Grafting?

[canniwhatsis]

I would use a drill to create your hole in the main stem for the cut and i would use more of a thick branch like cut rather then a small end cut clone. Maybe something with bark as i would use the same size drill bit as the cut. You can always trim the cut down so the host plant doesnt have to take on such a big burden. By using a drill bit the size of your cut, it should fit nice and tight. Then i would use some sort of putty around the wound to seal up the drilled hole. It should keep it in place for ya too:thumbsup:

Now you could also drill your hole straight through the main stem, then remove the outer layer of a cut and slide the cut through the hole till your scraped cut matches up to the hole in the main branch. Now this works on trees, but never tried on a MJ plant, but id think the hole would heal with putty to enclose it.

One more thing to toss out. If you want a clone fast and a big one just scrap around the outer part of the cut you want to take. Then apply rooting gel to where you scrapped. Now add a medium in something like cheese cloth or pantyhose and wrap it around the area you had scrapped. In a week you will see the roots starting to form in the pantyhose. Then cut just below the new set of roots, unwrap the pantyhose and plant. Make sure the medium is against the scrapping and not the pantyhose, but im sure ya got that.

Back when I started this thread, VanceFish and Myself actually discussed exactly what you are talking about with drilling into a re-veged stump/root structure to "Plug" grafts in to it. (He had a rather large G-13 that he was Re-veging at the time, she's dead now cut into a million pieces and disposed of)


That "On plant" cloning idea is interesting! :thumbsup: You got any pics of doing that? (even if it's a tree, I don't care, just want to see exactly what your up to.)

[EvilCartman]

Hey Canni!
Just checking in, wanted to make double-sure it's cool to post-up my attempts here, in your thread. Lookin' like I'll do *something* this weekend, the veg tent is just plain Out-Of-Control. :wtf:

BTW: That cloning method, mentioned above. Used it many times myself, never on cannabis, though. The real benefit to it is with hard-to-clone plants. Kinda more trouble than it's worth on such an easy to propagate plant. But, do a Google on _air-layering_, you'll get plenty of images. :thumbsup:

I've used expanded peat-pucks, or rapid rooters. Slit down to the center, and wrapped around the scarified stem. I support the "rooter" on the stem with those handy neoprene cloner-inserts. :thumbsup: Works like a charm.

[LetsSeeYa]

Hey Canni!
Just checking in, wanted to make double-sure it's cool to post-up my attempts here, in your thread. Lookin' like I'll do *something* this weekend, the veg tent is just plain Out-Of-Control. :wtf:

BTW: That cloning method, mentioned above. Used it many times myself, never on cannabis, though. The real benefit to it is with hard-to-clone plants. Kinda more trouble than it's worth on such an easy to propagate plant. But, do a Google on _air-layering_, you'll get plenty of images. :thumbsup:

I've used expanded peat-pucks, or rapid rooters. Slit down to the center, and wrapped around the scarified stem. I support the "rooter" on the stem with those handy neoprene cloner-inserts. :thumbsup: Works like a charm.

Right on bro, the peat cups would work great. I guess if ya like the plant and want a big ass duplicate, this would be a perfect way to get it. I never really took pics of my bonsai stuff, but another site called ''bonsai web'' will have all kinds of trees. Its worth going there just to see some of the awesome trees from all over the world.

Is it chop weekend Canni?


See Ya:rasta:

[canniwhatsis]

Hey Canni!
Just checking in, wanted to make double-sure it's cool to post-up my attempts here, in your thread. Lookin' like I'll do *something* this weekend, the veg tent is just plain Out-Of-Control. :wtf:

BTW: That cloning method, mentioned above. Used it many times myself, never on cannabis, though. The real benefit to it is with hard-to-clone plants. Kinda more trouble than it's worth on such an easy to propagate plant. But, do a Google on _air-layering_, you'll get plenty of images. :thumbsup:

I've used expanded peat-pucks, or rapid rooters. Slit down to the center, and wrapped around the scarified stem. I support the "rooter" on the stem with those handy neoprene cloner-inserts. :thumbsup: Works like a charm.

Thanks for the info Cartman! :thumbsup:

Feel free to post your adventures in this thread, I'm kinda back burnering the grafts for a few months while I get my groove on in the new flowering room.

