Well, I went in last night with the intent of chopping the last plant, but then I noticed something that made me change my mind. All of the male flowers were confined to the small side shoots. There weren't any on the main stems. Since I was going to prune off the little side shoots anyway, I went ahead and removed them last night.
I'll keep a close eye on the plant from here on. As long as the main branches stay female we'll let it keep growing. Otherwise it gets the axe.
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Originally Posted by deepgreensea
you didnt have to kill the clones man! they were taken before the plant decided its sex they could have been fine!
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I disagree. Yes, the first batch of clones was taken at the very start of 12/12, but the entire purpose of taking a clone is to preserve the genetics of a strong, healthy plant. The fact that these plants hermied so easily means that they have pretty weak genetics. There's not much point in preserving those genetics. More importantly, if I tried another grow with clones from these plants, there'd still be a very high likelihood of the clones turning hermie. So I'd just be wasting my time. Better to start with new seeds, or clones from a healthy plant.
In light of that, I destroyed the second batch of clones this morning. Oddly enough, two of the cuttings had already started to root - just 24 hours after they went in the cloner. I guess they knew their days were numbered lol.
I took 8 cuttings from one of my Forbidden Fruit aka blueberryxhaze plants this morning. Past experience tells me they'll root quickly and easily so I wouldn't be surprised if all 8 clones take. Depending on the status of the Widow in the next couple of weeks, the clones will either go into a homemade bubble bucket or else into the main system if I have to chop the Widow. Assuming all goes well, I should be harvesting the clones in about 9 weeks
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