AUTOFLOWER Legende und Experte Sasha über den ersten Strain und wie man RICHTIG ZÜCHTET ANBAUT [ENG]

Summary

Dieses Interview mit Sasha, dem Schöpfer der ersten kommerziell erfolgreichen 100% Autoblüh-Cannabis-Sorte 'Low Rider', bietet Einblicke in die Geschichte und Entwicklung von Autoblüh-Sorten. Er diskutiert die Vorteile von Autoblüh-Pflanzen für Anfänger und fortgeschrittene Gärtner, die Flexibilität in der Bewässerung und die Bedeutung der Pflanzcontainergröße. Er teilt auch Tipps für zukünftige Pflanzerfolge, wie das Vermeiden von Wurzelverstopfung, die Bedeutung von Luftzirkulation und die richtige Zeit für die Pflanzenbesatz.

Takeaways

• 🌿 Die 'Low Rider' ist die erste kommerziell erfolgreiche 100% Autoflowering-Sorte weltweit.
• 📅 Es ist bereits 20 Jahre her, seit die 'Low Rider' auf den Markt kam.
• 🌱 Die Autoflowering-Pflanzen haben eine kurze Vegetationsphase und beginnen schnell mit der Blüte, unabhängig von der Lichtperiode.
• 🌱 Vor der 'Low Rider' gab es andere Sorten, die Vorläufer der Autoflowering-Pflanzen waren, wie zum Beispiel 'Mighty Might'.
• 🌱 Der Begriff 'Autoflowering' stammt aus der Fähigkeit der Pflanze, sich selbst zu entscheiden, wann sie blüht, ohne auf die Jahreszeit zu warten.
• 🌱 Ruderalis-Pflanzen sind nicht 'wilde' Cannabis-Pflanzen, sondern entworfene Pflanzen, die in die Wildnis zurückgekehrt sind.
• 🌾 Die Autoflowering-Genetik kann in verschiedenen Cannabis-Populationen weltweit gefunden werden, nicht nur im Norden.
• 🌱 Die Entwicklung von Autoflowering-Sorten erfordert mehrere Generationen, da die Autoflowering-Gene rezessiv sind.
• 🌱 Die Blütezeit und die Größe der Pflanzen hängen von der Sorte ab und können durch den Wurzelraum und die Lichtperiode beeinflusst werden.
• 🌱 Stress-Training und andere Techniken können die Entwicklung von Autoflowering-Pflanzen beeinflussen, aber es gibt keine einheitliche Methode.
• 🌿 Tipps für Anfänger: Verwenden Sie große Pflanzgefäße, um Wurzelverstopfung zu vermeiden, und achten Sie auf die richtige Befeuchtung und Luftzirkulation.

Q & A

Wer ist Sasha und was hat er im Interview erwähnt?

Sasha ist der Interviewpartner und erwähnte, dass er der erste war, der die 100% autoflowering Sorte Low Rider erfolgreich auf den Markt brachte.

Was ist Low Rider und wann wurde sie erstmals kommerzialisiert?

Low Rider ist die erste 100% autoflowering Cannabissorte, die erfolgreich kommerzialisiert wurde. Sie wurde vor 20 Jahren auf den Markt gebracht.

Welche Bedeutung hat die Autoflowering-Eigenschaft von Low Rider?

Autoflowering bedeutet, dass die Pflanze unabhängig von der Lichtdauer automatisch in die Blütephase übergeht, was besonders in Regionen mit kurzen Anbausaisons oder für unauffälliges Anbauen in kleinen Räumen vorteilhaft ist.

Welche frühen Vorläufer von autoflowering Sorten wurden erwähnt?

Sasha erwähnte die Sorte Mighty Might aus der Westküste Kanadas, die eine sehr kurze Anbauzeit hatte und schnell wuchs.

Welche Ursprünge und Einflüsse hatte die Entwicklung von Low Rider?

Die Entwicklung von Low Rider wurde durch das Kreuzungsprojekt mit Mexican Ruderalis und anderen Sorten wie Williams Wonder und Northern Lights beeinflusst. Sasha erhielt die Samen ursprünglich von einem Freund der Familie, Antonio.

Wie verhält sich die Autoflowering-Eigenschaft in Bezug auf unterschiedliche geografische Regionen?

