Green Poison F1 Fast Version -- Redux!

13 Days - While I’m giving these some time, I better put together plan B. Start taking a keener interest in the lower axillary growth of plants in bloom. Believe it was fairly close a couple days ago. Should be able to have a 5-6 node cutting of a primary shoot. 14 Days - Genuine concern about #4, the tall one. Its leaves are drooping. The others are retaining hydrostatic pressure, which is a good sign. Still no overt sign of roots. Regardless, 4 more cuttings are planned… if they get tossed out, it is no loss. I can LST to fill an awkwardly shaped area. 15 Days - Rah-roh, Shaggy! Number four is taking a shit all over itself. One, two, and three are all perky and happy. They must have roots, but they haven’t seen in spot-checks - I don’t look at each and won’t touch #4 until it dies, just in case it finally roots. Rolling with 3. Probably know the ‘keeper’ before #4 needs a transplant after a likely and lengthy re-vege period. I have an excellent road map from the Gorilla Blue notes for a fairly fast developing plant (ongoing, but betting on the under of 56 days). This should be ahead of that pace all the way. 16 Days - #4 still dying. Other 3 look even better than normal. Tufts aren’t out yet on from-seed plants, so it isn’t full-bloom, yet. Got some growth last night, so pushing another day or 2 hoping for another node of growth for the potential cutting. Since others are doing so well, I’ll just take 2-3 cuttings from #4 and keep them in their own basin. Still no roots on #1-3 visible through cup, but they’d be nosediving with #4 if not rooted… I have not tossed #4 into garbage, yet. I did take a new cutting off of original #4 plant. It is a bit smaller, but only needs to survive to carry on genetics if chosen. This one may never see the bloom box. PM - So far, it hasn’t drooped a bit, which is nice to see. #4-a continues its nosedive. Checked one for roots, but none seen, which is odd considering the general health and possibly slight growth lately. They’d have to be dying if not rooted by this point as #4 shows, right? 17 Days - #4 is dead… long live #4. New cutting did droop slightly over dark period, but barely beyond the x-axis. Expect it to stay strong. Slight curve in stem, but toughening up already. Think the #4 clone was a slightly more hollow stem than the others. The leaves deteriorated so badly I just pulled it out of the substrate at which point I felt how mushy the stem was. Other than initial irrigation, I’ve only watered once so far in 17 days, so can’t be overwatering.. #4 was just a pud. I’m sure future cuttings from a much older plant will root faster. 18 Days - new #4 looks fine. Other 3 look happy with no signs of deterioration. No roots… holy fuck. Still think they are fine. Must have some roots or they’d show some degradation by now. 19 Days - Think I see a root on #2, but it’s unusually high. The stems of each feel dense and anchored. The ‘new’ #4 looks fine. PM - definitely roots on two of three seen. Other must have them too. _________________________ An unusual week. I expected to transplant and be on my merry way with these plants. Instead one dies on me and the others are slower than molasses - likely due to age of donor. No big deal. Will roll with whatever happens. I included pics of replacement donor cuttings and a very lonely vegetative area with some very unhappy donor-plants. You can see the slightly shorter g-redux cutting has the beginning of a flower showing at terminal. So, maybe it becomes a bonafide diary in the next week or two. Should move past cloning phase soon, and it has been an extended period so far that i don't expect to repeat the next time i clone Green Poison Fast Version.