ive seen several threads about trimming, cloning, etc
try a search for FIM technique, i believe this developed from cultivation of illegal crops as more growth per plant is most profitable.
the thing is FIM applys to all plants, including aquatic, as does supercropping.
Ive got a dwarf lemon hybrid in my backyard that produces 50+ grapefruit sized lemons through application of FIM and supercropping from the time it was a sapling.
Ive also developed stickerburrs the size of grapes for an experiment. my botany professor was horrified at my results, and wanted me to destroy every specimen i had. he was scared seeds would make thier way out of my room. For good reason, stepping on one would surely cause alot of damage from the 1/2 long thorns.
ill provide brief explanation of both, curious individuals can find information on both at cultivation websites. ill not provide a link, because they are for plants that are illegal to grow in the US.
FIM is a process of cutting the top 75-80% of the apical meristem off. Usually to get a plant to bush out, people will chop the entire meristem off, stopping direct upward growth, causing the plant to develop lateral meristems from the node nearest the top. this does not happen w/ FIM, as the meristem is only injured. injury causes the plant to develop lateral meristems in response to a perceived a. meristem loss, however the remaining portion of the a. meristem will divide in half and continue to develop into 2 new meristems. resulting in 4 new areas of growth.
the main concern w/ use of this tech. is that the new growth becomes smaller and smaller every time this is done. Unless this is desired, supercropping can be implemented to reverse this.
supercropping is a process of gently twisting the stem of a plant until a pop is heard, then twisting in the opposite direction, then back to the orig. position. this is done from base to the highest developed node at 2-3" apart.
this is esp. helpful to indoor plants that do not receive movement from the wind. all plants are different, what would work on one may sheer another completely in half, caution is required.
the basic principal behind this technique is that you damage the zylem and phloem causing the plant to rebuild larger more efficient transport, resulting in a much larger plant.
fruit trees are easiest as you can distinctly hear when you pop the z and p then you smell a heavy aroma of the fruit.
aquatic plants are much much much more difficult. unless you pull the plant out of the water, youve got the water and equip acting as a sound barrier. aquatic plants also tend to be much more fragile.
its rather late, i will explain in more detail if anyone is interested, but for now im done.
good luck.
try a search for FIM technique, i believe this developed from cultivation of illegal crops as more growth per plant is most profitable.
the thing is FIM applys to all plants, including aquatic, as does supercropping.
Ive got a dwarf lemon hybrid in my backyard that produces 50+ grapefruit sized lemons through application of FIM and supercropping from the time it was a sapling.
Ive also developed stickerburrs the size of grapes for an experiment. my botany professor was horrified at my results, and wanted me to destroy every specimen i had. he was scared seeds would make thier way out of my room. For good reason, stepping on one would surely cause alot of damage from the 1/2 long thorns.
ill provide brief explanation of both, curious individuals can find information on both at cultivation websites. ill not provide a link, because they are for plants that are illegal to grow in the US.
FIM is a process of cutting the top 75-80% of the apical meristem off. Usually to get a plant to bush out, people will chop the entire meristem off, stopping direct upward growth, causing the plant to develop lateral meristems from the node nearest the top. this does not happen w/ FIM, as the meristem is only injured. injury causes the plant to develop lateral meristems in response to a perceived a. meristem loss, however the remaining portion of the a. meristem will divide in half and continue to develop into 2 new meristems. resulting in 4 new areas of growth.
the main concern w/ use of this tech. is that the new growth becomes smaller and smaller every time this is done. Unless this is desired, supercropping can be implemented to reverse this.
supercropping is a process of gently twisting the stem of a plant until a pop is heard, then twisting in the opposite direction, then back to the orig. position. this is done from base to the highest developed node at 2-3" apart.
this is esp. helpful to indoor plants that do not receive movement from the wind. all plants are different, what would work on one may sheer another completely in half, caution is required.
the basic principal behind this technique is that you damage the zylem and phloem causing the plant to rebuild larger more efficient transport, resulting in a much larger plant.
fruit trees are easiest as you can distinctly hear when you pop the z and p then you smell a heavy aroma of the fruit.
aquatic plants are much much much more difficult. unless you pull the plant out of the water, youve got the water and equip acting as a sound barrier. aquatic plants also tend to be much more fragile.
its rather late, i will explain in more detail if anyone is interested, but for now im done.
good luck.