Obwohl Autoflowering-Pflanzen traditionell als nordische Pflanzen betrachtet werden, gibt es in vielen Teilen der Welt, auch in hochgelegenen subtropischen Regionen, kurze Anbausaisons, die solche Eigenschaften hervorrufen können.

Was ist die Rolle von Ruderalis in der Cannabiszucht laut Sasha?

Ruderalis ist eine Form von Cannabis, die aus der Kultivierung entkommen und in die Wildnis zurückgekehrt ist. Sie trägt die autoflowering Eigenschaft und wird in Kreuzungsprojekten verwendet, um autoflowering Sorten zu entwickeln.

Wie beeinflussen Topfgröße und Wurzelentwicklung das Blühen von Autoflowering-Pflanzen?

Autoflowering-Pflanzen beginnen zu blühen, sobald ihre Wurzeln den Topf ausfüllen. Größere Töpfe können daher zu größeren Pflanzen führen.

Welche Lichtzyklen sind für den Anbau von Autoflowering-Pflanzen am besten geeignet?

Ein Lichtzyklus von 18 Stunden Licht wird oft als optimal angesehen. Einige Grower experimentieren auch mit 24 Stunden Licht, aber dies bleibt umstritten. 12 Stunden Licht können ebenfalls gute Ergebnisse liefern, jedoch mit geringerer Ausbeute.

Welche Tipps gibt Sasha für den Anbau von Autoflowering-Pflanzen zu Hause?

Wichtige Tipps umfassen das Vermeiden von Wurzelbindung, das Bereitstellen von ausreichend Luftzirkulation, die richtige Bewässerung (nicht übergießen, aber gründlich wässern) und das Beachten der Anzeichen von Über- oder Unterdüngung.

Outlines

00:00

🌿 Erste autoflorierende Sorte: Low Rider

Der erste Absatz handelt von der Entstehung und Popularität der Low Rider, der als erste autoflorierende Sorte weltweit erfolgreich war. Es gab sie vor 20 Jahren und die Idee hinter ihr war, eine schnelle und kleine Pflanze zu kreieren, die auch in kurzen Jahreszeiten wachsen kann. Es ging von wenigen Samen aus und wurde nach einigen Jahren sehr beliebt. Es folgte die Low Rider Nummer Zwei und es gibt immer noch Fans der Original-Genetik, insbesondere für diejenigen, die ihre eigenen Samen machen möchten. Es wird auch erwähnt, dass es vor der Low Rider andere, schnelle Sorten gab, aber diese waren nicht autoflorierende Sorten.

05:01

🌱 Die Entstehung von Autoflower-Sorten

Dieser Absatz beschreibt die Entwicklung von Autoflower-Sorten, insbesondere die Erfahrungen des Interviewers mit der Zucht von Low Rider. Er erzählt von frühen, nicht erfolgreichen Versuchen, Autoflower-Sorten zu entwickeln, bis er schließlich die Low Rider kreierte. Es wird auch über die Bedeutung der Ruderalis-Sorte gesprochen, die für die autoflorierende Eigenschaft von Cannabis beiträgt. Der Interviewer hatte die Idee, autoflorierende Sorten zu kreieren, die in kurzen Jahreszeiten oder in urbanen Umgebungen wachsen können, und erzählt von einem Eureka-Moment, als er in Polen experimentierte und die Low Rider entdeckte.

10:02

📈 Die Bedeutung der Ruderalis-Pflanze

In diesem Absatz wird die Rolle der Ruderalis-Pflanze im Hinblick auf autoflorierende Cannabis-Sorten diskutiert. Der Interviewer erklärt, dass Ruderalis-Pflanzen nicht unbedingt aus dem Norden stammen, sondern dass sie überall auf der Welt in Gebieten mit kurzer Vegetationszeit vorkommen können. Er betont, dass Ruderalis-Pflanzen eigentlich Cannabis-Pflanzen sind, die aus der Zucht entwichen und vorübergehend wieder in die Wildbahn zurückgekehrt sind. Es wird auch erwähnt, dass es verschiedene Arten von Ruderalis gibt, die aus verschiedenen Teilen der Welt stammen können.

