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farmergiles · 11-16-2009, 10:54 AM

If the mom is healthy the clones get a better start. If you took one of your clones and one of his and vegged them for a good while in identical environments you probably wouldn't tell the difference.

Can't say I've ever had noticeable loss of vigor in clones but then I've never ran a strain for decades or anything. Probably depends on the genetics to some extent.

I think loss of vigor is caused by the age of the plant triggering hormonal changes, rather than the number of generations. Of course a virus or mutation could affect the plant.

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farmergiles Yahookan Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Sick of the hatred and the lies Posts: 7,779 Thanks: 2,272 Thanked 3,734 Times in 2,546 Posts	If the mom is healthy the clones get a better start. If you took one of your clones and one of his and vegged them for a good while in identical environments you probably wouldn't tell the difference. Can't say I've ever had noticeable loss of vigor in clones but then I've never ran a strain for decades or anything. Probably depends on the genetics to some extent. I think loss of vigor is caused by the age of the plant triggering hormonal changes, rather than the number of generations. Of course a virus or mutation could affect the plant. __________________ Cultivate a stoic calmness *Fuck the Monkeys* Every Kind of Vice