You must be smoking something strong. I have been here since Oct 2008.
Seems pretty clear this thread...
Seems pretty clear this thread...
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Balancing Soil Minerals
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neverforget4/20
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SN,
Gleaning your critical data from Amazon reviews and and painting John Innes with a unicorn rainbow brush reveals your simple assholery.
Summarizing these pages of debate and q&a as a fertilizer advertisement shows you have no aptitude for interpreting the written word. Worse, you lack respect for knowledgeable gardeners and their hard work and candid info sharing.
On your second post you let loose a load of toxic nonsense. That makes you the first JA to be called out in this thread. CONGRATS TO YOU !
TheyCallMeJJay
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Lol...dude has had an account since 2008. He's been saving it for 8 years just to grind that axe. The long con at its finest.
TheyCallMeJJay
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A few weeks ago I harvested 33. One of the 33 had a main stalk so hollow I could have made a flute/recorder. All within the same soil lot (prepared non native pro mix based soil). 2-5-2 load. I didn't notice anything bad in terms of yield or anything. It was just interesting to see.
I could see in outdoor, that could be a huge problem in terms of breakage.
I do agree with your post Michael but just to make a point that the high CBD low THC cultivars actually come from hemp varieties developed by government ag ministry farms/labs (to the best of my knowledge) but granted glommed onto by commercial (and altruistic) cannabis growers and bred for improvement.
hey slow*ickel- i bought the book and read it cover to cover and learned a ton of shit, maybe you should read it before you come here running your mouth, or better yet shove your negativity ** **** ***!
happy new year slow*ick
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Glad Astera is able to help folks here with his book and selling inputs.
I have read his books. Many have a hard time with his guessing when there is so much good science around.
I have read his books. Many have a hard time with his guessing when there is so much good science around.
neverforget4/20
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Enlighten us with some relevant "good science". Your vapid BS reads like youre a trolling *****.
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50YardLine
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Slownickel, you're a ******.
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Hollow stems
Hollow stems
Before everyone observing hollow stems starts freaking out thinking they have nutrient deficiencies, I thought I'd point out that in Cannabis cultivars, this is a common hereditary trait. Cultivars bred for psychoactive compounds have (generally) less hollow stems but for hemp producing varieties (grown in large fields) this is a preferred trait and is sought in breeding activities.
It stands to reason that certain cultivars and even phenotypes may exhibit throw back genetics to a number of ancestors. One might hypothesize this could be especially apparent in cultivars high in CBD.
This is not to say that certain nutrient deficiencies do not contribute to exaggerated hollow stems. I just did not wish inexperienced growers to be needlessly alarmed if they see hollow stems.
https://www.hort.purdue.edu/newcrop/ncnu02/v5-284.html
Hollow stems
Before everyone observing hollow stems starts freaking out thinking they have nutrient deficiencies, I thought I'd point out that in Cannabis cultivars, this is a common hereditary trait. Cultivars bred for psychoactive compounds have (generally) less hollow stems but for hemp producing varieties (grown in large fields) this is a preferred trait and is sought in breeding activities.
It stands to reason that certain cultivars and even phenotypes may exhibit throw back genetics to a number of ancestors. One might hypothesize this could be especially apparent in cultivars high in CBD.
This is not to say that certain nutrient deficiencies do not contribute to exaggerated hollow stems. I just did not wish inexperienced growers to be needlessly alarmed if they see hollow stems.
https://www.hort.purdue.edu/newcrop/ncnu02/v5-284.html
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wading through this thread: at page 6 -
guys - break it down for me
is it worth another 2 days to go through the rest?
any flames or jacking I should be warned about ?
has this discussion held up for 4 months legit?
guys - break it down for me
is it worth another 2 days to go through the rest?
any flames or jacking I should be warned about ?
has this discussion held up for 4 months legit?
imo this is a great thread (minus slownickel trolling recently), a good chance to bend the ear of M_astera
Just took me like 2 days to read this whole thread. Totally worth it if you are into soil minerals, bcs%, etc. Its also worth it if you are trying to grow 9+ lbers. like I somehow managed to pull off this year...
But for the uninformed, THIS IS the cutting edge right here. Conversations and exchanges like this one. Coming from an academic background (differing field of study) and having not only studied, but worked for a big research university...I can safely say that most of the work that these traditional academic institutions is pandering to government and private interests for grant money. If the government or a private corporation wants you to research something, they will make the funds appear...if you ask nicely. But if they have no interest or belief of future profitability, they have no interest in funding the research. Doesn't matter if its cold fusion or the cure to cancer. Our higher education system is used as a complex R&D wing to this wonderful churning capitalist system that we are all subject to. Michael Pollan graciously admitted, in "The Botany of Desire", that marijuana growers are the most advanced farmers we have today.
I don't know Michael Astera, nor did I really know OF him before reading this thread. But I can honestly say, at no point did I feel like he was selling me his book. In fact, he mentioned a few times that all of these ideas and concepts that he referred to from his book, are also on his website, free of charge. That doesn't sound like someone trying to make sales and hype. If I can use local amendments to successfully balance my soil, rather than paying shipping and expending fossil fuels, we are all better off, and I'm sure Mr. Astera would agree. He is just making it easy for everyone by offering a physical solution that is backed up by his own intellectual work.
...That said, his book has been on my Amazon wishlist, along with about 100 other books, for quite some time. I don't remember how it got there, probably from the recommended reading list from John Kempf. It did just get bumped up in priority.
But for the uninformed, THIS IS the cutting edge right here. Conversations and exchanges like this one. Coming from an academic background (differing field of study) and having not only studied, but worked for a big research university...I can safely say that most of the work that these traditional academic institutions is pandering to government and private interests for grant money. If the government or a private corporation wants you to research something, they will make the funds appear...if you ask nicely. But if they have no interest or belief of future profitability, they have no interest in funding the research. Doesn't matter if its cold fusion or the cure to cancer. Our higher education system is used as a complex R&D wing to this wonderful churning capitalist system that we are all subject to. Michael Pollan graciously admitted, in "The Botany of Desire", that marijuana growers are the most advanced farmers we have today.
I don't know Michael Astera, nor did I really know OF him before reading this thread. But I can honestly say, at no point did I feel like he was selling me his book. In fact, he mentioned a few times that all of these ideas and concepts that he referred to from his book, are also on his website, free of charge. That doesn't sound like someone trying to make sales and hype. If I can use local amendments to successfully balance my soil, rather than paying shipping and expending fossil fuels, we are all better off, and I'm sure Mr. Astera would agree. He is just making it easy for everyone by offering a physical solution that is backed up by his own intellectual work.
...That said, his book has been on my Amazon wishlist, along with about 100 other books, for quite some time. I don't remember how it got there, probably from the recommended reading list from John Kempf. It did just get bumped up in priority.
50YardLine
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Space Cake, you don't look like a traditional farmer. However seeing your work, you seem every bit a farmer. Great job.
Not in California and that isn't me in the pic either (I wish I was that young and skinny, haha)
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