Genetics question

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Originally Posted by funkfingers

I recommend that people keep seeds around of ANY plant that bears fruit(or vegetable) of some kind or another.. They may come in REAL handy in the not to distant future :wtf::wtf:

To anwser the question on what a phenotype is, It's the variation expressed in any living offspring, that have the same parents, kinda like if your sister has red hair and you don't.. There are some really good books on breeding, plus a ton of stuff online if you want to learn more.. It can get pretty complicated with all the poly-hybrids that are being interbred nowadays.. In most public school systems this was touched on in biology class, IMO it's way above most people at that age for it to have any real life application..:rastasmoke::rastasmoke:

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Good answer but vague.

A phenotype is a plants observable traits, such as height, leaf color etc. The genetic contribution to the phenotype is called the genotype. Some traits are largely determined by the genotype, while other traits are largely determined by environmental factors.

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Originally Posted by funkfingers

Met a guy the other day who has been in pakistan, afghanistan, thailand,africa,ect collecting landrace seeds, for the last 5 or so years..Some of the afghani's, and paki's sound pretty interesting..

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That's awesome! Please let me know if there's any chance he's willing to share!

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Originally Posted by funkfingers

I recommend that people keep seeds around of ANY plant that bears fruit(or vegetable) of some kind or another.. They may come in REAL handy in the not to distant future :wtf::wtf:

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yup

Ok, here's another question for you...

Say I did want to grow outside. Could the plants withstand weather like we're having tonight? If not, when should I plant them?

Also, what do I do if I'm starting in bad dirt? Any place I can take a sample for testing for fert content as well as contamination from chemicals?

What's a good ballpark figure of how much it would take to start two outside?

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They really can't survive @ temps below 50 , so usually after the 1st of june is a good rule of thumb( unless you have cold frames)..I would bring your own dirt to the sight. It will save you time and money of having the soil tested/using the local soil which tends to be highly acidic..

There are soil mixes you can make that will not require nutrients for about 2 months. Then supplemental Nutrients may be needed to get maximum potential out of the plants.. Remember, when they're little animals love them, so prepare for that..

I would say you the least you'll end up spending is 50$ the most 100$.

Grow some trees!!:rastasmoke::rastasmoke::rastasmoke:

Seems to me like you'd want to get a relatively quick-finishing strain too. I Don't know when plants start to flower here, but I was looking at a sunrise/sunset calendar and the photoperiod is 14/10 (light/dark) on August 9. It doesn't go to 12/12 until late September. I imagine outdoor plants start to flower though well before the photoperiod is 12/12... but nonetheless I wouldn't want any 12-week plants and trying to finish in October/November when it's snowing..
Then again I don't know shit about outdoors here!

Almost anything will finish here (provided you do what's suggested) except really long flowering sativas..We've had 70 day flowering plants finish in Co.:D

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Originally Posted by funkfingers

They really can't survive @ temps below 50 , so usually after the 1st of june is a good rule of thumb( unless you have cold frames)..I would bring your own dirt to the sight. It will save you time and money of having the soil tested/using the local soil which tends to be highly acidic..

There are soil mixes you can make that will not require nutrients for about 2 months. Then supplemental Nutrients may be needed to get maximum potential out of the plants.. Remember, when they're little animals love them, so prepare for that..

I would say you the least you'll end up spending is 50$ the most 100$.

Grow some trees!!:rastasmoke::rastasmoke::rastasmoke:

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Thanks Funk :thumbsup:

I'm sure I'll end up having more questions for you. :i feel stupid: But in the mean time, it's bed time fer moi.

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Originally Posted by funkfingers

Almost anything will finish here (provided you do what's suggested) except really long flowering sativas..We've had 70 day flowering plants finish in Co.:D

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I was thinking a nice Nothern Lights and White Widow or Cristal (a mix of the two).

I dunno yet tho...I guess I still need more info (and money).

Anything that grows well in the hash making regions of the world performs outstanding here..pretty similar climates..I would suggest ak's, blueberry's,
kushes, hasplants, ect... maybe one more snow to go:thumbsup: