Clones vs Seeds

Kikaida · July 10, 2015

Hi All,

As my first season skids into the history books its been very interesting to say the least. The bulk of my plants came from the nursery and were obviously clones. I have 3 plants that I started from seed and the difference is very noticeable.

My seed starts are quite different in appearance and seems to be healthier and with more fruit. They are 3 different types, a beef steak a roma and an orange type so I think these observations are accurate.

The clone stock seemed to have produced less, was more susceptible to bugs and was more leggy than the seed starts.

Reading about cloning of other plants, I learned that there is a definite decline in viability if its a clone of a clone of a clone or possibly if the mother is very old.

Would saved seeds from spent clones reset the clock or would they produce spent plants?

What have your observations been?

July 10, 2015	#1
Kikaida Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: Valencia, CA Posts: 258	Clones vs Seeds Hi All, As my first season skids into the history books its been very interesting to say the least. The bulk of my plants came from the nursery and were obviously clones. I have 3 plants that I started from seed and the difference is very noticeable. My seed starts are quite different in appearance and seems to be healthier and with more fruit. They are 3 different types, a beef steak a roma and an orange type so I think these observations are accurate. The clone stock seemed to have produced less, was more susceptible to bugs and was more leggy than the seed starts. Reading about cloning of other plants, I learned that there is a definite decline in viability if its a clone of a clone of a clone or possibly if the mother is very old. Would saved seeds from spent clones reset the clock or would they produce spent plants? What have your observations been? __________________ Fun FIRST, safety second...