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The Fascinating Story of Cannabis Seeds and Their Importance in Agriculture
Published : 2023-05-23 | Categories : Cannabis seeds and strainsCannabis seeds have been a significant element in agriculture for centuries.
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Types of pruning for our marijuana plants
Published : 2020-10-09 | Categories : Cannabis cultivationIn this post I would like to talk about the types of pruning that we can apply to our marijuana plants. We will see how the techniques of LST, Suppercropping, bass pruning, apical pruning are performed and, finally, I will mention the so-called FIM pruning. Each plant will better adapt to a type of pruning and it will be up to each grower to [...]
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Introduction to Rosin
Published : 2020-07-20 | Categories : Cannabis cultivationManual Hydraulic Press Rosin is one of the most fashionable extracts nowadays, since it is achieved by directly pressing the flowers or the "hash" by applying pressure and temperature. It is the cleanest and fastest method to obtain a high quality concentrate of cannabis oil. The result is the mixture of all the trichome heads in a mass with [...]
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Latent hop virus in cannabis
Published : 2020-07-20 | Categories : Plagues and diseasesWhat is latent hop virus? The latent hop virus is, as its name suggests, a virus that infects plants and was discovered in hop strains. As long as the latent virus affects hops, it is not a very problematic disease, but it seems that in the case of cannabis and in certain varieties, its effects can be devastating or at least a great [...]
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Vine micro mite virus
Published : 2020-07-20 | Categories : Plagues and diseasesWhat is the grapevine micro mite virus? The grapevine micro mite virus like many other pests or diseases gets its name from the first plant where it was found. In this case, this virus caused great losses in the wine and vineyard industry. The virus comes from the bite and fluid exchange of the Calepitrimerus vitis micro mite, an eryophid [...]
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Mosaic virus in cannabis
Published : 2020-07-20 | Categories : Plagues and diseasesVMT causes 60% losses in cannabis. Transmitted by insects and contact. Symptoms: leaf mosaic, dwarfing, deformed buds. There is no cure.
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Lemon Ice 2.0
Published : 2020-07-20 | Categories : Cannabis seeds and strainsIn a continuous effort to perfect our flavor catalog, the Ripper Seeds team realized that two of our strains had a very similar terpene profile. Our previous Lemon Ice 1.0 was a lemon Skunk (lemon Haze phenotype) x Afghani cross that we had given away at some fairs and events and that we later offered through our website. [producto [...]
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Wifi # 43, Do-si-dos and origin of Do-G
Published : 2020-07-20 | Categories : Cannabis seeds and strainsAs we are used to, we would like to provide you with more information about the origins of our cannabis seed varieties. In this case we would like to introduce you to Do-G. Do-G is a hybrid of White Fire Og aka Wifi # 43 and a Do-si-dos reversal. The result gives rise to the perfect combination between cookies and Og, combining the flavor [...]
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Haze: the origin of the 100% Sativa marijuana strain
Published : 2020-07-20 | Categories : Cannabis seeds and strainsThe Haze strain was born in California in the 1970s thanks to the Haze brothers and Sam The Skunkman. Neville Schoenmakers perfected it in Holland, creating the most influential sativa.
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Kush genetics: the exotic variety of marijuana
Published : 2020-07-20 | Categories : Cannabis seeds and strainsDiscover the origin of the Kush strains: from Hindu Kush to the modern hybrids Zombie Kush and Washing Machine by Ripper Seeds. Powerful indica genetics.
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Skunk: origin and history of this mythical variety of marijuana
Published : 2020-07-17 | Categories : Cannabis seeds and strainsDiscover the history of the Skunk strain: from its origins in California with Sacred Seeds to its worldwide expansion. Stable genetics 75% Sativa, 25% Indica, ideal for beginners and experts.
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Pruning techniques in marijuana plants
Published : 2020-07-17 | Categories : Cannabis cultivation5 essential pruning techniques for cannabis: LST, Supercropping, bottom pruning, apical pruning and FIM. A practical guide with advantages, timing and procedures to maximise your crop.
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Pests: thrips, aphids, leaf miners and other insects
Published : 2020-07-17 | Categories : Plagues and diseasesThere are hundreds of species of insects that can pose a plague and threat to your marijuana plants . Especially on hot dates like now, where their reproduction shoots up and they can easily invade us. Hopefully most that we can find may be harmless. However, there are some that can be very harmful to our cultivation so we must pay [...]
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Mushrooms in your cannabis grow?
Published : 2020-07-17 | Categories : Plagues and diseasesSummer is here, heat, humidity ... and fungi, enchanted by the combination of all these factors, come to our marijuana crop. So, although in outdoor cultivation it is more difficult to control temperature and humidity than in indoor cultivation, let's review why we can have fungi and how we can treat them. Photography from [...]