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MacGuyver4.2.0

MacGuyver4.2.0

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Not sure if any of my fellow CO folks have tried this yet, but I'm going to. This involves 'grafting' which is a very popular method used in fruit trees, grapes and tomatoes (among others)

I want to graft the top of a healthy indica to the lower section of a sativa and vice versa. Not really sure what this will entail however. Will I end up with a tall indica that takes forever to finish that is so dank it has gone plaid? (yes, that's a Space Balls reference). Or will I end up with a short Sativa that finshes early and produces some serious knockout medicine? This should be a fun experiment as I'm going to be grafting Heirloom tomatoes to Hybrid root stock this spring (they have been doing this for years and it works very well). I will post pics and new thread once I get it all going. If anyone else has already done this let us know!​
 
Medshed

Medshed

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I've never seen it done but have heard of apple trees with 5 different types of apple on one tree. You may be able to get 3 different strains on one stalk. You could have 9 strains going at once and stay within your 3 plant limit. Sounds interesting. I'll be right here cheering from the sidelines.
 
eyecandi

eyecandi

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i haven't done it with cannabis, but did it with fruit trees back in the day. I know of one cannabis grower who did it successfully - 2 mothers plants - both he used Sativas as the base because he said the root masses were bigger/better and tended to feed the grafts easier/faster. he had 4 different 'strains' grafted on each one for a total of 10 strains between 2 moms. didn't flower em out though, just used em to keep a low plant count/high strain count and preserve strains. seemed to work well for him
 
bigbillyrocka

bigbillyrocka

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theres a you tube video (several by the same guy) of a guy that has 3 different plants (mary jane) in/on one.
 
chef c

chef c

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that shit would be tight, isnt there some kind of "tape" you need... hold on going into research mode, back shortly
 
indipow82

indipow82

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tapes, compounds like wound dressing and such. would love to see it done with cannabis. Done it on orchards for years back in Cali.
 
Medshed

Medshed

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Are the compounds like rooting compounds, or is it something specific to grafting? I'm getting pretty excited about the idea of doing this. Your top 5 strains all on one mother. That would be incredible!
 
eyecandi

eyecandi

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kinda, only you want the cut/joined ends to heal properly for proper fluid flo. there are waxes/seals. rooting compounds wouldn't work right I would think, focusing growth on the wrong thing. i might be wrong tho .... need to research now =\
 
indipow82

indipow82

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Grafting of graftage[SUP][1][/SUP] is a horticultural technique whereby tissues from one plant are inserted into those of another so that the two sets of vascular tissues may join together. This vascular joining is called inosculation. The technique is most commonly used in asexual propagation of commercially grown plants for thehorticultural and agricultural trades.
In most cases, one plant is selected for its roots and this is called the stock or rootstock. The other plant is selected for its stems, leaves, flowers, or fruits and is called the scion or cion.[SUP][1][/SUP] The scion contains the desired genes to be duplicated in future production by the stock/scion plant.
In stem grafting, a common grafting method, a shoot of a selected, desired plant cultivar is grafted onto the stock of another type. In another common form called bud grafting, a dormant side bud is grafted onto the stem of another stock plant, and when it has inosculated successfully, it is encouraged to grow by pruning off the stem of the stock plant just above the newly grafted bud.
For successful grafting to take place, the vascular cambium tissues of the stock and scion plants must be placed in contact with each other. Both tissues must be kept alive until the graft has 'taken', usually a period of a few weeks. Successful grafting only requires that a vascular connection take place between the grafted tissues. Joints formed by grafting are not as strong as naturally formed joints, so a physical weak point often still occurs at the graft, because only the newly formed tissues inosculate with each other. The existing structural tissue (or wood) of the stock plant does not fuse.

wiki has good resources for all thing scientific. you can find more through agri sites for colleges too but they all say the same thing. Pick one plant with good root stock, then pick you scions(branches to be grafted) and so forth... etc...
 
indipow82

indipow82

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Another method of grafting is called t-budding. We used on roses mostly, consists of a trilateral cut into a beefy stem, then placing the cut or "bud" in the cut, taping it airtight and bam, a few weeks later you have a hybrid rose! DOPENESS
 
MacGuyver4.2.0

MacGuyver4.2.0

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Great feedback and replies, everyone. Cannot wait to get this started! My first few *tests* may be sacrificial plants, but their sacrifice is for the greater good of my garden. :) Will keep you all posted once it starts rolling and of course lots of details and pics!
 
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coben

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Hello Hello. I'm very interested and I'm subscribing so... In the future I will try this with any and all winners from my perpetual​.
 
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