Unfortunately I decided to 86 my monster cropped Mandarin Haze plants because I had some heat issues which lead to the onset of root rot. I could have worked to save them, but I had a 5 pack of genetics waiting to be grown. It was a shame because the Mandarin Haze plant in which the clones were taken yielded me 410 grams of Grade A flower with zero larf. I most certainly will be growing this strain again.
I'm curious to see how the monster cropping goes. I got a clone that was unintentionally monster cropped by the weather and it's pretty strange looking.
@Beans, I have used this technique with overwhelming success in the past. My last harvest was 2 Cherry Bombs by Bomb Seeds, and 1 Red Diesel by Barney’s Farm. The smallest of the 3 monster cropped plants yielded 11.5 oz’s with a 3 plant total of 37.25 oz’s. I have videos on YouTube under my same username. Here is the link to the harvest video to see what they look like:
https://youtu.be/OiC2Wnv-544
I’m glad I read your update about cuttings taking 2 weeks to root. I have the same rooting system I’m yet to try but you have inspired me to give it a try in next couple of weeks.
@Morbiddave, if you take your clippings in Veg they may root a little quicker. I take my clones 4 weeks into flower and revert them back to the 18-6 light cycle while rooting them. The key is to use a little cloning gel and make sure that the tips are not touching the water. You want them to get splashed by the popping bubbles from the air stone. I took about 20 clippings and have about 12 remaining. 8 have moved on from this world, but if you remove them as soon as you see the stem decaying you should be all set. Best of luck, and if you have any questions please don’t hesitate to ask!!!
Thanks I'll check it out. I'm just starting out and gonna finish my 1st harvest tomorrow. Any tips or tricks are much appreciated! I'm all in on this and wont rest until I have a sound working knowledge of everything about growing. Planning on making this my hobby for the next 30-40yrs.
Nice one for that advice...the cloning system I have has a sprayer attachment with a pump which when I plugged it in it seemed quite aggressive with the spraying. I will try it with a airstone I think. I have strain called wedding cake I’m currently growing about 6 weeks vegging which I’ll be taking cuttings from in the next week or so. I’ll keep you posted and if I get stuck I’ll drop you a message. Thanks again
@MagicMikesMeds,right on I will check it out. My monster cropped plant had like a month of crazy growth. Went from tiny in comparison to noticeably bigger than its tent neighbor.
@Beans, if you look at my YouTube channel under the username Magic Mikes Meds I have a video of monster cropped cherry bombs and red diesel. I’ll do a monster crop again at some point and post a journal, but not this time. I just started germinating some Gorilla Bomb Seeds for my next grow which will be journaled as well starting in the next week.
@bobo420, unfortunately I needed to leave town for a weekend and was unable to keep my reservoir cold enough. When I came back the base of the stems were turning black. The roots themselves were not that bad, but I really don’t like putting plants into the recirculating system unless they are in pristine condition. So instead of fighting to save the clones I had some beans sitting around that I decided to sprout. Once they sprout I’ll start up a new journal/video series
@bobo420, I had to leave town for a weekend preventing me from being able to keep the reservoir cold enough, and when I came back my roots were starting to turn black. I’m sure I could have worked to fight off onset of root rot, however, I am not a fan of fighting issues like that before I even transplant into the recirculating system, so I decided to scrap them and sprout some beans that I had lying around...
@bobo420, thanks Bobo. I should be posting some updated images of both the clones as well as the Mandarin Haze that I have in flower with 3 weeks to go.