15:03

🌱 Züchterische Aspekte von Autoflower-Sorten

Der vierte Absatz konzentriert sich auf die züchterischen Aspekte von Autoflower-Sorten. Der Interviewer diskutiert die Unterschiede zwischen autoflorierenden und photoperiodischen Sorten und wie man aus einer photoperiodischen Sorte eine autoflorierende Version erschafft. Er erklärt, dass es mehrere Generationen dauert, bis man eine 100% autoflorierende Sorte erreicht, da die autoflorierende Eigenschaft recessive ist. Es wird auch über die Herausforderungen bei der Entwicklung von feminisierten Samen gesprochen.

20:05

🌼 Tipps für Anfänger im Anbau von Autoflower-Sorten

In diesem letzten Absatz gibt der Interviewer einige Tipps für Anfänger, die Autoflower-Sorten zu Hause anbauen möchten. Er betont die Wichtigkeit, nicht in kleinen Behältern für zu lange zu wachsen, um Wurzelverengerung zu vermeiden, und rät, die besten Pflänzchen auszuwählen und sie in größeren Töpfen weiterzuzüchten. Er empfiehlt auch, auf die richtige Belüftung und Bewässerung zu achten und rät von übermäßiger Düngung ab. Der Interviewer betont die Bedeutung des Wachstums in einer organischen Umgebung und gibt einen allgemeinen Ratschlägen, dem Wachstum der Pflanzen aufmerksam zu folgen und die Anpassungen entsprechend der Bedürfnisse der Pflanzen vorzunehmen.

Keywords

💡Autoflowering

Autoflowering bezieht sich auf eine Eigenschaft von Cannabis-Pflanzen, die ohne die Anpassung an ein bestimmtes Lichtzeit-Signal (wie bei photoperiodischen Pflanzen) blüht. Dies ist zentral für das Video, da es die Entwicklung der ersten kommerziell erfolgreichen Autoflowering-Sorte 'Low Rider' diskutiert. Im Skript wird erwähnt, dass 'Low Rider' die erste 100% Autoflowering-Sorte war, die erfolgreich commercialisiert wurde.

💡Low Rider

Low Rider ist die Bezeichnung für eine Cannabis-Sorte, die als erstes 100% Autoflowering-Gen erfolgreich commercialisiert wurde. Im Video wird die Geschichte von Low Rider erzählt, wie es 20 Jahre her ist, seit die Sorte herauskam und wie es ursprünglich nur wenige Samen gab, die dann populär wurden.

💡Autoflowering Genetik

Die Autoflowering-Genetik bezieht sich auf die vererbbaren Eigenschaften von Cannabis-Pflanzen, die für das Autoflowering verantwortlich sind. Im Video wird erläutert, dass diese Genetik recessive ist und dass mehrere Generationen benötigt werden, um eine 100% Autoflowering-Sorte zu entwickeln, wie beim Beispiel der 'Auto White Widow'.

💡Ruderalis

Ruderalis ist eine Unterart von Cannabis, die für ihre Autoflowering-Eigenschaften bekannt ist. Im Video wird erzählt, wie der 'Mexikanische Ruderalis' genutzt wurde, um die Low Rider-Sorte zu kreuzen und wie Ruderalis-Pflanzen eigentlich aus der Zucht entwichene Cannabis sind, die temporär zur Wildnis zurückgekehrt sind.

💡Kreuzung

Kreuzung bezieht sich auf den Prozess, bei dem zwei verschiedene Sorten von Cannabis miteinander vermischt werden, um neue Eigenschaften zu erzeugen. Im Skript wird die Kreuzung des 'Mexikanischen Ruderalis' mit anderen Sorten beschrieben, um die Low Rider-Sorte zu entwickeln.

💡Feminisierung

Feminisierung ist der Prozess, bei dem Cannabis-Pflanzen dazu gebracht werden, weibliche Blüten zu entwickeln, was für die Samenproduktion erforderlich ist. Im Video wird diskutiert, dass die Feminisierung von Autoflowering-Sorten etwas komplizierter ist als bei photoperiodischen Sorten.

💡Photoperiod

Photoperiod bezieht sich auf die Reaktion von Pflanzen auf die Länge des Tages und der Dunkelheit, was für die Blüte mancher Pflanzen entscheidend ist. Im Video wird erläutert, dass Autoflowering-Sorten unabhängig von Lichtzeitverhältnissen blühen und somit eine andere Blütenregulierung haben.

💡Kannabis-Zucht

Kannabis-Zucht ist der Prozess, bei dem Cannabis-Sorten gezüchtet und verbessert werden, um gewünschte Eigenschaften zu erzeugen. Im Video wird die Zucht von Autoflowering-Sorten und die Herausforderungen, die damit einhergehen, diskutiert.

