Growing weed upside down underwater?

[DCrist721]

Does anyone know if a cannabis plant could survive with its leaves and stems underwater?

I was thinking of growing my plants upside down after hearing of much success regarding upside down tomato growing, and for some reason i began thinking of the benefits of growing underwater through veg. I know if the roots were constantly underwater the plant would die, but by keeping the plant upside down you can avoid this. With the plant underwater, 1 you could keep the plant cool and 2 you could give it alot more c02; since co2 disolves in water, you could enrich your plant with a c02 generator alot more effectively than in a grow cab. c02 is a huge contributing factor to growth according to what I've read.

I'll definitely be trying this the next time I have a plant in veg that I can take clones from. This is probablly going to sound really stupid to me in the morning, and I'm sorry if it does to you, but I wanted to hear other people thoughts before dismissing it. I realize this is kind of a foolish question, however unconventional thinking is what creates progress.

[jiggerman78]

I'm not trying to put you down but isn't it true that plants breathe through their leaves therefore would cause the same effects as roots sitting in water. Even if it was constantly aerated i doubt it would stop the plant from drowning.

But in regards to growing upside down i would believe that by doing that maybe you can speed up growth by allowing the plant to put less energy towadrs growing a heavy stalk. Maybe results can match that of LST due to denser buds and heavy sidebranches aided by gravity which in return would give multiple cola's in the end.

[allsmokedank]

just throwin this out there...what about gravitropism...just a thought.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gravitropism

[bonez]

is it a good idea? only one way to find out

[SmokeyMcBlunt]

Not sure how the female buds would work out underwater. That would be a fun waterlogged bud cure. Not worth the effort IMHO.

[T.Bug]

High crist! Yeah nice thought, but I think you've gone too far with this one...lol. MJ is just NOT an aquatic plant. pluss the light factor would be rediculessly difficult to manage. I hear ya on the co2, but still.... . pluss there are water born pathogens that would rot the plant if it didnt have the genetic make up to defend itself. Dont forget algea as well. Even the upside down thing..why? to increase yeild? just grow another plant, that increases yeild.
Hey, keep thinking though. For every good idea ive ever had, there has been at least a doezen bad ones to go with it ! Peace and be safe, TBug

[designatedtoker]

Originally Posted by T.Bug

High crist! Yeah nice thought, but I think you've gone too far with this one...lol. MJ is just NOT an aquatic plant. pluss the light factor would be rediculessly difficult to manage. I hear ya on the co2, but still.... . pluss there are water born pathogens that would rot the plant if it didnt have the genetic make up to defend itself. Dont forget algea as well. Even the upside down thing..why? to increase yeild? just grow another plant, that increases yeild.
Hey, keep thinking though. For every good idea ive ever had, there has been at least a doezen bad ones to go with it ! Peace and be safe, TBug

seriously.

[Smokeycat]

Hey DCcrist721

Nice idea and I can totaly see how one would think such a thing...I have simular ideas about upside down growing...humm wonder if we are tonkin the same gongue? HAHA

[-mu]

I'm guessing roots would start to grow out the side of the stem, and the meristem would attempt to right itself, growing up through the upside-down soil.

The upside-down soil would be tricky, too.

-mu

[mister2]

a friend once grew one upside down through the holes in the bottom of the pot. had a hps on the floor and had the plant pot hanging from the ceiling. It came through the hole in the pot and grew quite well. stretched a LOT and had really flimsy stems, but smoked nice and yeilded better than his others (so he says). dont think it'd work under water though

[ISTANDALONE]

the upside down idea, there's something to that.....i've seen in hydro magazines plants grown horizontally and upside down. so, you have something there.
but underwater? would not work. plants breathe through their leaves. even in co2 rich water it would not work, the plant has not evolved to do so. like humans could not breathe underwater even if the water is o2 rich.

[ISTANDALONE]

oh yea, i forgot to mention that grow-bags would work nice for this. poke a hole in the "bottom" for the stem and you could water through the top as normal. dude if you do this please post pics, very very interesting idea.

[DCrist721]

Originally Posted by ISTANDALONE

the upside down idea, there's something to that.....i've seen in hydro magazines plants grown horizontally and upside down. so, you have something there.
but underwater? would not work. plants breathe through their leaves. even in co2 rich water it would not work, the plant has not evolved to do so. like humans could not breathe underwater even if the water is o2 rich.

Originally Posted by ISTANDALONE

oh yea, i forgot to mention that grow-bags would work nice for this. poke a hole in the "bottom" for the stem and you could water through the top as normal. dude if you do this please post pics, very very interesting idea.

Well, I just germed a bag seed for fun, gonna try growing that upside down in soil (as in not hydro, and not submerged underwater) once its an inch or two tall. Will def post pics once I do.