Phillybonker
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I just read on another site someone mentioned that clones finish 2-3 weeks earlier than the seed mother, is this true?
Do clones finish earlier than the mother?
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Janluna
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Never heard of that before, but my last batch of clones did finish 10 days earlier than their mother. Hmm 
Good morning Amigo.
Same plant, same genetics , same flowering time .
No different.
Stay safe
Bill284
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Phillybonker
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Good morning Amigo.
Same plant, same genetics , same flowering time .
No different.
Stay safe
Bill284
That does make a lot of sense.
Here is where I got the "clones finish earlier" claim from...
Quote from Mr Nice shop under Neville's Haze: "A tip for those who do find a long flowering plant they wish to keep; clones usually finish 2-3 weeks earlier than the seed mother plant."
I've emailed Shantibaba to help clear this up.
I can see where a mother has been kept growing slowly under dim lighting it would take a couple more days to rev up and get going.
But 2 to 3 weeks would be an industry go to every time if it were remotely true.
Imagine a greenhouse you could harvest 3 weeks sooner ever time.
The savings would be huge.
They grow clones and seeds side by side no difference.
Stay safe
Bill284
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Phillybonker
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I can see where a mother has been kept growing slowly under dim lighting it would take a couple more days to rev up and get going.
But 2 to 3 weeks would be an industry go to every time if it were remotely true.
Imagine a greenhouse you could harvest 3 weeks sooner ever time.
The savings would be huge.
They grow clones and seeds side by side no difference.
Stay safe
Bill284
Yeah 2-3 weeks earlier harvest would be a game changer. I'll see what Shantibaba says.
Probably depends on when you measure the clone's start date as. Is it taking a cutting the day you plant your seed, or is it up potting a rooted cutting at the time you plant your seed?
I can see a two week shorter timeline under the latter definition.
I can see a two week shorter timeline under the latter definition.
Janluna
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Ahh good point!
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Phillybonker
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It wouldn't make a difference when the start point was taken because flowering outdoors takes place at the same time, so a mother and a clone will flower at the same time.
And indoors, if you flip to 12/12 to trigger flowering, both mother and clone will flower at the same time.
For the clone to finish 2-3 weeks before the mother that would mean the clone has a 2-3 week shorter flowering time, which I admit is a bit suspect
Fenderbender
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Are the clones growing to the same size as the mother? probably not? Smaller plant faster/higher metabolism?