💡Pflanzensorten

Pflanzensorten beziehen sich auf die verschiedenen spezifischen Kombinationen von Eigenschaften, die in einer Pflanzenart vorliegen. Im Skript wird die Entwicklung von verschiedenen Autoflowering-Sorten, wie der Low Rider und der Low Rider Nummer Zwei, besprochen.

💡Lichtzyklus

Lichtzyklus beschreibt die tägliche Periode von Licht und Dunkelheit, die für die Entwicklung und Blüte von Pflanzen wichtig ist. Im Video wird diskutiert, dass Autoflowering-Pflanzen unabhängig von Lichtzyklen blühen können, was für Inhaber von Indoor-Gewächshäusern oder für Pflanzen, die in kurzen Sommern wachsen, vorteilhaft ist.

💡Pflanzenwachstum

Pflanzenwachstum bezieht sich auf den Prozess des Wachsens und Vergrößern von Pflanzen. Im Video wird erläutert, dass Autoflowering-Pflanzen schneller wachsen und blühen als photoperiodische Sorten, was für eine schnellere Ernte und eine höhere Produktion pro Jahr bedeutet.

Highlights

Low Rider was the first 100% autoflowering strain commercialized worldwide.

Low Rider's popularity grew as people accepted the concept of autoflowering strains.

A new version, Low Rider Number Two, was developed with original genetics still in demand.

Canadian strain Mighty Might was a precursor to autoflowering strains, known for its fast growth outdoors.

Interest in short and quick-growing strains was driven by the short season in Canada and the need for discretion.

The concept of autoflowering was not immediately understood, leading to initial unsuccessful strains.

A Eureka moment in 2002-2001 led to the understanding of autoflowering genetics.

Mexican Ruderalis was the first ruderalis used in creating autoflowering strains.

Antonio, a mentor-like figure, provided the initial Mexican Ruderalis strain.

Experiments in Poland with different crosses led to the selection of the Williams Wonder and Northern Lights strain.

Autoflowering plants flower immediately due to short seasons, a characteristic of northern plants.

Ruderalis is not truly wild cannabis but rather escaped cultivation that temporarily returned to the wild.

Autoflowering genetics can be found globally, not just in the north, due to short season areas.

Different versions of autoflowering genetics exist, including those from Siberian Ruderalis.

The timing of flowering in autoflowers is variety-dependent and can be influenced by the size of the container.

Stress training and pruning are important techniques for growers but can vary based on individual methods.

Breeding autoflowering strains requires understanding the recessive nature of autoflowering genes.

Feminized seeds production is a complex process that involves timing and careful selection of plants.

Autoflowers allow for quick turnover and small-scale experimentation, enabling hobbyists to develop their strains.

Three key tips for growing autoflowers at home include proper transplanting, ensuring good air circulation, and avoiding overwatering.

Transcripts

oh okay Sasha hey uh thank you for the

interview with you hi so uh low is the

first strain out oflow on the market

worldwide or uh yes it was the first as

far as I know and I I think now it's

accepted uh fact uh low rider was the

first 100% autoflowering strain that was

like that was successful that was

commercialized and that was my first

successful strain uh it's been 20 years

ago now okay uh last year was 20 years

since that low rider came out

and it was just a few seeds at first you

know small amounts yeah but it went it

got popular uh within couple years it

took for people to accept the notion uh

the idea of it and then uh it became

very popular then I I came up with a a

new version of low rider we called it

low rider number two and we still have

low rider actually a lot of people like

to get the original genetics

especially if they want to make their

own uh try make some seeds themselves

make their own autoflowering version um

but yeah so it was the first 100% auto

flowering strain officially um and of

course there's strains that came before

that had you know that were predecessors

M

um I don't know if you're interested in

in those but for example in Canada we

had a strain uh in on the west coast was

called Mighty might yeah and it was it

was said to be a very fast very short

strain to grow

outdoors and I was always interested in

those kind of strains because the short

ones the quick ones are short quick

because well in Canada the season isn't

always uh very long and also when I was

young I was on the move a lot or living

in apartments uh with friends so so we

needed something that was just easy to

hide you know and something you could

just grow in your garden or the roof

something like that

so uh I had I worked on some other

strains before that weren't successful

before we understood what autoflowering

was yeah because it took a little while

but it it came in kind of this Eureka

moment you know uh one day this was uh

about 20002

2001 I was growing with my friend and it

was in his

basement um and we had these we had

these seeds that I made basically I

crossed the

ruderalis was called the Mexican

ruderalis that was the first uh rudist

what you uh crossed or the Mexican it

was yeah and how did you find that

strain

this grow

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um it came from a friend of our our

