Somango XXL, 8 Ball Kush, White Shark grow diary (journal) week1 by Rangi_Kijani

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Rangi_Kijanicommentedweek 36 years ago

Grafting attempt was a bust, but the moms all seem to be doing well 😎. Added some pics.

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Philindicuscommented6 years ago

@Rangi_Kijani, you should look into Side Grafting it may be a better option to experiment with on weed plants. See a bit of info on internet doing it with tomato plants which have a similar stem structure.

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Rangi_Kijanicommented6 years ago

@Philindicus,I think there was a mismatch of tissue between the scion and root stock. The scion was lush, green and juicy - allowing the grafting tool to make a clean cut. The root stock was hard (due to training) and did not have greener branches of a large enough diameter to graft into. The tool also has 3 different blade designs and I opted to use the omega Ω style because it is said to give the most secure join. However, on the firm root stock I didn’t get a clean cut and did some crushing of the tissue. Next time I’ll try using a “simpler” blade. I also now have Parafilm to get a better wrap/seal around the graft site. I’ll give it another go and post updates ... once the moms from my new strains have developed enough I can also try using a different root stock to see if that produces any different results.

Philindicuscommented6 years ago

@Rangi_Kijani, that sucks bro but nice try. Were the stems solid or a bit hollow? May be they were to soft and not woody enough. You definately need a bit of light bark with a cambium layer. I'm sure you'll be trying again in the future. Back to the laboratory.

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BillMonroecommentedweek 36 years ago

Really nice to see a diary of it! Did you wrap the stem very tightly in mother plant? I guess your next step should be to Fuse cannabis

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Philindicuscommentedweek 36 years ago

The doctor is in, nice I think a top graft is your best bet. Were the stems a bit hollow?

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Rangi_Kijanicommentedweek 56 years ago

Added a little 360-type video of the 8BK and XXL after I cleaned out some foliage.

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Rangi_Kijanicommentedweek 36 years ago

Well, first grafting effort was informative, but neither graft survived. Due to stem diameter, I didn’t get a clean cut with the grafting tool, so lining up the cambian tissue was difficult and obviously became problematic. I May try again in a few days when I have some more donor stock developed from the XXL I have in hydro.

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Rangi_Kijanicommentedweek 36 years ago

My intention was certainly to wrap the graft joint tightly to ensure cambian contact. However, my procedure was shaky (literally!) so I’m not confident that the graft is either properly aligned or secured. But, I know how I’ll do it differently next time! 😎

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Rangi_Kijanicommentedweek 36 years ago

The challenge with this mom is that I’ve trained her back continually so she has a super sturdy “open bowl”-type framework. I’d like to graft into this if possible to keep everything low to start. I have <30” total height to play with. I also should have chosen a narrower blade (the tool came with 3) to make the cut. Lesson learned. If all else fails, I’ll graft into a new shoot, although that will be higher up.

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Philindicuscommentedweek 16 years ago

Intresting! Doing some mad scientist techniques. Wish you lots of luck hope all your grafts take.

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Rangi_Kijanicommented6 years ago

@Philindicus, thanks very much! I’ve read a bit, watched some interesting videos etc ... so I have just enough knowledge to be dangerous! Lol Just going to have fun and see what more I can learn 😎

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AlpineGoatcommentedweek 55 years ago

Dude I was talking with my friend about grafting techniques and I found your diary.. what a coincidence! Good luck, I’m following it very closely 👀

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Lacrimacommentedweek 54 years ago

Happy Growing ! 😊💪

msasharae97commentedweek 54 years ago

did you use hanging weights to train the plants and hold them down?

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