Can I take Clones From My Plants Before I Flower Them?

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WileyCoyote

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I have some nice 12-inch tall Northern Lights plants that I grew from feminized seeds. They are all showing female pre-flowers, so I will begin flowering soon.

I would like to take a couple of clones from each plant before flowering them. Is this OK? If so, how long should I allow them to "recover" before I begin flowering?

Thanks
 
NightbirdX

NightbirdX

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yes, u r good to.take clones before flowering.,this is how I do it. give the up to a week to recover. once they take off, you're golden
 
GreenChile

GreenChile

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Heck yeah, lollipop your plants and use all the branches you trimmed off as clones. 2 birds with 1 stone
 
doc111

doc111

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NightbirdX said:
yes, u r good to.take clones before flowering.,this is how I do it. give the up to a week to recover. once they take off, you're golden
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A week??? I usually throw my plants into flowering the same day I take cuttings. I've tried waiting and honestly have not noticed ANY difference. If done properly, I don't think the plants suffer any stress after taking a few branches for cuttings. I break branches quite frequently when watering and have never had any issues from that either. These plants are pretty tough and can handle more than we think they can.;)
 
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controlledgrow

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doc111 said:
A week??? I usually throw my plants into flowering the same day I take cuttings. I've tried waiting and honestly have not noticed ANY difference. If done properly, I don't think the plants suffer any stress after taking a few branches for cuttings. I break branches quite frequently when watering and have never had any issues from that either. These plants are pretty tough and can handle more than we think they can.;)
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Agreed. Putting them into flowering right after taking cuttings should be fine. In fact, a lot of growers advocate taking cutting up to 2-3 weeks into flowering. I personally wouldn't take a clone after the 1st week of flowering (once the plant shows its actually flowering).
 
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