Cannabis Rezination

[Maritimer]

Garden Update,
With a heavy heart I must report our last run of Thai clones that took part in our dual meja treatment study was undone by a G13 Haze that hermeed. That lady turned during the abiotic stressors into a part boy and yep, we got seeds. This plant resided in the corner where it is difficult to detect problems. Plus my personal life has been hell with my sister passing making it more difficult to play gardener when times are tough. Excuses, but real.

Anyhow, the Thai is dank, minus a few seeds. A recap of the meja we sprayed (at night) at the beginning of week 5 of flower and again at the beginning of week 6 of flower. Beginning the seventh week of flower the foliar antagonizations where followed by a full 11 day drought giving her nothing.

note for @InTheShed
About drought, and this is important. Trust me and do this. Do not look at the plant, just ignore her. No protractors, nothing, just let her go. The sight of our plants wilting to death is hard to watch. Just do it, you will be very happy. Beginning the seventh week of flower just quit looking for 10 days. It will make you want to add me to your Christmas list.

Any questions, just ask.

 

[StoneOtter]

I pray that you can keep good memories with your sis Maritimer!
Too bad about the errant pollen. Sneaky buggers!

 

[InTheShed]

I'm so sorry you lost your sister Maritimer. I can't imagine how terrible that must be. May her memory be a blessing for those who knew her.

On the growing front, I can't remember if you ran side-by-side clones comparing MeJA to drought. I think we talked a while back about comparing drought to no drought but I'm not sure if that ever happened either!

Do the drought and MeJA stimulate different responses and therefore both are necessary? Or is it the kitchen sink approach?

I think I'll just go with drought this time through and see how they do. I'd like to save the MeJA for clones to do an accurate test.

 

[Maritimer]

Do the drought and MeJA stimulate different responses and therefore both are necessary? Or is it the kitchen sink approach?

I think I'll just go with drought this time through and see how they do. I'd like to save the MeJA for clones to do an accurate test.

Excellent question bro,
The MeJA stimulates (antagonizes) the JA pathways that increase the production of all cannabinoids (essential oils). In controlled drought, the rising levels of ABA (the plant synthesizes it because of drought) will trigger (antagonize) a response that has been proven to increase THC and CBD only. The combination is best, but both will work stand alone.

Please do save your meja for a clone controlled study. The whole 420 world will finally take notice if someone as respected as yourself rezinates.

 

[InTheShed]

Thanks Maritimer, will do! Maybe the spring grow will be full of science.

 

[StoneOtter]

The frosting is happening over in stankberryville. When I get fresh pics I'll drop one.

 

[Maritimer]

Blasting up way bigger than we want the wild girls are getting ready. Northern Lights X Stankberry

Northern Stankberry

• Maritimer
• Oct 2, 2021
• meja study

Post MeJA Northern Stankberry about 9 days away from entering the controlled drought. They are...

Northern Stankberry about 9 days away from entering the controlled drought. They are plumping up nicely and we expect great medicine to be produced. Some really sick folks I tend too are counting the days remembering the last run of Northern Stank. Thanks again Stone.
Good Fortunes

 

[West Hippie]

High Dave I’m going to tag along for this . Luckily I follow @InTheShed or I wouldn’t have found it .

 

[Maritimer]

High Dave I’m going to tag along for this . Luckily I follow @InTheShed or I wouldn’t have found it .

Ahoy bro,
Your profile photo reminds me of my younger days when I was blasting around racing a bit of motocross hitting both Carlsbad and Saddleback tracks. Nothing like these amazing riders today. backflips... no thanks.

Shed is an amazing member and he has helped ease the suffering of many folks. He is allowing me to explain drought on his thread so we can get the science better exposure. When folks become aware of what we been doing here the last three years the news and benefits spread. Thats what this is all about. Kicking and swinging back at the friggin pain. More THC and more CBD equal less pain and more harmony.

True hippie stuff

welcome aboard

 

[InTheShed]

Those Northern Stanks are really showing off the Stankberry genetics with those crazy long spears!

