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By pinning down the tips and letting them root (called “simple layering”) you get multiple root systems on 1 plant. If you cut the new rooted tip-plants off, you’ve got dirt-cloning. But if you DON'T cut each new rooted plant loose from the main plant, isn’t it still just 1 plant with several sets of roots along it’s stems?
Since I only get 1 grow per year (greenhouse), I’d like to increase production while still staying within my legal limit number of plants.
I’m planning on doing this for my PAK next year. She’s a tiny thing, stays under 3’ but spreads wide (perfect for layering). Great production for such a small plant but I still can’t get more than 2-3oz (dry) off her. She does great in a 3-gal pot (organic soil). If I use a 20-gal pot and tip-rooted her 3 times (for a total of 4 “plants”), it should take less space than 4 separate plants. I figure she’ll need some extra veg time but I can just start her early. Common sense says I should get 4x finished buds, maybe more since technically each of the 4 “linked” plants can draw nutrients from any of the 4 root systems.
But is this still only 1 plant?
Since I only get 1 grow per year (greenhouse), I’d like to increase production while still staying within my legal limit number of plants.
I’m planning on doing this for my PAK next year. She’s a tiny thing, stays under 3’ but spreads wide (perfect for layering). Great production for such a small plant but I still can’t get more than 2-3oz (dry) off her. She does great in a 3-gal pot (organic soil). If I use a 20-gal pot and tip-rooted her 3 times (for a total of 4 “plants”), it should take less space than 4 separate plants. I figure she’ll need some extra veg time but I can just start her early. Common sense says I should get 4x finished buds, maybe more since technically each of the 4 “linked” plants can draw nutrients from any of the 4 root systems.
But is this still only 1 plant?