Experiment: Keeping clones in fridge for over 60 days..

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So this is my new experiment. I took 12 cuttings from 3 plants. Mandala1 indica pheno, Mandala 1 Sativa pheno, and New York Diesel. I put 2 cuttings in each jar. I have 6 jars. 3 of the jars I will put half an inch water. The other 3 get no water. The jars are put in a box which is put into the fridge at 5 celsius. Ill open them for air once a week. Then test after 60 days how they root.

The reason Im testing is based on a thread I read where other people claimed to get 100+ days but he used a vacume seal. You can read about it here. http://boards.cannabis.com/indoor-growing/85432-storing-clones.html

Vacume Sealing. So November 13 I bought a vacume sealer v3460 by FoodSaver. http://www.amazon.com/FoodSaver-T000-08004-SmartSeal-Vacuum-Sealing-Appliance/dp/B001E75OSG
Im going to also today try to take cuttings and vacume seal them into some of the foodsafe bags that came with the vacume sealer. Then put them in the fridge in a dark place. Then compare jars to the vacuum sealed one after about 60 days. I took a total of 4 cuttings. 2 from Mandala Indica pheno and 2 from mandala sativa pheno.

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I did half with water and half without because I was scared of mold. Now we will know. For me its better to keep unrooted clones vs a bunch of mother plants for legal reasons so Im hoping for great results.
 
Jack Harer

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I'm subbed as well. I really want to know a way to store them. I'd prefer to store rooted clones for a couple of months, but I'll take what I can get.
 
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Jack Harer said:
I'm subbed as well. I really want to know a way to store them. I'd prefer to store rooted clones for a couple of months, but I'll take what I can get.
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IDK about the 'rooted' part. I've stored un rooted clones in the fridge for ~30 days, with ~80% success, but never 60 days. Prepped like you would regular clones, no rooting stuff, in a bit of water in the veggie crisper.

60 days will be interesting, I'll be looking.

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hazey grapes

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i was dubious of the claims of putting plants in stasis the first time i read about it. this should be interesting. it would be a good way to put plants on hold in between grows without needing a mother room.

thanks for doing this experiment for the rest of us.
 
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I also bought a vacuum sealer today. FoodSaver v3460. So in addition to the jars I will now be testing if the vacuum sealed clones will root after 60+ days. They are vacuum sealed into the standard food safe bags that came with the unit.
 
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opened the 6 jars today. let them get air. breathed in them a little bit and they went back in the fridge.
 
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