rooting a fan leaf possible?

[oldmac]

It was about rooting straight cuttings, I was only mentioning the fact that in tissue culture we usually start off with a piece of leaf. There is no reason to believe that the same stimulents used to induce cellular growth in petri dishes, could not be applied to a whole leaf, not to just produce roots (I used willow water for that, which is rich in hormones and enzymes to stimulate root growth) but other items to induce growth of a stem and leaves.

And you definately are not bing a dick at all, this is just a discussion about some theroy and some experiments. And I am glad you read stuff it is always a good starting point. As much as I like reading scientic studies and such at some point you need to see how it all applies to actual growing. Live, learn, experiment. And I admitted I never experimented further then the root stage, just wasn't viable time wise to persue, I figured if it took soo long just to get roots it would be really long to get it to veg. But I hold a belief it could be done, can't prove it without trying it, and with enough curiosity will probably come another experiment.

[crabbyback]

This kind of discussion is why I hang at cancom. It makes me challenge what I think I know, if that made any sense. :stoned: