Documenting the transformation of the JD coloration, plant reactions happen so slowly that the human eye cannot easily detect that they are occurring at any appreciable rate, but they are!
Here we have the sativa Blackberry plant, sure is a great growing plant, it's kind of a shame to stop growing this strain, but I'm still thinking about it. It does grow good buds, they just don't seem to cure as well as some of the other strains. Note that only some of the branches decided to change color on this plant, normally it's all or nothing. The branch on the bottom right is attached to the same plant. Just goes to show that
not all flowers are created equally
We've been sacked in with coastal fog for a long time now and its constantly misting, so I'm a bit worried about the Dawgs and Blackberry, but the Blue Santa and the Swiss Cheese should do fine because of the mold resistance genetics. Strains with such genetics will make special anti-fungal proteins which target and attack certain fungi which may attempt to grow on the plant. For cannabis, the survival mechanisms are basically "chemical warfare", in terms of plants. Very remarkable from an evolutionary perspective, very selective. They say, "OK - mycorrhizae , you are beneficial to me, let me allow you to grow with me and my roots".
But, it learns and adapts to species that are not so beneficial to it (like botrytis inside the flowers where the embryos are growing), after successive generations in the wild, the plant may mutate its DNA to form a new phenotype - one with the resistance genetics as to synthesize special proteins in flower which actively defend the plant from such treacherous invaders. All life really comes down to its 1)DNA (genetics), which strain? and 2) What proteins does it make and what do they do? Oh and that thing called "water"
So, while we may not know it, as plant enthusiasts and manipulators, we are utilizing an immensely powerful world, reaping the long-ripening evolutionary fruit, because, without photosynthetic organisms on this planet, oxygen dependent organisms like us who burn fuel to survive would have never evolved and we wouldn't be here today.
So today I say,
Thank you Plants