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Farmer's Hat

Farmer's Hat

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Has anyone thought about bending a plant over to create a shape similar to a lower case n, cutting the top off, applying rooting hormone, and sticking the tip in the ground?


My theory is that it would produce a massive root system that would make the plant grow quicker and bigger.


Here is a pic I sketched to show what I mean
 

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Bear Country

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Farmer's Hat said:
Has anyone thought about bending a plant over to create a shape similar to a lower case n, cutting the top off, applying rooting hormone, and sticking the tip in the ground?


My theory is that it would produce a massive root system that would make the plant grow quicker and bigger.


Here is a pic I sketched to show what I mean
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I think it would be interesting to see how it would fair. I happen to know , because I have seen it with my own eyes, that if you bend a plant over and lay it down on the ground and throw soil over it to hold it down...it will root where its come in contact with the soil. I have seen plants growing like a vine on the ground and every so often soil is piled up around the stem to keep it down. Its a great way to grow some plants when you dont have allot of cover to help you keep them cammo.

I dont know how that would impact the plant though....your talking about burying the Apical part of the plant to try to get it to root....that might be a issue since that part of the plant is producing auxins and i am not sure of the impact it would have on rooting.
 
bf80255

bf80255

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Ive seen this technique used before by a geurilla grower, the side branches get the newly redistributed auxins and just made a row of colas with one of the longer mid-upper ones taking apical dominance. (I didnt see the harvest only ealry in flower.
 
Uncle Ben

Uncle Ben

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That's a practice for asexual reproduction used by the commercial trade on perennials. Think you're wasting your time.
 
hoonry

hoonry

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Farmer's Hat - I like your idea - I think you are on the right track in terms of thinking about creating multiple root systems. However, your method is different than what I would like to attempt.

I had the thought that you could create multiple air layers on the right strain. In my untested theory, you would scuff up the underside of your lower branches, then apply rooting gel. Wrap a rapid rooter plug (that you have slit down one side) around the scuff and tie black plastic around the plug(bread bag twist ties work great) - then watch it like a hawk to maintain moisture levels until it throws roots. Then - imagine this - you've got 2, 3, maybe 4 of these branches with attached air layers that you transplant - so all the layers get buried. BOOM! multi-systems right out the gate.

I won't claim this is legitimate practice - only fantasy in my own mind - but I do intend to try it out.

If anybody sees obvious flaws here - please highlight them!
 
Farmer's Hat

Farmer's Hat

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hoonry said:
Farmer's Hat - I like your idea - I think you are on the right track in terms of thinking about creating multiple root systems. However, your method is different than what I would like to attempt.

I had the thought that you could create multiple air layers on the right strain. In my untested theory, you would scuff up the underside of your lower branches, then apply rooting gel. Wrap a rapid rooter plug (that you have slit down one side) around the scuff and tie black plastic around the plug(bread bag twist ties work great) - then watch it like a hawk to maintain moisture levels until it throws roots. Then - imagine this - you've got 2, 3, maybe 4 of these branches with attached air layers that you transplant - so all the layers get buried. BOOM! multi-systems right out the gate.

I won't claim this is legitimate practice - only fantasy in my own mind - but I do intend to try it out.

If anybody sees obvious flaws here - please highlight them!
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Sounds interesting. Definitely worth a try.
 
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Bullethighway

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I put clonex on stems put the little brown snongie things on. I use a staple gun grind the ends off so can get closer then take ziplock bags staple them around the spongie things real tight pretty tight keep moist. I use a needle to stick in there when getting dry bout 20 days u have roots on some strains some r harder to root. Onnce they have roots cut them off put in ground.i do this when sun going down so they have all night to recover
not sure this is exactly what yall r saying but thought id chime in
Airlayers
not sure what that is
 
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Bullethighway

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I see stick the tip in ground
i personaly wouldnt believe that wuld be a big hassel but but id say if you can try it
then do it see what happens
 
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gunjaloaf

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dont cut the middle and cut the tip of the plant before u try root it, double anchored kinda thing going on, if u cut the top it will trip it out of course maybe enough so it just grows out the existing branches futher
 
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shizz

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it would work. but your going to run into time prob... your going to have to grow a 6 foot plant buy may 15. bend get roots and then start flowering... your roots arnt going to grow much in that little time your going to have to green house it and us lights to lengthen the season.. better off cloning and just putting out more plants if you want more colas..
 
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michagander

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I had this happen once back in the 80's, deer broke over the plant and the tip landed in tilled dirt and rooted. The plant was about 13' around and yielded 3/4 lb, my biggest ever before it became legal, kinda.
 
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