OK, I see what you're up to... but why is this necessary? Why can't you just keep 3-4 different mother plants?

And what do you do if the rootstock in your grafted mum picks up bugs or pathogens? If that single rootstock dies, you lose 3-4 strains in one go.

well the idea is to cut down on space required for the mothers .... it all depends on your personal situation wether this is beneficial or not. If you have say a room dedicated by all means keep it as natural as possible. This is just an experimental concept for the grow space limited individual which I think consists of most of the "personal use" gardeners out there.

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and if the rootstock does happen to catch a bug... simply clone off of all the grafted areas, begin growing all your scions. and you will soon have another identical mother with another new healthy rootstock. Like I said though this is all dependant on your personal situation.

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Sure, I can see the point if you're very limited on space i.e. cabinet op, or have some really draconian plant-count provisions in local cannabis cultivation penalties. I guess if you can do it, though- you can proudly say you can do it!

i read some stuff about grafting. make sure u have the correct cuts on the plants. i think you put some anti fungicide and rooting hormone on it. not sure about the hormone. you have to dress it some way. i thought about doin that w/ a low rider and purple haze. never got around to it.

surely it makes sense for ANY size grow space? think about it.. rather than have 4 different mother strains taking up fook loads of room, you could have four mothers with 2 strains grafted on each in theory, therefore having 8 strains in the space of four plants.... simple really xx

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Sounds like an interesting hobbyist thing to do, but big grow ops are more oriented toward simple, efficient, reliable production- with as little effort and mucking about as possible.

If a production grower wants several strains (and they usually don't as height and growth rate mismatches are a headache in big ops), they'll have several individual mothers that themselves will be replaced every 8-10 weeks.

I do respect the largescale growers choice for a low hassle garden. But not everyone is as blessed to have hundreds of plants, dedicated rooms, with pounds of lush frosty greenery coming out of your ears every two weeks. I just simply think in general this is neat concept to tinker with.

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I find this very interesting for a number of reasons. I only grow on small scale, as I'm groeing indoors in a country where it's illegal. I've always wanted to exeriment with plants of different varieties, but of course to start a programme on a decent scale takes space, and IF I got busted, much better in the eyes of a prosecutor to be caught with one mother (albeit made from many plants by grafting) than four!
I was thinking that instead of entirely killing the plants when I harvest this grow, i'd cut them off a couple of inches above ground level and try grafting a little clone on, to take advantage of the already established root-stock.

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Just make sure when you make the cut that it is done with a sterilized utensil and is razor sharp as to not hacksaw your way through the stem.

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