Has anyone completely snapped a branch off [Archive] - Green Grass Forums

Garden Knowm

11-04-2005, 03:13 AM

and then bandaged it back to health, I have partially broken many a branch (dumb ass), and taped it back together... it heals with a nice bulbous scar... but I have never tried to actually tape a branch back on that completely broke off..

has anybody done this?

smb

RastaKaze

11-04-2005, 03:40 AM

Yeah krippy in the advance section was fooling around with this. I believe the technique is reffered to as "grafting" and can be done with almost any form of plant life (for example he's experimenting with grafting a bud branch to where he snapped off a tree branch) and it's coming along nicely. Leaves are healthy, perky, and I havn't checked recently but hey there might be new growth... going to check it out.

Peace

SkunkNZ

11-04-2005, 03:53 AM

Yeah krippy in the advance section was fooling around with this. I believe the technique is reffered to as "grafting" and can be done with almost any form of plant life (for example he's experimenting with grafting a bud branch to where he snapped off a tree branch) and it's coming along nicely. Leaves are healthy, perky, and I havn't checked recently but hey there might be new growth... going to check it out.

Peace

So he cut a branch off and is now growing it on a completely differnt plant?

thats just weird

Garden Knowm

11-04-2005, 05:59 PM

no, not on a different plant?

please clarify rasta... : )

yeah my dad has this apple tree he graffted.. it give 4 different kinds of apples.. pretty COOL

RastaKaze

11-04-2005, 11:45 PM

I'm not sure I belive so though.. check out his thread "Treetop Grafting" for more info

stewie420

11-04-2005, 11:51 PM

i snapped my babies neck, almost completely off... i rigged up
a little sling for her and got that bulbous scar...

a wise man once told me that the plant wants to live more than
i want it to...

SkunkNZ

11-05-2005, 04:07 AM

Did you's notice a increase in bud size on the branchs yous have broken? ive heard that breaking them makes it grow bigger buds... dont really think i'll be trying it tho

RastaKaze

11-05-2005, 05:04 AM

I could see there being some truth in that. After all, once you break a bone in your body it heals to be twice as strong.. But likewise, not something I'm going to be experimenting with.

Garden Knowm

11-05-2005, 05:31 AM

ummmmm... breaking a branch... umm... it sucks... and it is always so sad..

can't do it.. not even in the name of bigger BUDS!

Kurtfolder

11-05-2005, 02:59 PM

That is true but since that spot is twice as strong the places were the healed break tapers off is quiet vulnerable to another break, that why your body has a constant team of builders and destroyers in your body to remove and remake your skeleton.

No ones skeley is older than three years.

BobBong

11-05-2005, 04:03 PM

I sat on my plant once...
I had them out and lined up for watering and i squated down to get into my grow box for a second... didn't realize i put my ass right on one of the branches.. it didn't break off.. but it did snap... I took it completely off and attempted a clone with it.

My cloning technique at the time was ... non exsistant.. so i failed.

...

Casualties of war if you ask me... in the wild.. the plants take bugs,birds,bears..and all kinds of things.. breakage is bound to happen :\

Just try to avoid doing it.. that's all