Originally Posted by groprofosho

check out a bonsai book at the library. Many plants can be grafted and it is a technique used by bonsai farmers to create large roots quickly and often used to cultivate slow growing varieties such as the japanese maple, which will be grafted to the base or root stock of a plant that has fast growing roots and will establish more quickly....why wouldnt it work for weed? its one of the most diverse and easy to grow, most adaptive plants in the world. Ill post some pics when i can get a more secure computer. i dont like putting pics on computers unless i can trash them later. You can also grow several plants together from the base. If you grow two plants together by cutting a slice off of each plant's stalk and tying them securely together with clay to prevent drying they will grow together even if they are different varieties. Im talking about weed now here. From this point you will have two root systems leading to "one" combined stalk. Bonsai farmers at this point will cut the top off of the weaker plant and the roots will be used for the remaining plant. This creates the appearance of two large roots coming out of the soil when in fact it is two that have been grafted and pruned. Ill work on creating one like this and ill post it as well. Ill look at what this technique is called and post it later so you can research it if your interested.