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Have you EVER done any Broscience on your plants ?

  • Yes

    Votes: 89 61.4%
  • Hell no

    Votes: 33 22.8%
  • I ain’t sayin

    Votes: 23 15.9%

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spek9

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It makes nitrogen that's in the atmosphere available for the plants
So if the lake I live on is hit by lightning (which it is often), does that mean I can stop with my Calcium Nitrate and other Nitrogen derived products?

Hint: Nope. I still need to add N, even while mixing that N and the other elements to the electrically charged 64 PPM lake water. The lightning does not increase the PPM at all, let alone the N portion of it.
 

madvillian420

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Don't know if this one's been mentioned yet:

"Feminized seeds are prone to hermie".

(I've been making and growing fem seeds for years, a couple dozen strains at least, and not once have I had one hermie).
Ive heard Nspecta from CSI humboldt address this, and In the beginning it was sort of true due to the manner the fems were created back in the day, its one of those stigmas that never really went away, even though fems are pretty stable by now.
 

H G Griffin

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But they are much more likely to throw male parts . I would say this is not bro-science, its genetics.
Genetics can make plants prone to turn hermaphrodite but feminising seeds using colloidal silver or similar methods can not. If you are going to make that claim, lets see it backed up with more than anecdotes.
"in my experience" "I would say its genetics"
Your post is a great example of bro-science.
 

spek9

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But they are much more likely to throw male parts in my experience. I would say this is not bro-science, its genetics.
A fine disagreement, based on experienced grower comparison. All my years of fem, and not one hermie. Your years of experience with the opposite, and that's a contradiction.

We can write off fem<->hermie as an "inconclusive" then.
 

spek9

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Ive heard Nspecta from CSI humboldt address this, and In the beginning it was sort of true due to the manner the fems were created back in the day, its one of those stigmas that never really went away, even though fems are pretty stable by now.
As I have stated... eight years of both making and growing out at least two dozen strains that were feminized, and not one hermie. I'll back off on the 'broscience' on this one, only because we are literally turning a female plant 'male' for the process.

Once more though. 8 years. Dozens of strains. Some my own. Some not. Zero hermies.
 

lime73

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If someone thinks some electricity is going to magically make the water cause the plants to grow better, they ought to lay in a full bathtub with their plants, and drop a hot 240V, 50A appliance into the water and witness first hand how awesome that works.
Funny you say that, there is a member on here who wants to introduce electricity to plants via electrodes and zap the roots/plant or something', to stimulate them into growing?
 

Gond00s

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That's an LOL from me. Lightning makes for great nighttime light shows, and its fantastic at starting fires, but that's all.

If someone thinks some electricity is going to magically make the water cause the plants to grow better, they ought to lay in a full bathtub with their plants, and drop a hot 240V, 50A appliance into the water and witness first hand how awesome that works.
nah just use 400v youll be fine
 

spek9

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Funny you say that, there is a member on here who wants to introduce electricity to plants via electrodes and zap the roots or something' to stimulate them into growing?
Well, I didn't consider a low-voltage and low-amperage stimulation for this comparison. I was speaking directly to the lightning thing.

I don't know and can't speak whether a low-wattage constant zap helps plants. That's another thing that doesn't happen in nature and which I wouldn't test myself.

If someone wants to put electricity to their plants, let them post clear and concise records of every detail of the experiment publicly, then I might weigh in. Until then, bathtub with 250V 50A.
 

Gond00s

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Well, I didn't consider a low-voltage and low-amperage stimulation for this comparison. I was speaking directly to the lightning thing.

I don't know and can't speak whether a low-wattage constant zap helps plants. That's another thing that doesn't happen in nature and which I wouldn't test myself.

If someone wants to put electricity to their plants, let them post clear and concise records of every detail of the experiment publicly, then I might weigh in. Until then, bathtub with 250V 50A.
so your saying 480V 30A wouldn't do the job? maybe the jalapenos will like it.make em more spicy
 

Gentlemencorpse

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The lightning makes nitrogen that's in the atmosphere available for the plants
This is true, lightning is a natural nitrogen fixer, but the vast majority of nitrogen fixing is done by bacteria in the soil which turn atmospheric N into ammonia, which is then processed by other bacteria into nitrites that can be used by plants. Legumes and decomposers (like aerobic and anaerobic bacteria and fungi) also act as nitrogen fixers. Lightning's effect is negligible in the grand scheme of things.
 

spek9

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This is true, lightning is a natural nitrogen fixer, but the vast majority of nitrogen fixing is done by bacteria in the soil which turn atmospheric N into ammonia, which is then processed by other bacteria into nitrites that can be used by plants. Legumes and decomposers (like aerobic and anaerobic bacteria and fungi) also act as nitrogen fixers. Lightning's effect is negligible in the grand scheme of things.
Who would have ever thought that what started as a thread designed for mockery would turn into decent information that can be researched.

Fuck, from now on, I'm starting my threads like "Bleach on plants; it works! (do I have an N def?)".
 
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