Does Chitin toughen up the plant like silica?
Chitin/chitase (enzyme) stimulates the SAR response (systemic acquired resistance), basically a red alert to the plant telling it that something is munching on it so time to ramp up defenses,... Trich's are, mainly, a defensive/protective structure on many kinds of plants...
....bug frass (turds) can do this (contain chitin/-ase), so does aspirin (I tinker with this myself) with contains salicylic acid, the hormone responsible for SAR response.
Bill, I'm stoked you got going on the Phyter when you did, even with such a short treatment time, it should help! That, and the Sati'/Thai side has good mold resistance from where they grow natively, and the more open bud structure. If that was a hard-bud Affy landrace-type, she'd be a pool for grey slime by now!
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@WildBill and
@Waira ,
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@Growtogrow for the rep!!!!
Yeah... cold climate cultivars... have been looking into it.
There are still LBH's photos and autos, I don't mind regs, do a little pollen chucking on anything that thrives in these conditions.
And of course Real Gorilla Seeds are UK strains all the way, if a little pricier...
With the look of that Auto Go-Go girl I will def think about Twenty20 again, as they are all bred outdoors. If they have FV F1s now...
Much to think about.
Have been oogling Mr Nice lately. Their auctions give great reg photos at bargain prices.
Maybe try some of their super fast skunk and afghani crosses, at 42-50 days, already like FVs!
Too many ideas in my head, not enough resources or length to the season to try them all out.
But don't worry, I'll be growing something, somehow, hahaahaa!
I'll have to tug Adam's ear about the "F1FV" types, obviously not for sale
per se, but he's clearly game for letting volunteers try something in development out!
This Bisquik I have now isn't near release yet, but I was stoked to get it to try based on the grow-outs they had of it so far-
... it's a longer cycle type in most pheno's, so he said they will work on speed in following F-gen's....
Panik (RGS) is on another forum I'm at, so I can ask him anything you like about cultivars if you fancy...
I'm not sanguine about some Skunks and Affy crosses for mold resistance, best inquire about specifics,... That said, Female Seeds Skunk Special did hold up well for me though, and she's very fast! Outstanding aroma too, I got the fruity-lemon PEZ smelling one, not the stanky pheno',...
Photoperiod Strains: Banana Piepaya, High Society, and Purple Afghan Kush,
Approximately 136 days old; now 3 days into flower development
All is progressing well. Constant daily leaf plucking.
... looking stellar Sky, and I'm glad I'm not alone in staring at a weirdly late bloom season!
I'm a bit concerned actually, Oct. can be dicey for weather here, and seems likely it'll be mid-late Oct before I'm done...
I hope weather holds for you as well,... next year, maybe look into Phyter/RotBlock to try out... Meantime, you'll get a preview right here! Jean and GTG have been using it to good effect so far,...
Pics of what I could save of NYC Diesel…
... what you saved looks killer my friend! Pic your girl for the polls, and put the pics in the Depot thread I made please...
Do you run a PC? Can you do some editing with Paint? If not, I can crop and rotate the dry bud pic for entry if you like,...
... Ones that have fast regular (non-auto) type photo parents(s) x Auto parents, Mighty Mite crosses, and such,... Real Gorilla Seeds is a good seed store to look into as well,...
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