clones

[lovetogrow]

So what your saying is grow a few plants, take sum cuttings and mark them, and root them,veg them and then flower. If I get any males, that means the mother which is actually a male can be killed. I think that is wiser than flowering sum, finding out they are females, throw them back into veg. stage, then take cutting. Right?

this is the best way

[lovetogrow]

So what your saying is grow a few plants, take sum cuttings and mark them, and root them,veg them and then flower. If I get any males, that means the mother which is actually a male can be killed. I think that is wiser than flowering sum, finding out they are females, throw them back into veg. stage, then take cutting. Right?

this is the best way

[Opie Yutts]

First, don't clone anything unless you know it is female, or plan on later possibly having to just toss the plants.

Second, flowering merely means you change your light schedule from roughly 18/6 to roughly 12/12. If your plants will still flower fine with 13/11 then do that (more light = more weed). You can look up flowering light times on the internet. Also when most people flower, they use different nutrients.

Third, yes you can skip the vegitative stage all together, but it would be much better to go to 12/12 after the plant has roots. It will take too long to root otherwise, and chances are the plants won't be quite as healthy overall for several reasons. Many people veg just until the plants have a couple inches of roots with a fluor (8-10 days in a cloner), then go immediatly to a HPS light and bloom. The vast majority however, give their plants some veg time after rooting (at least 2 weeks, but more like 4 to 8) because it will yield much more weed this way. Longer veg = more plant material = more weed when flowered. Of course longer veg also equals less harvests per year. There are pros and cons to both methods.

Say "less harvests" 3 times fast. Get stoned first though.

[Opie Yutts]

Oh yeah, this is probably well known by most, but you can also veg a plant forever, making 1 plant take up the space of a warehouse, if you so desire.

Imagine the yield.