Mother plants

Mr.Therapy Man

Well-Known Member

• Oct 24, 2009

• #1

Does anyone have any tips on keeping your mothers short,no matter how much I clone or top they still get six foot high in a year,Id like to keep them waist high for good light penatration but mine just get too tall...............Thanks and Peace

 

guitarzan420

Well-Known Member

• Oct 24, 2009

• #2

i trim branches back to the closest nodes from the stem. they still wanna grow but it help curb them a little better.

 

FuZZyBUDz

Well-Known Member

• Oct 24, 2009

• #3

Mr.Therapy Man said:

Does anyone have any tips on keeping your mothers short,no matter how much I clone or top they still get six foot high in a year,Id like to keep them waist high for good light penatration but mine just get too tall...............Thanks and Peace

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a few things mayb? lights closer to the canopy...mayb suppercroppin but im not sure if u can top after that. how far are the lights and wat type?

 

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Nocturn3

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• Oct 24, 2009

• #4

Bonsai them. Just keep them in small pots, prune regularly, even when you don't need clones, and give them an occasional root trim. I keep mine in a small box with a few cfls, and they never get over 12" tall.

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Mr.Therapy Man

Well-Known Member

• Oct 24, 2009

• #5

Im vegging with 2 430s and will switch to 2 600s sunday.My mothers are under two t5s and close as hell to the canopy.Im not worried now its six months down the line.I just killed a 7ft ghs trainwreck mother,I just dont have room.I have no trouble keeping mothers for multiple years,they just get too tall............Peace