Do clones need to be cut in flowering stage?

like evrything else depends on the strain i took the 2 lower branches off a blue lemon thai 3rd week of actual budding and and rooted them enuff to transplant in 7 days never had anything else tht roots tht fast clones i took b4 flower same thing 7 days nice root balls ! js almost every strains different

nah its not just you i see it everywhere on here doesnt seem like anybody knows where to post specific questions !

A single week more waiting for roots when cloning during flowering? AND a plant that is more bushy! AND a plant you already know the potency of! I want!

What is the downside?
Re-vegging and blooming again sounds like a good idea if you only have plants in flower. In fact, I'll give it a go... why not? (seriously)

Hey, some good points here from both sides of the argument. Good job folks! It may not be the most sophisticated topic for the "advanced" section, but I don't think it would be a true fit for the Newb section either.

Check my sig for clones taken 3rd week of flower. Peat pellets/clonex/clone dome/nute soak, that's it. Some were rooted and thrown back into flower immediately and some are being "monster croped" and are on 18/6. The ones on 18/6 are growing branches where there were buds healthy but ugly.

its the link on the bottom. the top is outdoor grow.

Originally Posted by Serial Violator

You can cut clones during the flowering stage but they will take longer to root. you could do them 12-12 from seed and within 30 days they would of shown sex and then put them back in to veg for as long as you like

wrong.

Originally Posted by Clown Baby

cut a clone of each one before you flower them.
Keep everything labeled. Once the mothers flower and show sex, you keep the female mothers and their corresponding clones.
If you were smart, you'd keep a good male, too. And make your own seeds, to prevent paying another $160..Why is this posted in advanced cultivation?

complicated for a beginner. and you would need the original father and mother to make another cultivar.

Originally Posted by frankpetersen

if u dont mind waiting weeks for your clone to start growing do it the stupid way like they suggest or take them before flower..thats the correct way..

i didn't see any stupidity. only some creative thinking. this thread is a think tank and all ideas are relavant even if they're not on target.

Originally Posted by ROFLhacks

dont cut clones from a flowering plant it make retard plants, its not very fun I've done it several times.

wrong, and you obviously lie. show me pix of your retarded plants. pix...or it didn't happen.

Originally Posted by diamondjackdallas

can you take a plant cutting (clone) and use regular sunlight or do i need a special room/light for cloning?

cuttings need less light...see my pix

Originally Posted by Cajun Grower

like evrything else depends on the strain i took the 2 lower branches off a blue lemon thai 3rd week of actual budding and and rooted them enuff to transplant in 7 days never had anything else tht roots tht fast clones i took b4 flower same thing 7 days nice root balls ! js almost every strains different

i tend to disagree. why would strain make any differance? there are only two species used for hybridization and the propigation processes are identical. can you elaborate?

Originally Posted by squarefodder

Check my sig for clones taken 3rd week of flower. Peat pellets/clonex/clone dome/nute soak, that's it. Some were rooted and thrown back into flower immediately and some are being "monster croped" and are on 18/6. The ones on 18/6 are growing branches where there were buds healthy but ugly.its the link on the bottom. the top is outdoor grow.

i will look into your grow. i've only ever taken cuttings from flowering plants about 7-14 days into flower and the results turned out pretty cool. not a big yield...it was just an experiment ...little personal buds i called them. the strain was Pineapple Express i think.

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the aerocloners are on the floor. cuttings need less light in part i think because the plant is in survival mode. it needs to make roots before it can make anything else. the big fan leaves i sometimes cut back back by a third to lessen the stress on the cutting to hydrate all that surface area. i never waited more than 10-14 days for the whole 25 cuttings to make enough roots to survive on their own....edit: i also never used any rooting hormone. the plant makes it's own. my survival rate was about 95%...
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Bud sticks is what I have now like I said before, I took clones in3rd week of flower and let em grow roots, then put em back in flower. Now I have short bud sticks Hehe. I actually crossed two of those clones with pollen from a desirable indica dom male. They are both producing seeds.

I have 8 clones that are on 18/6 and they are starting to grow branches and strange leaves. I see why people call it monster cropping, they are ugly.

I traditionally take cuttings pre flower and cultivate normal looking plants . However that may change if the current monster crop produces more bud than normal. We shall see....and even then.