methias
Well-Known Member
Welcome boys and girls, sit on down and I will tell you my dream.
![Weed Leaf :leaf: :leaf:](/styles/smilies/weed.gif)
It started last August when my recently acquired master kush clone came home with the Borg.
I, an admitted neophyte, panicked and went medieval on the scourge. I used 4 different methods to eliminate them and when I thought I was loosing I decided to start some seeds that were given to me by a friend. At least if my clone died I might still have some seedlings to work with.
Well as they say sometimes it's better to be lucky than talented and not only did my clone make a full recovery and all the mites are dead but two seeds sprouted.
I keep a clean setup and filter the air coming and going quite well so unless I bring them in, there will be no more Borg.![Clap :clap: :clap:](/styles/smilies/gc.gif)
Well I played a little LST on my clone and the seedlings and vegged them for about 35 days from seed sprout and went 12/12.
A little before this I took about 8 clippings from the three plants and started to try clones. I made a small cabinet for the clones and started them going.
Again luck was on my side and by the time I realized that 4 clones were good the seedlings declared their sex and they both are ladies.
.
Now I had 3 ladies in flower (1 midsize master kush and two small seedling mystery meat) and clones of each thriving. I figured that which ever one turned out to be the best bud producer would become my mother plant.![Twisted Evil :twisted: :twisted:](/styles/smilies/icon_twisted.gif)
I was
toking on a bag of quality vaped bud reading about bonsai moms and it hit me.
I could keep a mom for years in a small space, take a clone every 2-3 weeks, vegg for 3 weeks, and send straight to the flower cabinet.
The only thing better than having a bonsai mom forever would be if I could graft two other strains onto her and have a mom of many flavors forever.
I did some homework, watched a few videos, and asked a few questions on the forums and now I just did surgery on my Master Kush and Seedling clones.
I grafted both seedling clone branches onto my Kush clone. She is expected to be my Bonsai Mom of many flavors!!!![Shocked :shock: :shock:](/styles/smilies/icon_eek.gif)
I worked in a clean environment. I used new razorblades, RO water, Schultz powder rooting hormone, gauze and a bit of masking tape.
![Blunt Smoke :blsmoke: :blsmoke:](/styles/smilies/piped.gif)
First I set up the area for surgery and then fired up my vaporizer for an attitude adjustment. (I know, normally the patient gets anesthetized but
)
Then I brought the patients in.
I set up two cups with RO H2O for the cuttings to go into right after getting cut.
I decided to try the notch and wedge technique this time. I cut the donor branch and then after clearing the nearest leaf I (using the razor) cut a point
on the donor and placed it in the cup of water. --->
Next I located a slightly fatter branch on the recipient plant and trimmed just above a node while trimming off the leaf as well. I then (with the razor) slit down >===-- the center of the stalk about 3/8 of an inch being careful not to open the wound.
I pulled the donor branch out of the water and touched the tip into the rooting powder shaking off the extra and gently slipped the donor wedge into the notch. I wrapped the joint snugly
with surgical gauze creating a gauze splint and taped it with a little piece of masking tape being careful not to tape to the plant.
I used some long pipe cleaners to act as supports and gave the ladies a spritz of momjuice.![Razz :-P :-P](/styles/smilies/icon_razz.gif)
All that is left to do is wait and see how things went.
If all goes well I will end up with a Master Kush / Berry smelling / metallic smelling Bonsai mom that will live forever.
As a backup I placed a piece of Kush on each of the seedling clones with the hope that at least one of them will take and make my dream a reality.
So either I am really
really stupid and I have killed all three clones, Or I just stunted
them all and may end up with crap,
OR
I get lucky again and have my dream become reality.
I will post pics next week once I see how things are going.
What do you think? Was this a good idea or ?????
![Peace :peace: :peace:](/styles/smilies/peace.gif)
![Weed Leaf :leaf: :leaf:](/styles/smilies/weed.gif)
It started last August when my recently acquired master kush clone came home with the Borg.
![Hit Wall :wall: :wall:](/styles/smilies/wall.gif)
Well as they say sometimes it's better to be lucky than talented and not only did my clone make a full recovery and all the mites are dead but two seeds sprouted.
I keep a clean setup and filter the air coming and going quite well so unless I bring them in, there will be no more Borg.
![Clap :clap: :clap:](/styles/smilies/gc.gif)
Well I played a little LST on my clone and the seedlings and vegged them for about 35 days from seed sprout and went 12/12.
A little before this I took about 8 clippings from the three plants and started to try clones. I made a small cabinet for the clones and started them going.
Again luck was on my side and by the time I realized that 4 clones were good the seedlings declared their sex and they both are ladies.
![Mr. Green :mrgreen: :mrgreen:](/styles/smilies/icon_mrgreen.gif)
![Twisted Evil :twisted: :twisted:](/styles/smilies/icon_twisted.gif)
![Twisted Evil :twisted: :twisted:](/styles/smilies/icon_twisted.gif)
I was
![Red Eye :eyesmoke: :eyesmoke:](/styles/smilies/redeyesmoke.gif)
![Idea :idea: :idea:](/styles/smilies/icon_idea.gif)
The only thing better than having a bonsai mom forever would be if I could graft two other strains onto her and have a mom of many flavors forever.
I did some homework, watched a few videos, and asked a few questions on the forums and now I just did surgery on my Master Kush and Seedling clones.
I grafted both seedling clone branches onto my Kush clone. She is expected to be my Bonsai Mom of many flavors!!!
![Shocked :shock: :shock:](/styles/smilies/icon_eek.gif)
I worked in a clean environment. I used new razorblades, RO water, Schultz powder rooting hormone, gauze and a bit of masking tape.
![Blunt Smoke :blsmoke: :blsmoke:](/styles/smilies/piped.gif)
First I set up the area for surgery and then fired up my vaporizer for an attitude adjustment. (I know, normally the patient gets anesthetized but
![Flip The Bird :finger: :finger:](/styles/smilies/finger.gif)
Then I brought the patients in.
I set up two cups with RO H2O for the cuttings to go into right after getting cut.
I decided to try the notch and wedge technique this time. I cut the donor branch and then after clearing the nearest leaf I (using the razor) cut a point
![Arrow :arrow: :arrow:](/styles/smilies/icon_arrow.gif)
Next I located a slightly fatter branch on the recipient plant and trimmed just above a node while trimming off the leaf as well. I then (with the razor) slit down >===-- the center of the stalk about 3/8 of an inch being careful not to open the wound.
I pulled the donor branch out of the water and touched the tip into the rooting powder shaking off the extra and gently slipped the donor wedge into the notch. I wrapped the joint snugly
![Hug :hug: :hug:](/styles/smilies/hug.gif)
I used some long pipe cleaners to act as supports and gave the ladies a spritz of momjuice.
![Razz :-P :-P](/styles/smilies/icon_razz.gif)
All that is left to do is wait and see how things went.
If all goes well I will end up with a Master Kush / Berry smelling / metallic smelling Bonsai mom that will live forever.
As a backup I placed a piece of Kush on each of the seedling clones with the hope that at least one of them will take and make my dream a reality.
So either I am really
![Dunce :dunce: :dunce:](/styles/smilies/dunce.gif)
![Shocked :shock: :shock:](/styles/smilies/icon_eek.gif)
OR
I get lucky again and have my dream become reality.
I will post pics next week once I see how things are going.
What do you think? Was this a good idea or ?????
![Peace :peace: :peace:](/styles/smilies/peace.gif)