that as your cue to start posting insults. grow up?

and besides, look at what folder this thread is in, and then you can discuss illegal activity somewhere else.

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Inside the law, outside the law, it's all good as far as I'm concerned. But judging people for being legal or illegal is dumb. It's not pussy to stay with in the law, and it's not always stupid to push those limits. It all depends on your own personal situation. But who cares? People's grows are their own. It's up to them to decide what is best for them. I like to worry about what I'm doing, not what other people do.

Serapis said:

Can't you make a habit of dipping cuttings in neem oil solution before bringing them inside? I understand people's apprehension though about bringing potential problems into their grow rooms...

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Sure, I can. But that's pretty ineffective against the nuclear powered mutant mendo-mites they have up there. I wash them in soap and water then dip in a strong solution of azatrol/azamax then isolate for a couple weeks. That usually does the trick. The mites they have up there put neem oil on their cheerios for breakfast every morning. Those bugs are bad news, people should be cautious.

I've always wondered about that, especially in areas where cultivation is heavy and widespread, like California.

Dan Kone said:

Sure, I can. But that's pretty ineffective against the nuclear powered mutant mendo-mites they have up there. I wash them in soap and water then dip in a strong solution of azatrol/azamax then isolate for a couple weeks. That usually does the trick. The mites they have up there put neem oil on their cheerios for breakfast every morning. Those bugs are bad news, people should be cautious.

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Serapis said:

I've always wondered about that, especially in areas where cultivation is heavy and widespread, like California.

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Years of spraying without achieving total eradication does make mites stronger. Up north they have crazy bugs because of that. Also keep in mind that these same bugs love to snack on other crops like strawberries, roses, apple trees, etc. The commercial crop growers are a big problem because they spray with an array of nasty shit on a regular basis causing mites to build immunities.

If you really want great clones..great genetics, forget any dispensary. In 20 years of commercial growing I have never let a live plant of my best strains leave the room except for close friends. No grower I know would ever sell clones of "the good stuff" for a one time profit. Sure as shit, you'll be competing with that guy in a few months.

If you really want the best possible genetics, you have to get to know some commercial growers. Or closet growers who have spent the several years needed to amass a stable of solid genetics. I assure you, none of the clones you see at any dispensary are top 5% product. If you can't find a grower buddy, order 100's of seeds of the strain you want, and start high grading. That's how I did it many moons ago...and it works great. Just don't ever think you'll get that special lady out of just one little pack of seeds.

I'm just talking about top 5% stash here, gang. There's plenty of the other 95% available everywhere. But, these days, that just doesn't cut it.