cutting clones for 2 tap roots

DaveTheNewbie · Feb 4, 2009

as the title says, has anyone every tried it, or thought about it ?
would there be a better clone success rate, or faster take up rate, or just plain old faster growing plants ?
at a glance it would seem that 2 tap roots are better than one

for those wondering how, its where you cut the clone.
instead of cutting the clone off the branch, cut both sides of the branch to form a T.
the picture illistrates this better than i can explain.
fig A is normal cut, fig B is 2 tap root cutting

SayWord · Feb 4, 2009

but then it cuts off the whole rest of the top of the plant?

Woomeister · Feb 4, 2009

DaveTheNewbie said:
as the title says, has anyone every tried it, or thought about it ?
would there be a better clone success rate, or faster take up rate, or just plain old faster growing plants ?
at a glance it would seem that 2 tap roots are better than one

for those wondering how, its where you cut the clone.
instead of cutting the clone off the branch, cut both sides of the branch to form a T.
the picture illistrates this better than i can explain.
fig A is normal cut, fig B is 2 tap root cutting

if 2 tap roots were going to aid a plant in any way then nature would be doing it already, since plants have a single tap root then it must be the best way.

bossman88188 · Feb 4, 2009

Mother nature has it right

winkdogg420 · Feb 4, 2009

I think the end that was origionally the "bottom" will root the other end will rot . Rot + roots=bad

DaveTheNewbie · Feb 4, 2009

winkdogg420 said:
I think the end that was origionally the "bottom" will root the other end will rot . Rot + roots=bad

i wonder if this is so.
i know with air layering that roots grow out of the side of stalks.
and i have read that if you clone a plant upside down then it will root from the top.

ps if mother nature had it right then why are you all using hydro, nutes, RO water, and HID lights ??

SlikWiLL13 · Feb 4, 2009

DaveTheNewbie said:
ps if mother nature had it right then why are you all using hydro, nutes, RO water, and HID lights ??

+rep for dave the newbie

winkdogg420 · Feb 4, 2009

Fuck it give it a try!

aladdin2685 · Feb 4, 2009

mother nature has 3 taproots. 1 being the cola the other 2 one on both sides =3

when you take a clone it only has one cola then one taprot on one side then it altnernates.
yo dave the newbie, yes it will work!

i sometimes top my plants and root both tops and have 4 plants and 2 already topped :-)

DaveTheNewbie · Feb 4, 2009

winkdogg420 said:
Fuck it give it a try!

i am

i layered a branch outside into soil 3 weeks ago, with about 5 sub branches growing up out of the soil.
i cut the connecting branch between each sub branch yesterday.
they all seem to be 100% healthy with no wilting at all - and im the death of clones.
with other cloning methods ive tried if i can get 1/12 clones to root im happy.
i think i may have found a way of cloning a very hard to clone strain

winkdogg420 · Feb 4, 2009

i find if clones are in a bubler with a dome there are never probs almost 100%

DaveTheNewbie said:
i am
i layered a branch outside into soil 3 weeks ago, with about 5 sub branches growing up out of the soil.
i cut the connecting branch between each sub branch yesterday.
they all seem to be 100% healthy with no wilting at all - and im the death of clones.
with other cloning methods ive tried if i can get 1/12 clones to root im happy.
i think i may have found a way of cloning a very hard to clone strain

KP2 · Feb 4, 2009

clones don't have tap roots, they have roots. seedlings have tap roots.

when a clone roots, it'll put out many shoots, not one.

Woomeister · Feb 5, 2009

DaveTheNewbie said:
i wonder if this is so.
i know with air layering that roots grow out of the side of stalks.
and i have read that if you clone a plant upside down then it will root from the top.

ps if mother nature had it right then why are you all using hydro, nutes, RO water, and HID lights ??

What a ridiculous statement, let me tell you why I use the things you list. Firstly, growing indoors requires it, secondly, we (indoor growers) are trying to replicate ideal natural growth! In other words copy mother nature.

SlikWiLL13 · Feb 5, 2009

Woomeister said:
What a ridiculous statement, let me tell you why I use the things you list. Firstly, growing indoors requires it, secondly, we (indoor growers) are trying to replicate ideal natural growth! In other words copy mother nature.

actually with hydroponics we try to make it better. :-P

KP2 · Feb 5, 2009

SlikWiLL13 said:
actually with hydroponics we try to make it better.

i disagree. we don't TRY..... :bigjoint:

DaveTheNewbie · Feb 7, 2009

well i like to try different things, ask questions, and wonder why
i dont just sit on my ass saying that nature is better so dont change anything.

YoungClover · Feb 7, 2009

DaveTheNewbie said:
well i like to try different things, ask questions, and wonder why
i dont just sit on my ass saying that nature is better so dont change anything.

+Rep

SayWord · Feb 7, 2009

u go dave! so are you gonna actually give it a try?

DaveTheNewbie · Feb 7, 2009

SayWord said:
u go dave! so are you gonna actually give it a try?

i have done
so far they are growing really well - hard to tell in only 2 weeks tho

DaveTheNewbie · Feb 23, 2009

and the results are in

no taproot as said earlier
roots sprout out from the main branch wherever they damn well please

KP2 called it right

cutting clones for 2 tap roots

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