TRANSITIONING from Propagation to Veg
by Cory Hughes
The propagation stage is short but intense as it sets up your plants for success or failure in the vegetative stage . Experienced grower Cory Hughes outlines some key things to consider for when you make the transition .
So , you are getting ready to start a fresh cycle of cannabis plants . For the sake of this article , we are going to assume you are starting with fresh cut clones from a well-managed and clean mother . For those of you who are new to cultivation , a mother plant is a cannabis plant that is maintained in a perpetual vegetative state , topped sufficiently to create a wide bushlike formation . If managed correctly , a mother can provide fresh plant clipping for months or even years . In getting started , make sure you harvest and pot-up more clippings than you plan on ending up with . Throw in a couple extra for good measure just to account for any unexpected happenings or failures . Now that you have your next batch of clones ready to be planted , they will be moving into the propagation phase of the growth cycle . How you manage your clones in this phase ( and in all phases , really ) will depend largely on whether you are in a small personal grow or a large commercial facility . Either way , you must keep your clones and veg-stage plants in a separate room , away from your flowering plants . If you can separate your clones from veg-stage plants , that ’ s even better .
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