One more watering on the Sour G and then it's drought time...for as long as it can stand up on its own.

 

[West Hippie]

Ahoy bro,
Your profile photo reminds me of my younger days when I was blasting around racing a bit of motocross hitting both Carlsbad and Saddleback tracks. Nothing like these amazing riders today. backflips... no thanks.

Shed is an amazing member and he has helped ease the suffering of many folks. He is allowing me to explain drought on his thread so we can get the science better exposure. When folks become aware of what we been doing here the last three years the news and benefits spread. Thats what this is all about. Kicking and swinging back at the friggin pain. More THC and more CBD equal less pain and more harmony.

True hippie stuff

welcome aboard

That’s my grandson flying through the air . I’ll stick with a Harley .
Shed takes care of all of us . You have gotten me Curious . I’m sitting here with retired soldiers coherencing me to get in here . Which I definitely planned to follow and will be trying . I’m on sponsors grows this round and I think I know which to try it on .
Thanks for having us . I’m pretty wasted at the moment .

 

[Maritimer]

That’s my grandson flying through the air . I’ll stick with a Harley .
Shed takes care of all of us . You have gotten me Curious . I’m sitting here with retired soldiers coherencing me to get in here . Which I definitely planned to follow and will be trying . I’m on sponsors grows this round and I think I know which to try it on .
Thanks for having us . I’m pretty wasted at the moment .

This all began when I read Kaplan's doctoral thesis. This conclusion I will paste below should further your curiosity. Say hello to the vets your sitting with for me. Semper Fi

Doctor Kaplan et al 2017
Cannabinoid concentration and yield in the dry floral material of cannabis exposed to drought stress at week seven in the flowering stage. T
Conclusions
This study suggested that controlled drought stress can increase the concentration of major cannabinoids THCA, CBDA and the yield of THCA, CBDA, THC, and CBD in chemovar II cannabis without reducing dry floral weight (yield) and irrespective of decreased Pn. These results were achieved by gradually drying the substrate over eleven days until plant WP reached around -1.5 MPa during week seven in the flowering stage. Comparable results can be expected using leaf wilting as a drought stress indicator with fertigation triggered at a leaf angle 50% higher than in its turgid state. This method for administering drought-stress and the results of this study should be applicable for similar varieties of chemovar II cannabis; however, other chemovars or varieties may respond differently.
Yield in the control was 178 ± 9.4 g·m-2 and was 232 ± 18.5 g·m-2 in the drought treatment but yield did not differ statistically between the two treatments (P = 0.06; n = 3). The moisture content of the dried and cured floral material was 8 ± 0.1 % in the control, 11% lower than that in the drought treatment, at 9 ± 0.1 % (P = 0.01; n = 3). Henceforward, the floral dry weight and cannabinoid contents are corrected to zero percent moisture.
Of the analyzed cannabinoids, all were detected in at least one sample, these included: THC, THCA, CBD, CBDA, CBG, CBGA, and CBN. In the drought treatment, only one sample had a detectable concentration of CBG and CBN, and in the control there were no samples with detectable CBN; therefore, comparisons could not be made for these cannabinoids, and the means for CBN were not presented.
The drought treatment elicited a 12% increase in THCA concentration and a 13% increase in CBDA concentration but had no effect on the concentrations of the other detected cannabinoids Drought had substantial effects on cannabinoid yield, expressed as grams of cannabinoid from floral material per unit growing area (g·m-2). In the drought treatment, THC yield was 50% higher, THCA yield was 43% higher, CBD yield was 67% higher, and CBDA yield was 47% higher than in the control

 

[West Hippie]

Do you mind if I tag a few in ?

 

[Stunger]

Plus my personal life has been hell with my sister passing making it more difficult to play gardener when times are tough.

Hey Maritimer, it's always nice to read your posts sharing your insights. I am really sorry to hear about the passing of your sister. I hope you can bring her energy and presence into your gardening while you tinker with your plants to help with her loss.