family Antonio he's like a friend of

older friend of mine he's like a mentor

he lived like on a little farm he was

very much like a Mexican hippie

intellectual with big hair was for me he

was kind of like a Rasta man you know

okay and he liked to smoke and it was

nice because you could go see Antonio I

I went to visit him in the Summers one

time this year there was nothing to

smoke yeah and but he had he had some

plants that were ready so he he runs out

to to the garden and the plant he just

let it dry uh he didn't cut it he just

die in the Sun and he came and smoked it

and it was good it was good taste it was

good smoke but it really it didn't get

you very hot

okay but nobody complained too much

because we didn't have anything you know

so he gave some of those seats to me

another friend of mine you know and

weend ended up making different crosses

I was traveling around I was living in

Poland I did some uh research project

where I grew all the

different uh you know crosses in a

greenhouse and I selected this one uh

that was Williams

Wonder uh and Northern

Lights cross through the rales mhm uh

and then with anyway going back to one

of my my friend's basement so those the

seeds came from this experiment in

Poland that we selected and uh we grew

out some seeds we planted them in under

some fluoresence just starting them in

the basement you know under 24 hours of

light yeah and out of these little baby

seedlings uh there was like two or three

males

they were just like I mean they were

plants that were they were seedling they

were only 2 or 3 weeks old and they

started to show male flowers yeah and I

mean this isn't normal right normally a

plant has to live out its life yes

before showing its its sex yeah uh and

so I mean they were kind of weirdos a

lot of people you thought that a

mutation or something is wrong or I no

not a mutation because I had had heard I

had read about rud

orales and I I was hoping that we didn't

understand what if this genetic

characteristic how it worked but we

understood what autoflowering meant and

it doesn't follow you know like a plant

when it has very short season it has to

just flower right away yes not even

worry about the season it's like just

get to making babies yes yes and that's

kind of a wild you know characteristic

but but is isn't that characteristic

more from the north uh because there is

not uh long time summertime so uh the

plant doesn't uh watch after the Sun so

it self decided when it comes to the

flower off this is the well that's

that's the traditional that's what I

believe and that's what the information

out there was that this was a northern

plant yeah that's my information saying

but you know when you look into it a

little more um cannabis is short season

areas in many parts of the world not

just in the north for example high

elevation areas even in the subtropics

where they have short season or um and

the point is that ruderalis is not

really wild cannabis yeah cuz wild

cannabis

doesn't strictly wild cannabis does not

exist humans have been growing it for

generations for thousands of years so

what ralis is it's it's cannabis that

escaped from cultivation and went back

to the wild ah temporarily okay and cuz

there's always if you look around where

there's areas where people grow cannabis

you know commercially or whatever

there's always going to you can find

some wild patches you know uh even hemp

does that but it's not naturally out

there

so there's an exchange between like the

the uh the gene pool from the wild and

cultivated it's always happening and a

ruderalis can uh probably happen in any

plant population if you look hard enough

if you go to Morocco um you might be

able to find some autoflowering plants

only thing is you can't tell yeah

because in a tropical climate there's no

real

difference in appearance yes but um so

that Gene exists out there and there's

different versions some of the

autoflowering genetics out there come

from low rider some maybe come from

other uh autoflowering strains for

example that we've um worked with some

other rales besides the Mexican rales

from Russia from Siberia for from you

know from the East um so and I have one

question uh the the the big me meat or

Mystic thing is when does the outer

flower really goes into flower is it

when uh the pot the the the

roots think okay I'm ready or is it

stress or is it how they what do you

think how you can make the outflower uh

flower later so right goes goes longer

well each variety of a autoflow has more

or less of a Seedling stage so some of

the quickest ones well they only grow

two 3 weeks and they start to flour and

then they're ready in 2 months other

ones they delay before they're slower to

kick into flowering so they have time to

get bigger yeah and they they keep

growing while they're flowering or

flower longer those are all things that

are

variety dependent is this a genetic

thing H yeah it's you know probably

controlled by many by many genes and

there are plants like you said uh that

generally some sometimes they were

called super AOS they're different um

from tra like from the auto Autos we're

talking about here is that they'd rather

as soon as they occupy the pot that that

causes them to flow so but you know the

bigger pot you give the

