Long story short, I gave away a Lifestar plant, thinking all was well, as I had another. Well, shit happened, and I dont have this plant anymore.
The plant I gave a way was nice for me, but it apparently took over this dudes room. They love it, and it is a spear making freak.
They have a plant ready for me as a payback, but I have never taken in a clone. Never having taken clones, and only grown from seed, I have never met a spider mite, russet, broad, or any of those fucking things. It would be great to continue this trend, as growing this weed is challenging enough without the borg running around my tent.
Lifestar was discontinued by the late, great, Mr. Bushy Old Grower. I have an affinity for his stuff, because when I researched for my first grows, he is the grower I picked, and never looked back.
Do I take this clone, and some other prime cuts he has offered, and take the risk?
Isolate it in a seperate place until youâre sure itâs good.
I keep all new incoming clones in a small grow tent under t5s and observe them while they veg out for a long time before they even come anywhere close to mother plants. Also use intake and exhaust filters so Iâm not spreading anything around inadvertently.
@dequilo, @anon16977489, thanks for the contribution! I will take your advice, and do the quarantine, neem treatment. Seems a shame to let her go, all things considered. Not sure why, but I feel a connection to the BOG, and his genetics. Hope I can do his plant justice. RIP Old Bushy Grower.
This is great advice. Thank you! I am pertified of the âunknownâ that comes with outside influences. I took a few clones this summer of some super skunk, but they were outside, and suject to my army of âdefendersâ, so i had no worries.
Rooting cuttings is easy, you donât need special equipment. Small cuttings and clone are a lot easier to check over and disinfect.
Just give them less light than I did in that post
Cuttings and clones taken in, I fumigate with a no pest strip, be careful with those.
Just read that you took clones from outdoor plants. So you know how to . But especially from outdoors, treat and quarantine! Less problems when outside, but bring those eggs in and watch out!
Thank you very much for sharing your method. Your ideas will be incorporated, as i move ahead. I find the soaking interesting, something I have not tried. Are you soaking cuts for quarantine, or soaking all cuts you take?
If by soak youâre talking about completely submerged, then thatâs for anything that wasnât grown inside my setup. Cuttings off my own plants I soak the stem for a while to fully hydrate before putting into peat/coco pellets
Personally if its your cut and was good and only way your getting it back i would take the risk.
If your concerned just take a cut of her back. Treat it and put it under a little light or even screw bulb in in a different room for a week or 2. But i wouldnt pass on it.
yah if it breathes you can drown itâs ass. Submerge in cold water for 30min it cures up problem bugs, donât let them get a gasp of air lol! I donât even think david blane could survive that.
So, I think this will be a mature clone, perhaps in soil or coco, not sure. If i went the soak way, I would have to wash the soil off, and then replant. Iâve never tried this.
@Cartwright.
If that strain is that important to you and this is the only way to get it back, then youâd be a fool to let it go over something that is easily remedied by quarantining that plant away from your other plants for at least two weeks under constant observation. Check all parts of the plant using at least a 10X scope/loupe, specifically looking for anything that looks like itâs affixed to the surface of the plant. Anything that looks like eggs or moves on the surface of the plant and undersides of leaves will be easily seen, making disposal of the foreign matter a lot easier.
Once youâre satisfied that your new plant is clean and free of any pests/pathogens, it may be introduced and incorporated into your grow without fear.
Quarantine any and all plants that came from outside of your grow for a minimum of two weeks, no matter where they came from. Itâs better to be safe than sorry when it comes to adding unknown plants into a grow. It takes a little time and observation for anything that may be on the new plant to be discovered and destroyed⌠without quarantining plants first, you could lose everything you have.
Much obliged, I am torn between the protocol 0, and Reikoâs method. I would really like to just grab the plant, immediately isolate it, treat, etc⌠without any great machinations. But, I am also petrified of the âunknownâ, so I have a space for it, and will react when she shows up.
Thank you all for pitching in over here, very much appreciated!
No I havenât, I donât take on strays but if I did, depending on the level of worry I would do one of these two methods, Quarantine for something I cannot visually see any issues with through the microscope or visual inspection and Protocol 0 for suspected issues like finding egg sacks or exoskeletons under the microscope.
It should be noted that even in Reikoâs quarantine regime, notice he doesât take on any foreign substrate meaning clone and isolate immediately, chuck the root ball and soil in the compost. Straight isolation of a foreign plant with itâs roots intact could be enough to start an infestation especially for pesticide-resistant bastards used to a regular IPM program that you may not want to continue or be able to maintain.
Take your time, clone and isolate, use sticky traps in with your clones as an early indicator and check them under the scope regularly. Handle your quarantined plants like an open wound -clean in and clean out and you shouldnât have any trouble.
Good luck @Cartwright, BOGâs stuff will likely become harder to come by in time so likely worth putting the effort in to preserve the lineage and protect your grow.
Killing bugs is incredibly easy if you arenât afraid of pesticides. Any snip coming in gets treated with a broad spectrum insecticide and thatâll prevent 99% of problems.
Viruses are a different story, but statistically youâll be fine, especially if he doesnât have a bunch of other âeliteâ cuts from other people.
. But especially from outdoors, treat and quarantine! Less problems when outside, but bring those eggs in and watch out!