bonsai

[dragonlady]

hi all, have an outdoor plant ready to harvest and as I have nothing else to continue with, want to regenerate it and then bonsai it and turn it into a mother. Know how to regen but is bonsai just clipping smaller???

Any ideas welcome.

thanks

[Aussie_Smoker]

Hi there DragonLady

You could try using 'Bonza Bud' as a spray,... if you use it more than 3 times on your plant (or cutting once established) youll end up with a pygmy plant.. ! It seems to control height and makes the plant more compact. It costs round $20 at your locan hydro store,.. worth a try

[pipeman]

you shouldn't use bonza bud on a mother plant, not sure the reason, but I'm sure I remember someone posting that.

[sols]

g'day; dont bonza bud a mother plant, clones wont grow after rooting.(rooting can be very slow also....6weeks)

i believe 'Bonsai' is done by trimming roots, keep roots small then the plant remains small.

do a search for 'bonsai', you will find abundance of info.

you can regenerate after harvest, but you will likely find it easier if you have lights to move to, otherwise you got fat-chance of success outdoor.

[white_cluster]

I think the best thing is small pots, wait for your plant to show signs of being rootbound, then hack say 1/3 of the rootball off, and repot in a slightly bigger pot, add new compost and wait for it to get rootbound a bit.

In hydro its much easier (DWC, etc..) just keep the roots at the desired length.

Yoy know your plant won't regen outdoors at this time of year only plants harvested around august can regen outdoors.

[white_cluster]

I also use 7hr on 5 hr off light cycles, it can lead to hermaphrodism but if it does your plant wasn't worth keeping in the first place. Only use nutes until plant yellows. In DWC use a 1/10 of normal solution (1/3)

[white_cluster]

I meant only use nutes when the plant goes yellow, use hydro nute's, your not gonna smoke it anyway.

[Aussie_Smoker]

hi all, have an outdoor plant ready to harvest and as I have nothing else to continue with, want to regenerate it and then bonsai it and turn it into a mother. Know how to regen but is bonsai just clipping smaller???

Any ideas welcome.

thanks 

I obviously didnt read your post properly, I was refering to an ESTABLISHED cutting or mature plant, NOT a mother plant or clone. Why would you want to bonsai a mother plant anyway ?

[pipeman]

Why would you want to bonsai a mother plant anyway ?

save space. You might want to keep a number of different mothers in a small fluoro box. thats what I plan to do....

[Mr Putard]

Hi - I'm not the most experienced grower and I've never carried this through to flowering but, if you clip away the leaves every couple of days while in vege then you'll end up with one of the bushiest plants you've ever seen!! Works only in full sunlight no shade...