I’ve also got some experience with flowering cuts in aero-cloner and it takes reeeally long time to get them rooted.
###Flowering Clones / Monster Cropping
Uses heavy branching that is produced by turning flowering clone into vegetation phase through revegging process (by putting it into 18/6 or 24/0 light scheme) to increase yield. It is one of Low Stress Training (LST) techniques.
It can be also used as a means to create clones repeatedly without need for keeping a mother plant.
I still wonder if anybody really uses this technique to increase yields… I’ve always considered it as a way to “resurrect” genetics in case of backup. It takes so much time, results are far from 100% success and there is so much stress for the plant I still wonder if the technique is really good…
Of course we can discuss that stress makes the plant use all available resources and sometimes heat stress were reported to increase resin production, but my strategy always was “everything best for the plant”.
I think the title of the topic is correct. This Monster Cropping technique is also known as Flowering Clones (aka Revegging). Not to be confused with Super Cropping (bending branches) which is whole another story.
Due to better timing, it is also IMHO much easier to take clones just before switching plants into flower because they have enough time to grow in size and by the time flowering plants are harvested, new clones are ready as grown up bushes ready for straight 12/12 switch.