Mature Clone Feeding.

[Ohio.george]

What type of mix do you feed your full size clones? Sexually mature ready for flower but still being force fed 24/0 or 18/6 vegetative light. Should it be a mix of veg/bloom feed or heavier on the nitrogen to encourage other foliage growth . Just curious, I tend to feed them a lower ppm and leaned more toward a veg feeding.....but am I right?

 

[H.A.F.]

I would lean towards forgetting they're clones once they are well- rooted. It's a plant at that point and either in veg or flower. I'd do what you normally do for any plant at that stage until you see a reason not to.

 

[Turpman]

If your still veging, a slight higher N is the norm. Depends on the plants size. I tend to baby my plants too much as far as force feeding. Ive ran full cycles of 400 ppm when i recycle water/nutes.
Im doing a seed run now with no wast watering in peat, Im about 3/4 trough flowering and desided to do a runoff test on a few. And its real high. Plants look ok. Little N dificiency, must be locked out by somethimg else.

Id like to do some testing of higher ppm runs. Not sure the trick to it. Im guessing the ppm has to be ramped up early to get the plants/roots used to it.

So these clones of yours, if your goal is to veg to get some size before flower. Id start raising the ppm sticking with veg nutes somewhat higher in N. Upping p and k before you flip. Keepimg the N up till after streach and then backing it off toward the end of flower. Thats what i have read. In practics not so much LOL. Whats your nornal nute regime? How big are these clones?

 

[Opie1]

I treat them like they are seed plants.

 

[H.A.F.]

I treat them like they are seed plants.

I think the only real difference is you can probably get away with a size smaller pot because it's all skinny roots.