About drought, and this is important. Trust me and do this. Do not look at the plant, just ignore her. No protractors, nothing, just let her go. The sight of our plants wilting to death is hard to watch. Just do it, you will be very happy. Beginning the seventh week of flower just quit looking for 10 days. It will make you want to add me to your Christmas list.

Any questions, just ask.

I feel I can 100% completely vouch for your research on drought stress. One of the first plants I grew from bag seed, that I grew in potting mix (not even real soil) in a small ceramic pot that got absolutely wilted daily from the sun (not just 10 days but every hot day over summer), and I only ever gave her 1 liquid feed of tomato nutrients in her life. She gave me not even a 2oz yield, but she produced still the best most potent buds I have ever grown, even though I've grown named strains since then. But all subsequent grows have been in bigger pots (that hold moisture better) and I have generally watered my plants so they look good (i.e. not wilting). But I am inclined again to return to my initial inexperience and follow your trailblazing work, and will look to give my next grow the drought treatment because I want the heavy sticky resinated buds again. The sugar leaves on that plant appeared like they'd been given several coats of varnish, extremely sticky and almost stiff/hard with what seemed to be a baked on layer of sticky goodness. The bag of weed that the seed originally came from was certainly not sticky and it never had that same quality of stiff 'varnished' sugar leaves that the drought stressed daughter produced.

You've mentioned before Maritimer that the folk you help with your weed medicine, that your plants don't look the most lush but they are the first choice of all who try it, yep I'd believe that. Keep well!

 

[Maritimer]

Do you mind if I tag a few in ?

I am pleased to have you join us. Stay as long as you like. Then pass along your take on things.

 

[Maritimer]

Hey Maritimer, it's always nice to read your posts sharing your insights. I am really sorry to hear about the passing of your sister. I hope you can bring her energy and presence into your gardening while you tinker with your plants to help with her loss.

Thanks Stunger,
you have always been kind in your posting. a true quality

 

[StoneOtter]

Blasting up way bigger than we want the wild girls are getting ready. Northern Lights X Stankberry

Northern Stankberry

• Maritimer
• Oct 2, 2021
• meja study

Post MeJA Northern Stankberry about 9 days away from entering the controlled drought. They are...

Northern Stankberry about 9 days away from entering the controlled drought. They are plumping up nicely and we expect great medicine to be produced. Some really sick folks I tend too are counting the days remembering the last run of Northern Stank. Thanks again Stone.
Good Fortunes

Brother my heart gets warmed when I see the good you do with those plants! They look fabulous! The ol beater needs a warming like this about now! Thanks for your angelic work!

 

[StoneOtter]

Those Northern Stanks are really showing off the Stankberry genetics with those crazy long spears!

One more watering on the Sour G and then it's drought time...for as long as it can stand up on its own.

That one may have Stanks "blueberry muffin" genetics in it. If you find harder buds, more fully filled colas, and strong blueberry taste then you got it. Of course flavor may be different with Northern Lights in there. Looks it!

 

[StoneOtter]

Better late than never. Sorry about the empty promise of frost pics. I think I sprayed early as I think she's got normal frosting on her? Whatever the frost level is, I tried a tester and it's top notch!

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• StoneOtter
• Sep 30, 2021

Stankberry summer 2021

 

[Maritimer]

Better late than never. Sorry about the empty promise of frost pics. I think I sprayed early as I think she's got normal frosting on her? Whatever the frost level is, I tried a tester and it's top notch!

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• StoneOtter
• Sep 30, 2021

Stankberry summer 2021

I would be willing to bet your are better off than not having conducted the treatment. I don't always have noticeably more frost. When you sprayed her the JA signaling went to the GRN and the changes were made in the balance of hormones being synthesized. When the homeostasis of the GRN became unbalanced the plant began making more goodies. The amount of frostiness is not an accurate indicator of cannabinoid content/gram and droughting degrades some of the terpene expressions.
Don't always look or smell pretty... but smoke it and your sold.