Benchmarking strain

[een]

Hi, if you wanted to compare performance of say hps vs mh, dwc vs ebb and flow, supermarket nutes vs really expensive ones, what strain would you use? What strain is representative of the traits most found in cannabis for recreational use?

[loylty gets u nothing]

its again

sativa vs indica

or a blend of both

its an individual thing

the paticular high of 1 strain may not appeal to another

peace

bill

[Stoney]

if you were gonna use a base strain just to test with a pure afghan would be great just gotta make sure u testing on the same pheno and you will be sorted

 

cheerz :Dj:

[thc24]

something youve grow many times before.

[pipeman]

it would depend on the reason you are testing the different systems. If you are trying to find the system that produces the best results for the strain you like to grow then it doesn't matter. However if you want to compare the overall performance of the systems for any grower then you would need a series of controlled trials with a variety of strains, because different strains can react differently in the same environment.

[keepleft]

i would have thought any strain provided you were growing from clones and not seed and therefore you are comparing apples with apples.

[HighRising]

i would have thought any strain provided you were growing from clones and not seed and therefore you are comparing apples with apples.

 

Seems like the logical way to do it to me.

[WantDaChronic]

it would be almost impossible to do from seed and to make matters even more fun it would be almost impossible to do it from clones unless all the clones were virtually identical in development and size when taken + rooted on the same day if you were to take cuttings of all shapes, sizes or have them root even a day or 2 apart it would throw your whole experiment out the window as the smaller and slower ones would have nothing on the othes come harvest time

 

i think the only way it could be done would be to take heaps more cuttings than you need and only use the ones that are virtually the same in every way or to get some seeds from a breeder who has backcrossed a strain a minimum of 5 times. the clones would give a much better result imo, but if you get a strain that has been backcrossed 5 times or more theoratically 9/10 plants should be indentical so that would also give a good result to go by as well the downside is those seeds would cost a pretty penny as the breeding involved could literally take years to do and if you choose to go with clones you could end up having double or triple what you need left over without a home

 

apart from genetics i think the main thing that needs to be addressed is having every system in vitually the same environment, ie. use the same size grow room, lighting, nutes and ventilation and only having the method of growing the plants different. if any of those were to change it would also throw things right off as well...

 

if you happen to do side by side grows it would make for a killer grow diary so i give you my best wishes in getting it started if you happen to go that way and very much look forward to seeing pics

[keepleft]

if you were to take cuttings of all shapes, sizes or have them root even a day or 2 apart it would throw your whole experiment out the window as the smaller and slower ones would have nothing on the othes come harvest time

 

hi bud is that right? i have been wondering about this lately. i usually clone only a couple more than i actually need. they all strike, but about half would generallly be more developed/healthy when they go into veg. the smaller/slower ones catch up over the long veg period, so i thought that they would yield just as well in the end.

 

but if your 100% sure of this then ill get an extra clone kit and cut twice as many as i need in the future and only use half which would be the better ones of course

 

cheers

[WantDaChronic]

if you are going to give all the cuttings a very long vege, ie 8 weeks or more, the smaller ones should catch up. but generally speaking if you only give them a short vege the smaller ones will be alot smaller at the end of the grow