I grew an unknown strain and it's been about 3 months. I was hoping they would make good mothers for clones but even under 18/6 they have begun to flower. Now I know you can clone a flowering plant and return it to vegging, but what about auto flowering strains? Am I screwed for cloning these plants?

Bump , need an answer

You cannot clone autoflowering plants. However, you don't seem to be sure of its genetics, so perhaps the automatic flowering on your plant was simply an anomaly.

I could easily see a 3 month plant on 18/6 light cycle think it's about due to flower and prematurely show even without the 12/12 cycle. If you veg a plant for 3 months, it can do this.

thanks for response.
If this is true, how do you keep a mother

theres preflowers and then theres flowering. if all your getting is a couple pistils at your nodes then they are preflowers. these are just a sign that your plant is mature enough to flower properly and you are safe to clone away.

if its actually budding then youve got an auto flower on your hands.

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