cloning Q

how long would it take to get a few pkants old enough to clone and be able to sex the plant? if i clone a female plant will the clones be female?

thanks
alf

You can take clones if a plan has at least four nodes and is decent size. However most people wait until a plant is a one or one and half feet tall to reducess stress. Yes if you take clones from a female plant the clones will be female too.

now how will i be able to sex the plant at 1 foot tall? will i have to put it into flowering light cycle to get it to sex?

Well i guess you have two options. Once the plants are about a foot tall start the 12/12 light and watch to see which ones turn male. Kill the males ASAP and finishing flowering the females.

Option two would be if you want to grow larger plants and clear out the males. Once the plants are about a foot tall take a clone from each plant. Once rooted change the light to 12/12 and the little clones will show there sex. Now you can clear out the males and have room for the females to grow larger before you flower them.