Giving females ethylene during budding?

[guerillagrowerz]

I recently grew plants outdoors and was pouring blended fruit shortening (extra stuff from the fruit that i don't eat). I gave it pineapple skins, lettuce, watermelon skin etc. One thing i noticed were that the buds seemed smaller and for sativas were maturing faster it seemed. It was still very potent however. I would give it these smoothies and water it on top. I recently thought that fruits give off ethylene gas when they are rotting/ aging. Could this explain why the buds did not grow as big (in diameter)?

guerillagrowerz Reviewed by guerillagrowerz on 10-30-2008. Giving females ethylene during budding? I recently grew plants outdoors and was pouring blended fruit shortening (extra stuff from the fruit that i don't eat). I gave it pineapple skins, lettuce, watermelon skin etc. One thing i noticed were that the buds seemed smaller and for sativas were maturing faster it seemed. It was still very potent however. I would give it these smoothies and water it on top. I recently thought that fruits give off ethylene gas when they are rotting/ aging. Could this explain why the buds did not grow as Rating: 5

[Revanche21]

it might hasten the ripening process which might explain the size issue?

[Plazmid]

Naw... any ethylene would just blow away outdooors. More likely variations in light and temperature...

[stinkyattic]

You gotta watch out giving cannabis plants acidic 'fertilizer'... and pureed NON-COMPOSTED fruit is not fertilizer. You MUST compost stuff before giving it to your plants.