-This is an idea that i concieved under the influence of a strong batch of bud. It involves developing multiple root sites for one plant. This would be helpful for mother plants, large LST'd plants, or tall growing pure sativas.

-First a side branch would have to be LST to fold over onto itself, and close to the growing medium. The point where the branch is bent would then be air-layered and rooting hormone would be applied, along with a moist soil "band-aid". New roots would develope into the soil wrapped around the rooting hormone. After sufficient roots are developed, the soil wrap would be removed and the rooting area would be "transplanted" into the growing medium. Now the plant would have two rooting site, and could spread it's roots further into the medium and could more easily/rapidly use it's nutrients.

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hey man

yeah, this is very possible. this technique is usually just used to propagate plants...after you've formed the roots you're able to cut that portion off from the main plant and stick it in the ground, basically cloning your plant.

for this application I dont think it would make much of a difference in the growth of the plant, i'm fairly sure the roots would be serving up nutrients to only the section of the plant that comes after the new roots, the vascular bundles are already set up to go in their specified directions....so I dont think the new roots would be helping the main plant get nutrients.

but, I dont think it would hurt anything, you'd surely get greater growth on the branch you rooted, and it would supply added stability to the whole plant...but just my educated guess says it wouldnt greatly affect the overall growth of the plant.

just my two cents though....please take some pictures if you end up doing this, i'd love to see the results.

Someone has suggested this sort of thing to me before:

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sounds interesting... give it a try!