LSY, Yep, Scrog came down last night. evidently the cat knocked over a half full beer on the Keyboard tho, so my harvest post was kinda short winded. Keyboard still isn't 100%.

[Stellybutton]

This will be answered in a few months, my first AK 47 clone off of the grafted mom (Grafted an AK shoot to a Blueberry root mass) Has rooted, I plan on flowering small, say 4-6" tall. So in just a few short weeks she's going to flower. I've got my first harvest of the pure ungrafted strain down this week, and almost ready to put into a jar.

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Can't wait for the results. When I was a kid my dad grafted and apple branch onto a peach tree. Don't remember what he called it but I remember it was yummy. The graft died the next year. If you remember me in a couple of months, let me know the results.

[canniwhatsis]

Stelly,... There's no way I'm forgetting this thread!


Ohh and BTTT!!!!! :rastasmoke:


Here's a couple pics of my current situation. imp:


Pic 1: My Graftomum
Pic 2: The "Host" plant blueberry shoots
Pic 3: AK47 has taken over as the top!
Pic 4: Durban Poison grafted node imp:
Pic 5: Cuttings off of the grafted AK47, Time will tell if they are AK or not!

[khyberkitsune]

That's looking mighty nice!

BTW if you have an issue with the 120w lemme know. It's only popped up in one panel so far but you never know, right? Best to keep you informed. Driver blew out and all the blues went out, so if it happens to you send it right back to me for re-fitting with a better driver.

[LetsSeeYa]

Stelly,... There's no way I'm forgetting this thread!


Ohh and BTTT!!!!! :rastasmoke:


Here's a couple pics of my current situation. imp:


Pic 1: My Graftomum
Pic 2: The "Host" plant blueberry shoots
Pic 3: AK47 has taken over as the top!
Pic 4: Durban Poison grafted node imp:
Pic 5: Cuttings off of the grafted AK47, Time will tell if they are AK or not!

WTG Canni:thumbsup:

Great job man they look very healthy man and i really liked that big ass bud too. Man with a plant count you gotta stay under is really going to pay off once you have a plant with, lets say 4 strains on it for 4 different peoples needs. I think it might take time to get it down, but what a easier way to collect clones from. It was a good idea to get into it, but just one more method of making this fun! I thought about it only because of seeing it done in bonsai, but never tried it, then started growing MJ so my trees are in poor shape, lol. I put one under my lights the other day and am seeing signs of life. But after growing my first grow, i stopped reading about bonsai and now live here, lol.

Great job man, im really glad your making it work bro



:rasta:

[canniwhatsis]

WTG Canni:thumbsup:

Great job man they look very healthy man and i really liked that big ass bud too. Man with a plant count you gotta stay under is really going to pay off once you have a plant with, lets say 4 strains on it for 4 different peoples needs. I think it might take time to get it down, but what a easier way to collect clones from. It was a good idea to get into it, but just one more method of making this fun! I thought about it only because of seeing it done in bonsai, but never tried it, then started growing MJ so my trees are in poor shape, lol. I put one under my lights the other day and am seeing signs of life. But after growing my first grow, i stopped reading about bonsai and now live here, lol.

Great job man, im really glad your making it work bro



:rasta:

Thanks LSY!


So far this looks like a viable way to keep multiple strains around and keep plant count down. I'm still concerned with genetic drifting, but as I get more cuttings off of this mom and get some flowering I'm thinking those concerns will vanish.


Currently tho I'm focusing on stabilizing my grow routine to better provide for my patients, Once I have that down I'll start playing with grafting techniques again.

Speaking of big ass buds!


Main cola off of my last BlueBerry! :hippy: (I'm gonna have to do a grow log on this strain some day! )

[LetsSeeYa]

Nice looking cola man:thumbsup:, maybe a New Years eve party doobie:stoned:

Sucks cuz i didn't get anything budded up for the holidays, i was to busy trying to get that plant healthy. But she's grown to about 4' and looking much better so i put my new lights on her. Now if i can figure out my timer, maybe she wont hermy on me, because it went with out lights 24hrs and was off a couple other times too. But i have faith in her as shes went through a lot, but never stopped growing. So after she's done il flower shorter plants as it seems that iv seen a bunch of people getting good yields by growing more, but smaller plants. Like your Scrog:thumbsup:



Keep er green bro:rasta: