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

LIVE2GRO

Active Member
Just making sure you put the clone into a clean jar each time you open it and breath into it I think will be enough to keep unrooted clones. Mold was the big issue here. So every 3-4 days when the jar is opened use a new jar. That will be my next experiment too.
dont wana be a dick.. but wats the point?????? like waste a new jar every 3 to 4 days.. so that u can keep a clone alive with no roots? y not root the clone.. and just veg it out in a small pot.. and stunt it until u need it then clone it and go again and let the roots go into a nice bigg pot.. ? i see like . maybe doing a test for like 4-5 days.. so that u could maybe send some1 clones.. but why would u want to keep unrooted clones alive for so long? i understand space is an issue.. but still find a male and make ur own seeds.. or justkeep a clone going of the strain .
 

maximum

Active Member
Due to legal limits an unrooted clone doesnt count as a plant in lots of places. So you can keep unrooted clones instead of mothers or just keep tons of unrooted so you dont go over legal limits. Thats the point. The jar cost me $1 at the dollar store. Im not saying toss out the jar in the garbage. Just use a clean one.
 

matthebrute

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Due to legal limits an unrooted clone doesnt count as a plant in lots of places. So you can keep unrooted clones instead of mothers or just keep tons of unrooted so you dont go over legal limits. Thats the point. The jar cost me $1 at the dollar store. Im not saying toss out the jar in the garbage. Just use a clean one.
yeah, i dont understand how its a "wasted" jar either, i mean wash it and you can use the same 2 jars to keep a clone.
 

Thesleeper

Member
Awesome experiment, very interested in the outcome.

To people complaining about this guy, the only way we expand out knowledge base is to try new things regardless of what others think, I am sure at one point the idea of breaking a plant stem was considered insane, or growing a plant without the sun!
 

Feslope

Member
I am late to the game but, really like the idea and have a few thoughts.

I don't think vacuum packing will work. Rapid decompression will cause the cell walls to break pretty much killing the cutting instantly.. A diver getting the bends is an example.

I did not see any mention of lighting in the fridge. During the dark cycle plants use oxygen and give off Co2. Breathing in the bottles will only raise the Co2 level faster. Flushing the bottles with oxygen might be worth a try.

Please keep trying. This could really help a lot of us out. Thank you for doing this.
 

maximum

Active Member
Nothing rooted. The clone turned into mush. It just got more mushy each day. I saw no roots, it even started getting mold on the leaves. Back to the drawing board. Perhaps vacuum sealed jars. I dont know. What you guys think?
 

edsthreads

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Loved the experiment Maximum! I think maybe looking at experimenting with rooted clones would be the next thing to look at
 

deza

Active Member
We should ask 'SHELDON' what his 'HYPOTHESIS' is in relation to this experiment - BIG BANG THEORY lmao.
 

matthebrute

Well-Known Member
how about some sterile water in a sealed jar without opening it. the stem can uptake enough water for the clone to survive, only problem is it may root in the jar, i guess thats not really a problem tho!!

doubt it would root with no light tho
 

oldschooltofu

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a friend said you can put rooted and potted clones in a dark rubbermaid for a few weeks. just make sure it doesnt dry out. i cant remeber exactly how long he said.

i am gonna try it over this summer when i am shut down, i just worrried about the heat. a fridg or wine chiller might work


might have better luck putting longer clones in a cup of water in the fridg, changing the water every few days and then re cutting and cloning. might even work better with some b1 or asprin in the water.
 
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