ByrneBurnham
- 200
- 63
Good afternoon my fellow enthusiasts ! ! ! So - here's the deal.....I'll keep it short and sweet. So I was on a flight and sat next to this cool cat that was a big time arborist or arborer - can't remember the exact term (he used a lot of big terms-you'll see what I mean momentarily)....Anyway - he went to describe in detail as to how the gov't of Brazil is "rebuilding" the rainforest and how it starts with the baby tree (cant remember that term). He explained that the technique of gaining a larger root mass IN CONJUNCTION with 'kinetic stress techniques' (an example would be a fan blowing on plants with young stalks to cause tiny cracks and cuts) is best used on plants and trees with soft enough skin to result in the aforementioned cracks.
So here's what he explained. ...if you take a small seedling and purposely cause it to stretch (light source beyond the optimum distance) WHILE running a small fan - the now elongated meristem that has now developed tiny stress cracks all along it - are new ROOTING sites.
So if you then take that stretched elongated seedling and replant it to just under the coty's - that buried stem (with the cracks) will now start sprouting roots developing a huge root mass from its infancy.
Any other farmer heard of or has done something similar ? And yes - I have employed the above technique with these babies....
I should point out that my goal is to grow trees which explains why im starting these before the New Year and Im in Colorado..... (these plants will primarily be outdoor when the weather is conducive to them being there full time). And thanks Little Dabbie ! !
So here's what he explained. ...if you take a small seedling and purposely cause it to stretch (light source beyond the optimum distance) WHILE running a small fan - the now elongated meristem that has now developed tiny stress cracks all along it - are new ROOTING sites.
So if you then take that stretched elongated seedling and replant it to just under the coty's - that buried stem (with the cracks) will now start sprouting roots developing a huge root mass from its infancy.
Any other farmer heard of or has done something similar ? And yes - I have employed the above technique with these babies....
I should point out that my goal is to grow trees which explains why im starting these before the New Year and Im in Colorado..... (these plants will primarily be outdoor when the weather is conducive to them being there full time). And thanks Little Dabbie ! !
Last edited: