I've heard that in small grows where one is short on space...plants can be switched to flowering, then when they show sex switched back to vegetative where clones can be taken of the females and the males can be culled. I imagine this would work...but would it stress the plants and cause hermaphrodites in the females?

and could clones be taken from plants during flowering?...I've read that some say yes, while others say no....any thoughts on these matters from the growmasters here?

Thanks

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you can do that if you want. I've done it and none of my ladies were stressed enough to produce pollen sacks. It took a while for the sex to show on a few of my plants and it ended up taking a lot longer than i expected. Also if you veg long enough (~6 weeks or so) they should start to show pre-flowers by themselves.

I recomend taking clones of all your plants and then flower the mothers (or fathers). then toss out any clones that came from a male.

You can take clones from a flowering plant but if you take too large of a clone too late into flowering, it causes a lot of stress for the plant. If you're going to take clones from a flowering plant, take them in the first two weeks.

I've read that taking clones from a flowering plant may slow down the flowering process and reduce your yield. I also read that clones taken from a flowering plant will root faster. I don't know if it is true but it has something to to with there being too much nitrogen in veg fertilizers.

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Thanks for that my friend! I've read that too but can't find it again...lol. You confirmed it for me. so once I get going... maybe I'll sprout the little buggers....veg em for a bit...then once forced to flower...I'll wait a week...clone them all, and get rid of the males. ( unless there's a really great one then I'll harvest his little balls for pollen...bwaa haaa haaaa)

Thank you again for your reply. I've got some bad ass genetics on hand, but won't get to crack 'em for another six months or so, and I want to be ready to get going once I'm moved and settled in (moving to Colorado in Dec. where it's medically legal and I can post pics and journals here without having to look over my shoulder). My plan is to do some back-cross breeding anyway and create stabilized strains for a medical seed bank in Colorado where my friends have a dispensary, helping people is my calling and growing will be so much fun.

I appreciate all the advice I'm getting here....thank you all....I can't WAIT!!!!

My present and future patients will thank you all too!

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