plant

um the bigger plant you're going to get

and that's something we didn't know at

first right mhm because uh low rider in

the beginning we looking at it like more

as a miniature plant mhm we didn't think

about how to get the most of it mhm uh

it was just like uh easy we could fit so

many in a small space yeah it came to

the same it is the same thing yeah I

know it's quick turn over in a small

space simple you don't need a timer the

you know special rooms for cloning yes

so you can make everything in one room

without exctly no stress that's that's

what the auto

uh shows I I don't know how to say it in

English yeah yeah I know what you mean

it's

like the big thing it's big selling

characteristic if will like for indoors

MH for outdoors it's it's it's another

thing it allows you to grow a very small

crop that's not going to stand out not

get too big you could grow it in your

garden uh in the city and I have and

your neighbors don't even know you just

put it some with your Tomatoes or

whatever yeah you can yeah yeah I

understand so it was more something that

that's how we saw it also something

that's easy to hide something that won't

get you in trouble yeah yes and uh it a

lot of people in Europe especially under

like they understood that concept right

away they're like oh I I want to grow uh

on my on my uh on my balcony my flower

box you know yeah you can do that with

this you know and you can make uh two

two times per season you can uh how to

say that two crops for season yeah for

yeah exactly you can do do it that way

say plant five plants now yeah or three

plants are allowed to grow now three now

yeah three so every month one plant

right right and and do you have a a

girlfriend wife or yeah yes of course

yeah so you grow your six plants right

plant them tomorrow yeah and uh you will

be able to to harvest in you know middle

of August yeah right now it's a little

too too late to get two crops out of it

yeah you can plant a crop now yeah and

then maybe in a month you can uh plant

some more yeah you know uh if you want

two crops you really have to start early

yeah yeah yeah yeah um I have one more

question about the the

Autoflower um can you tell me

um what is best way to uh do indoor

outter flower is it more the 12 hours FL

uh uh Sun uh Circle or uh 18 hours what

would you say what is the best Circle

for outflower is it no problem for 24

hours to give them lights or stress them

oh it's still a debate some people say

it doesn't

need um but I I don't really understand

the point of 24 hours I say you know

it's probably better if your plant has

has a normal uh life

cycle um you know CU

but there's still debate about that you

know 18 hours is best um generally and a

lot of things are variety dependent uh

the thing is you can get good results of

just 12 hours as well uh and then you

know or anything in between but um they

tend to with 12 hours uh they tend to be

you'll get less less weight out of it

and uh um your plants tend to stretch in

the night because they got a longer

nights this also depends if you have

temperature right it's not just light

and temperature so uh it's uh yeah and

can we talk a little bit about uh stress

training low stress training on outter

flowers popping and stuff uh would you

prefer to uh make some training on

outlow or would you say it's better

maybe for the plant to stay like it is

and not get so much stress so maybe at

the end gives more flour or it doesn't

matter it's a good question but I I I'm

not going to I'm not the guy who's going

to tell Growers how to grow their plants

because there's many ways of growing yes

there's many ways of

training um and uh pruning

trimming um all kinds of things

right as far as my job is not is is to

When I Grow I'm looking at the from a

genetic point of view reading I want to

see how the plant looks in its natural

form if I let it grow with the best um

best you know uh

environment but nothing fancy nothing

too crazy just just uh proper growing

organic I want to see how it grows

natural shape what it looks like uh

otherwise it's hard to compare I'm more

interested in the information I want to

compare different plants see if all the

plants look the same you know it's very

different for someone like most Growers

who are thinking about numbers and

production you

know I uh when you're doing it for

breeding and selection a lot of times

you have to like you have to get get rid

of these plants which is hard I mean for

a grower commercial

grower it's just a different mindset is

the process to making seeds out of

flower seeds and fem seeds is this the

same process or do you do do you have to

do something

different um yeah it's a yeah it's a

little different but when you're talking

about fem seeds you mean like uh photo

period fem seeds right because we we

make fem autof flower seeds right yeah I

mean quot I know it's it's confusing uh

for a lot of people actually the

terminology not everybody uses the same

words in the uh the

F and auto that's what they say but

they're both F fiz yeah well breeding

Auto flowers uh before we talk about

feminization breeding Auto flowers is a

little different um because it takes if

you want to make an autoflowering

version of something say um any variety

you you can think of like a white widow

