Pakistan Valley as a permanent grafted multi-strain plant – flower, harvest, re-veg, repeat
Hey everyone, let me just dump everything that's been spinning around in my head – whether you've done something similar, have ideas, or just want to follow along because the topic sounds interesting: you're all welcome here. 😄
The idea:
I've got a few Pakistan Valley seeds from World of Seeds. I'm going to germinate two or three at the same time, pick the strongest one – and that plant is going to become my permanent base plant, running solo in a 60x60 tent.
The plan in two phases:
Phase 1 – one time only:
Build up the Pakistan Valley, train it into 4–6 main colas. Each cola gets a different favourite strain grafted onto it. This happens once and once only.
Phase 2 – forever:
Flower → Harvest → Re-veg back to 18/6 → Flower → Harvest → Re-veg...
All graft unions stay intact through every re-veg cycle. So every single run I'm harvesting the same 4–5 strains from the same plant. The root system gets stronger with every cycle. Basically my own permanent personal plant.
My questions:
Has anyone successfully grafted cannabis – what technique did you use, what worked?
Who has re-vegged a plant – how long did it take, how was the quality the second time around?
Has anyone combined both long term?
How do the graft unions hold up after multiple re-veg cycles – do they get stronger over time or do problems show up eventually?
What about the soil for a long-term plant like this? I normally run BioBizz Light Mix – is that sustainable long term or would you recommend going Living Soil for a project like this? Is topping up with worm castings each cycle enough or does the whole pot need to be redone?
Quick note upfront:
I know the classic approach with a grafted mother plant would be to pull clones and run those in a second tent instead of flowering the plant itself. I'm familiar with that method – it's just not what I'm going for. I'm specifically interested in the re-veg concept: flower the plant, harvest it, flip it back to veg, flower again. That's the whole point, so please skip the clone/mother plant suggestions – happy to chat about everything else though. 😄
Looking forward to hearing from you – would be great if this turns into a proper discussion. The topic has a lot of potential!