The following technique came into being as I searched different ways of cloning, now the following technique can be performed on an offshoot to create clones easily, however that is not the subject of this discussion.

This discussion is based on the fact that all of the plants nutrients are absorbed via the roots, and the more roots, the bigger the plant, and the bigger the plant the bigger the yield. You with me so far?

This is cheap, and easy to perform too!

Items needed:
FEMALE PLANT!
matchstick or toothpick
tape
razor blade
rooting hormone (Clonex)
tweezers
plastic wrap
scissors
pin

(1)Sterilize all tools before using them.

(2)Cut a branch that is at least 1/8 inch thick with at least two nodes.

(3)Select area from which roots will sprout. This area needs to be midway up the main stem, with enough room on each side of the cut to fasten the bag.

(4)Use the Razor Blade to make a 1-2" lengthwise incision along the stem. Cut all the way through the bark, to which the phloem is attached. Don't cut into the xylem, which is the layer under the bark.

(5) A ring of bark is removed from around the stem. The phloem and cambium are attached to the inside of the bark, so when the bark is removed the phloem is also removed. This leaves the central cylinder of xylem and upward water flow unaffected.



(6)Get clonex and apply it to the exposed xylem. For increased stability, you may tape a toothpick or matchstick parrallel to the stem.

(7)With thumb get some grow medium. (perlite, peatmoss, whatever) Pack the wound carefully with the soil.

Attach plastic wrap below incision with tape. Tape the vertical seam where the ends meet. The effect of this should be a funnel shaped plastic wrap enclosure.

(9)Pack with grow medium. Be sure to leave enough "slack" at the top so that it may be taped to the stem above the incision.

(10)Fasten closed with tape.



(11)Use pin to create holes in around bag. This will allow soil to breath.

Use an eye dropper to keep the soil wet. Do this every day. After 2 weeks, your cutting will have roots and will be ready for propagation.

Now moving on, as I stated, for the purpose of this discussion we are not interested in clones(although you can do that), we want more root mass!

It came to my attention that some well seasoned growers regularly scuff a few inches of the main stem just above the medium, apply rooting hormone, then covered with moist medium.

Treat this area just as you would treat cuttings that have not yet rooted -- keep it only moist.

Apply water farther away from the plant toward the perimeter of the pot until roots form...about 7-10 days.

You'll have better (i.e. quicker root formation) when the stem is sill green, it seems to take longer once the stem becomes woody and has bark.

Once your roots are formed, cover with soil! Walla, thats it, your done!
Time to get toasted.
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I am actually kinda surprised that this thread has no interest to you.
I know I plan on trying this technique on my next grow.
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Known as layering. Didnt think/know that this works with cannabis plants, but i guess the principles are the same.
Ordinary cloning is easier, thats why i think no-one is really interested.

sure this a cool post of you videoman but rollitup was down for me last night so what shell i say thx for the post, even if this a damn tricky way to do it and we had a cloning post like a week or 2 ago where we discussed exactly this method, guess we both been backed that day

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keep the thumb green and the gun oiled, !

sasarchiver and green nobody, I know there are many other cloning methods.
My intent was for you to NOT look at this as another clonging method, but as a way to increase your root mass,and as such to create a healthier plant, and more/bigger buds.

Now moving on, as I stated, for the purpose of this discussion we are not interested in clones(although you can do that), we want more root mass!

It came to my attention that some well seasoned growers regularly scuff a few inches of the main stem just above the medium, apply rooting hormone, then covered with moist medium.

Treat this area just as you would treat cuttings that have not yet rooted -- keep it only moist.

When watering, apply water farther away from the plant toward the perimeter of the pot until roots form...about 7-10 days.

You'll have better (i.e. quicker root formation) when the stem is sill green, it seems to take longer once the stem becomes woody and has bark.

Once your roots are formed, cover with soil! Walla, thats it, your done!

more roots, the bigger the plant, and the bigger the plant, the bigger the yield.

I have found that if you use a root stimulator such as fertilooms or green light the stems just above the soil will grow nobs or small white spots that are the beginning of roots once i add soil roots emerge from the stem and the plant gets healthier and I believe this has increased my yield since I have begun doing this a few crops ago.

See! There you go, thanks bigballin, so it has helped you huh? i read about this and thought to myself....this is like when I was a kid and we had carbureators on cars, we'd take the air cleaner cover and turn it over for increased airflow, it was a free boost. Thats what this is, something anyone can do....for free and make a healthier plant.
Again, more roots, the bigger the plant, and the bigger the plant, the bigger the yield.

Thanks bigballin, for those words of encouragement, now I cant wait to try this on my next grow for sure.

cool post, but the cup and water rooting method is much easier.

Oh sorry about that, so this is about lurring the roots as far way from the plant as posible, am i corect this time videoman?

well couldn't that be acheved as well by feeding the plant, or better the soil surrounding the plant a light/weak mix of rooting hormones, like a water-mix of clonex or some other rooting agent, for exaple one of the cheaper once in powder form? i never spend much time on thinking, or even trying anything with the plants roots, so you will probley know better about this. but theoraticly this should have some affect, or videoman?

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This is about getting as big of a root mass as you can to increase your yeild.