Office Hours Episode 83
The scoop on schwazzing, breeding tips, IPM with beneficial bugs, & More!
Growing knowledge every single week!
Seth was solo in-studio and got right to the root of everything from his preferred approach to breeding, to talking schwazzing and lollipopping, to breaking down the relationship between pore water EC and runoff EC, plus much more!
Here’s a selection of some of our favorite quotes from the week, and remember – there’s still time to Claim Your Spot for Office Hours Live, LIVE in person, or FREE livestream from MJBizCon!
Seth’s Breeding Tips
“If we're doing just F1 hybrids, we do want to keep that separate because… if I catch them in time and can separate my males and collect pollen, I might be able to make 10 crosses on the same female plant… I like to go in with a tiny little paintbrush, my little jar of pollen, and spray bottle with good old deionized water. Get in, pollinate all your pistols, spray that bud the minute after you pollinate it, and you're going to be good. Old school plant breeder style – lick your paintbrush, and then move on.”
– Seth
Checking Trichome Readiness
“I want to see a little bit of smoky color, a little bit of amber in the trichomes, I don't want them to all be clear when I directly look at them, and I want them to all be heavy, swollen heads full of oil…I'd strongly encourage people to get a loop or even a microscope attachment for your phone and start logging what those trichomes look like at different weeks throughout the growth.”
– Seth
Pore Water EC vs. Runoff
“Definitely check pore water EC and value that more than you're valuing your runoff EC. But when I check my runoff EC, that can tell me a few things…When I'm looking at my runoff EC, if I look at my pore water EC, and that value is quite elevated compared to my runoff EC to an extent that my baseline for my pore water EC at the wettest…that might tell me I'm putting on water a little too quickly and getting some channeling.”
– Seth
