A sick twisted grafting experiment

[vicious bee]

All the grafts to the larger plant died. It had a hollow stem. Is that a problem? Who knows. The other is doing OK and is a reasonable height considering it's under a low lumens light. I'll keep it going but it's not a good direct comparison.

 

[microgram]

You should keep trying until you get success. I'd love to see you prevail on this one dude. I've never done any real grafting before (aside from duct-taping mistakes)

It may make more sense to create as much surface area as possible on the scion before you insert it into the stalk. make it fairly moist (with a sprayer), but not so that it'll rot.
Did you by chance heighten the humidity (like place it inside a humidity dome?) It might succeed a lot more if you do. I hope you don't let this thread die, because i've just put the bag in the microwave.

 

[Flying Goat]

OMFG! :jawdrop:

I knew if I hung around long enuf I'd eventually find the room with all the geniuses inside!

Grafting, indeed! I was interested in that back in 2002, but developing events in real life kept me from pursuing my passion. At the time, I envisioned a MJ tree similar to the columnar apple tree which grows 5 varieties of apples on one rootstock!

I am EXTREMELY INTERESTED in the outcomes of your experiments, as most of my grafting has been done on apple & pear trees.

Fantastic topic, OP! Do not be discouraged. The one with the hollow stem may have been a bit old for a successful graft. I like to use the ones that are fibrous, but still green & juicy all the way thru.

My Native American grandmother taught me that roses could be grafted using honey & spagnum or Spanish moss, with a bread sack to hold in moisture, misting the graft site as needed. The honey kills germs & gathers moisture from the air (a humectant), w hich means, if you mist the spaghnum moss lightly every week, the honey will draw moisture from it & transmit it to the graft site so it never dries out.

I'm pulling up a chair for this thread...

 

[vicious bee]

I haven't given up but this experiment will have to be put on hold. Have to make some seeds for another strain and don't have the room. The first one is still growing(the small one). It was put under a very weak light though and is not particularly good looking. It looks like the dominant graft is holding back the other two. They haven't grown at all. I need to take a picture but haven't had time. Will get to it. I did use a plastic bag on the third graft. Also sprayed it a couple times a day to no avail. I think this can work. One of the things I'm now thinking might not make it work is the dominant graft producing, I forgot what hormone it's called, a hormone which would slow down the others. It may only work with one graft at a time. If it took quickly it would still give you good growth due to the already developed root system.

 

[intel2000]

Keep it up vicious. Man, you doin a LOT of experimenting - and kinda poppin in my mind and taking all my ideas! LOL. When you gonna climb a tree and try grafting MJ to a branch? LOL