Creator of Black Label Organics and prolific breeder Brandon Rust is back on the podcast! Tune in today to hear him talk about a variety of fascinating grow subjects- Brandon shares his thoughts on a very common issue in the cannabis cultivation world: purple streaking in stems. He talks about how many growers attribute this coloration to "simply genetics" when in actuality Brandon claims it comes from a cation imbalance in the soil (usually due to a high uptake of a specific mineral) that can be remedied to reverse the coloring. The conversation turns towards cultivation research studies, and Brandon talks about the difference between large scale agricultural setups (which are where the majority of research is done) and the types of small scale grows in modified growing mediums like cannabis cultivators frequently operate- this may lead to a disconnect between the research and the actual function of practices in our own grow tents!

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