OK, Hands up... Who's grown a strain out, harvested it, then after sampling the smoke wished they'd taken a cutting/clone?
Yep, we've all done it.
Hopefully this quick guide will show you that you can carry on a strain even when the plant has finished flowering...
There are 2 ways to reveg your plants...
Cloning.
The clone below was taken from the lowest stem on the plant after the rest of the plant had been harvested.
She was dipped in rooting hormone gel, placed in moist compost then put in a regular propagator under 24/0 CFL lighting.
Here's how she looked on day 1...
As you can see, she's just a regular little bud that is ready for smoking. But we don't want to smoke her, we want her to grow into a big, juicy plant just like her mother.
She was placed in the propagator and sprayed maybe once every 3 days with regular tap water... nothing more.
2 weeks on and we have the start of some growth... It's not a lot, just a single little new leaf growing out of the top of the bud. But at least I know that the clone has rooted and it's all systems go.
ok, another 7-10 days on and more and more single-blade leaves are appearing. At this point she comes out of the propagator and sits under the CFL veg light with her cousins.
Here's how she looks...
All of the new leaves are single-blade which is perfectly normal... The 'regular' leaves will soon follow.
I've now stopped spraying her as there's no need... the roots are taking in the water and food now, not the leaves.
Another week on and her 'proper' leaves are starting to develop and the real growth starts...
Here's how she looks a couple of weeks later after repotting, she's now a regular vegging plant.....
And that's about it, she will now be kept under 24/0 lighting until I decide to flower her.
I will repeat the process again after she's harvested.
Complete Reveg.
Revegging is just as simple as the cloning method.
After harvesting a plant, leave a good few little stems/bud sites intact, as shown here...
The soil is spent, all of the nutrients have been used up and it's possible that the soil now contains toxins, so it has to go.
With a good carving knife I cut a circle around the stem about 3 inches away and slowly pulled the old root-ball out. Don't be too worried about damaging the roots as most of them will be removed anyway.
After it's removed I gave the root ball a good trim. When I'd finished the remaining root-ball was about the size of my fist...
The pot was filled with fresh compost and the root-ball placed in a hole in the middle...
Lastly, the pot was topped up, watered with 2-3 litres of water and is now sitting in the veg room.
In a couple of weeks the new growth will start.
And that's about it...
So if you feel you might want to carry on a strain, don't chop down the plant completely. Hack off the main colas, dry and sample them, but leave a couple of little stems at the base just-in-case.
I hope this guide helps a few of you.
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