a white widow yeah great example you can

you can grow it out and make seed for it

and it will you know white widow is a

good example cuz it's a true breeding

strain right you can make seeds from it

or you could cross it with something

else say you cross it with another photo

period yeah you make it F1 those seeds

can be very good a combination of two

different but good strains right and

those seeds are ready to go you can

actually they're not feminized yet yeah

then you can make it you can that's a

little more complicated

but it can be done in another

generation after you've created a strain

I mean you should test it out really and

uh a lot of companies have different

philosophies on this you know but for

autoflowering strains if you want to

develop your own autoflowering strain

and you take that white widow now you

want to make an auto White Widow so the

F1 seeds are still not autoflowering and

you can you do across but there's two

more generations of work to do before

you have 100% autoflow because

autoflowering genes are recessive so

they don't show up in the first

generation what they do is slow uh they

they speed they do make you know hybrids

are the faster

flowering and maybe they finish faster

but they're not actually autoflow so it

requires a little more work and

um they're both they're both tricky to

develop feminized seeds now is a

question of really timing and producing

enough

pollen uh it's quite it's quite

difficult and it doesn't it doesn't work

every time not every plant likes to be

feminized you have to choose the right

ones so yeah it's a little different but

at the same time because autoflowers are

so easy to grow and so fast

to to

mature um it allows more quick turnover

it allows small scale people like how I

started to do their own little playing

around experiments and uh in the you

know in a small space and if you do two

or three crops a year M hey in a year or

two you have your own strength know and

then the work is it's all worthwhile to

have your own

right that's that's nice to to have as

well like and the experience to do this

is really it's like your baby it's your

baby what you're doing for a long time

you work on it exactly it's it's good

for your uh for your your soul I mean

and we all have this in us like

nurturing taking care of something for

for a while and then it gives you back

it's like uh it's farming yeah yeah yeah

yeah yeah um can you uh tell the people

people uh my community uh What uh they

have to look when they want to uh uh

grow out the flower at home uh what is

the most three important things you have

to watch out when you uh decide to make

out of flow some tips maybe you can give

some tips to the

people um absolutely I mean um as far as

autoflowering seeds starting seeds it's

the same as any kind of seeds um and the

only thing you have to watch out with

young plants is don't let them grow in

small containers for too long and get

rootbound because that will make them

stay

small you can transplant a plant you can

plant a seed

transplant between like about 2 to 3

weeks M there no problem because

everyone says that you have to put it in

the end in the in the final pot so

that's not 100% true you can make it in

a different weight as well H well yeah

because a lot of times it's not really

practical to start in a big pot sure

it's it's good to start in a big pot

well what if you're starting 100 what if

you're starting 200 and that's the kind

of numbers that I work with right okay

so now you're going to have to fill your

200 pots put in your 200 seeds it's

occupying a big space but you don't know

which seeds are going to come out right

and you're watering these big pots

instead you could start them small pick

the big uh pick the best ones and put

them in in your pots yeah as long as you

you have a little bit of a green thumb

you you don't wait too long don't stress

them transplant them put a nice big pot

you're ready to go and uh you know if

they of course they have to get sunlight

another thing with seedlings they need

circulation they need air they need wind

on them so they get strong otherwise

they get leggy know and um sure um I

usually say don't overthink it you know

just try to listen to what the plant is

telling you uh look for the signs if

you're if you're not fertilizing enough

you know or your mix is not rich enough

your plant look at the the how green it

is if it's if it's too green if it's

like uh

and and looking a

little sick probably giving it too much

fertilizer yeah so fertilizing less is

better especially at first cuz that way

you can learn and you you're not going

to kill the plant you know um I always

grow oranic so I just mix everything

premix in the soil and then give him

some you know seaweed boost once a week

or something uh very simple right M and

um the other thing uh I would say is

um just

uh don't over

water well when you water give them a

good watering yeah and you're and um let

them dry out properly it's also good to

keep diseases and

pests you know and uh yeah that's pretty

much it that's pretty much it yeah yeah

okay uh

Sasha thank you very much for the

interview yeah and thank you for your

work as well forg never stop growing

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