Radogast 2 - Return of the Clones

Radogast said:
Thanks SweetSue,

That link definitely applies - and a little gentler than I had envisioned.
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A little gentler than I envisioned as well Rad. He makes it work, so I'll follow his expert lead.
 
Radogast said:
I tried reading some real science today.... tough sledding that is beyond me .... so I decided to quote an Editorial

New Phytologist
Special Issue: Ecology and evolution of mycorrhizas
Volume 205, Issue 4, pages 1369–1374, March 2015

Editorial
Evolving insights to understanding mycorrhizas


Almost all land plant species form a symbiosis with mycorrhizal fungi. These soil fungi provide nutrients and other services to plants in return for plant carbohydrates. The recent application of microbial metagenomics, metatranscriptomics, and metabolomics to plants and their immediate surroundings confirms the key role of mycorrhizal fungi, rhizosphere bacteria and fungi, and suggests a world of hitherto undiscovered interactions (van der Heijden et al., this issue, pp. 1406–1423). This novel knowledge is leading to a paradigm-shifting view: plants cannot be considered as isolated individuals any more, but as metaorganisms, or holobionts (Hacquard & Schadt, this issue, pp. 1424–1430) encompassing an active microbial community re-programming host physiology (see Pozo et al., this issue, pp. 1431–1436). This bears tremendous implications for plant ecophysiology and evolution, plant breeding, crop management and sustainable ecosystem management.

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On the plant side, the mycorrhizal symbiosis is increasingly viewed as an ecological network, where shared fungal partners create a common mycorrhizal hyphal network (Bender et al., 2014) making each plant an indirect partner of its neighbors. Nutrient transfers are well known, as well as the imbalanced contribution of plant partners to mycorrhizal networks as compared to the benefit they gain, although the determinism for such outcome remains unclear (Walder et al., this issue, pp. 1632–1645). New functions are now discovered: plant defense signals can be transferred from one plant to another through mycorrhizal networks as conduits (Johnson & Gilbert, this issue, pp. 1488–1453). Plants connected to networks are subsequently better protected against insect herbivores and antagonistic herbivores. Although the mechanisms, and the evolutionary forces that shape such indirect collaborations remain unclear, it is now evident that the mycorrhizal fungal community blurs the limits of plant holobionts.

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Interesting phrase "plants cannot be considered as isolated individuals any more"
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Hey Rad - how did you think the trees know you are walking in the woods with them?? They got their "feelers" spread out all over the place!
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I'm in awe of the parts of this planet that work so hard to keep it running smoothly. These tiny little earthlings that shape our destiny, unseen, but everywhere. Wow.
 
A tempting read to consider Rad. How dense is it?
 
Radogast said:
Ok. So , if understand it, the goal is to bend the leader down to a level where the top is below some of the stem to force a "feather" of branches going up from the main stem - a line of colas coming off a single main stem .

Is that the concept here?
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Yes that's correct. Bending the plant over so the top is lower than the middle redirects growth hormones to the new top. This is the plants way of self correcting so it always growing upwards or at least in the direction of the light source.
 
Ranger275 said:
Now that's the kind of growing I've been waiting to see! Yay! Gimme an R, gimme an A...

Skunnymoster has some awesome advice on training on GreenDreamz' thread. There's a LOT to wade through though for some short & sweet guidelines. I think I know where to find these if you'd like. Skunny can grow some herb!
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If you feel like being a chauffeur, I'll ride along. Otherwise I'll try to drive to the right thread by myself.

My goal it's to try to create 2ft globes of green, then place them in the flower room under HPS. I did candelabra shapes my first grow, but the arms were in pairs so it only took 3 rounds of topping.
 
Oh, you are going to be sooo much fun to watch in real time. :laughtwo: Your last journal I had to enjoy as history.
 
I think they look awesome. Are you growing aloe vera or are using it to make your clones?
 
Vegging plants

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Some leaf issues. ..i still haven't made living soil... at $800 for pumice, .. going with perlite

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Aloe and clones under the dome

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Very cool. I cant wait to see. :blushsmile:
 
Perlite is absolutely acceptable Rad. It's accessible and affordable. Pumice adds another dimension, but also increased weight. Trade-offs. Only a snob would insist on pumice.

The garden is sparkling Rad. Here you go. :slide: Mix that soil already. It takes a month of interminable waiting to cook.

Thanks for reminding me that I needed to stir my soil. Done! :Love:
 
Hey Sue,

How often do you stir the soil during the 30 day cooking time? Weekly? Couple times a week?

Hoping to get some soil going in the next week or so!
 
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