Grower's Notes - beginning to end

Horticulture: Light, air, water, nutrients, growing medium and heat.

Life cycles: 3 to 7 days of germination, seedlings about a month,......depending upon your desired size...

1. Germination: Moisture, heat, and air
   • Together they activate hormones within the durable outer coating of the seed
     • Cytokinins: signals more cells to form and gillerellins to increase cell size
     • Gibberellins: Regulates growth and influence various developmental processes.
       • Stem elongation, germination, dormancy, flowering, sex expression, enzyme induction and leaf/fruit senescence.
     • Auxins: Cardinal role in coordination of growth & behavioral processes in the plants lifecycle and are essential for plant body development.
2. Seedling growth:
   • 16-18hours of light
   • Roots develop
3. Vegetative growth:
   • 16-24 hours of light
   • roots take on specialized functions
     • The center and old - contain H2O trans system and many also store food
     • The tips produce elongating cells
       • The single-cells root hairs are the parts that ACTUALLY absorb H2O and nutrients
     • Air or wind makes stems/stalks stronger
     • Once leaves expand they start to make food (carbs)
     • Chlorophyll: Converts CO2, water, light into carbs and oxygen
       • Photosynthesis
     • Stomata: Tiny breathing pores on the underside of the leaf that funnel CO2 into contact with H2O
       • For photosynthesis to occur, interior leaf tissue must be moist
       • Also permit the outflow of H2O vapor & O2.
4. Pre-flowering:
   • Pre-flowers after 4th week of veg.
   • Sex can be determined
     • Males flower before females (~1week into 12/12)
5. Mother-plants:
   • 18-24 hours of light to keep in vegetative state
   • Clones taken
6. Cloning:
   • 10-20 days to grow strong roots
   • 18-24 hours of light
7. Flowering:
   • Outdoors they flower in the fall when the days get shorter
   • leafy growth slows and flowers form
   • 12/12 light
   • Sinsemilla - seedless
   • THC production peaks out in unfertilized feeding

Seeds and Seedlings:

1. Strains: Technically and legally, ALL cannabis, whether rope or dope is classified as cannabis, "Sativa". Regardless of origin, ALL cannabis is considered (C. Sativa), Under international law.
   • However, Cannabis Sativa can be further classified: (Each a distinct growth, look, smell & taste)
     • Cannabis Sativa
     • Cannabis Indica
     • Cannabis Ruderalis
     • Cannabis Afghanica
2. Sativa: Asia, the Americas, and Africa (Durban Poison - from South Africa)
   • Each area has specific characteristics
   • Same general traits:
     • Tall
     • Leggy
     • Wide internode spacing
     • Large sprawling root systems
     • Large narrow-bladed leaves
     • It is said to grow better outdoors
     • Sativa blooms later than Indica