Oklahoma users: The steps for creating clones and seeds in Metrc differ slightly. Please see OK Metrc: Create Clones and Seeds for the workflow that applies to your state.
Before You Start
You need a source plant already in Veg or Flowering to create starters from. If you don't have one yet, see Wholesale: Making Mother Plants first.
The source plant's ID is used only at the moment of creation — GrowFlow doesn't track it going forward, so once your starters exist, you'll manage them independently of the plant they came from.
Which starter types are available (Clone, Seed, etc.) depends on your jurisdiction.
Create Your Plant Starters
On the Grow Overview, click the +New button at the top of the Clones, Seeds column:
Note for Metrc users: In Metrc states, the Clones, Seeds column is the second column, following the Packages column:
1. At the top of the window, select the type of plant starter to create, such as Clone or Seed.
Note: Plant starter options shown will depend on your jurisdiction.
2. Scan or enter plant barcodes in the search bar, or use the filters, to locate the plants you want to create starters from.
3. In the #New column, enter the quantity of starters to create from one or more plants.
4. If the strain you need isn't currently in Veg or Flowering, use the Choose a New Strain field to type in and select it. Otherwise, your starters inherit the source plant's strain.
5. Select a room to store the starters.
6. Click Create New Seeds to finish.
You'll see a confirmation with the option to print and tag your package(s) immediately, using the purple printer icon.
Note: In some jurisdictions, you are able to use one sticker, with one ID to label a batch of clones. We recommend confirming your requirements with your compliance office or applicable state documentation.
Note for Metrc users: Some Metrc states (e.g., California) assign a Metrc package tag to a clone batch. Others (Oregon, Michigan, Montana, New York, South Dakota) assign an automatically generated batch name instead of a tag.
You're done once your new starters show up in the Clones, Seeds column of the Grow Overview with the correct quantity, strain, and room:
Plant starters are also findable on the Inventory Overview, under the Plants tab, since they're considered inventory items:
What Can Go Wrong
I created starters, but I don't see them in the Clones, Seeds column. This is almost always a filter left set from a previous search, not a missing item — clear any Strain, Room, or Table filters above the search bar and refresh the page. You can also confirm the starters exist by checking Inventory Overview > Plants, where filters don't apply.
I don't have a plant to select as the source for my starters. Clones and seeds can only be created from a plant already in Veg or Flowering — GrowFlow can't create a starter without a source plant in the account. If you're trying to designate a plant as a Mother first, see Wholesale: Making Mother Plants.
Creating starters fails or won't complete in a Metrc state. This is usually a tag availability issue rather than a problem with this workflow — Metrc states need available tags synced into GrowFlow before you can create new batches. Run a Metrc tag sync via Admin > Syncs.
A batch shows a name instead of a tag, or vice versa, and it doesn't match what I expected. This is expected behavior, not an error: California assigns a Metrc package tag to a clone batch, while Oregon, Michigan, Montana, New York, and South Dakota assign an automatically generated batch name instead. Confirm which applies to your state before assuming something printed wrong.
Ready for the next stage? See Wholesale: Create New Plants to promote these starters into Veg. Need to remove some instead? See Wholesale: How to Destroy Clones and Seeds.