am trying to cross auto to sativa photo to make an autoflowering sativa dom hybrid.
I would like to keep the pots and plants as small as possible to fit several varieties and phenos together. Right now I have eight autos together with three photos, waiting for auto males to show. All plants are in one liter pots in a wicking system.
I am wondering how much the pot size can affect size, both in current grow and in the final f4.
I have read that shallow pots and root bounding can increase vertical growth in sativa and landraces. Don't want that. Also don't know if that is true. Also read that shallow pots induce flowering quicker in autos. That seems to be my experience too, and I don't mind that. Basically I would like the process to speed up and be space-economical by having small pots. Long process of breeding several generations. I would like to keep it manageable, so in addition to lst and topping I will try to keep the landrace/sativa size reduced through small pots while breeding. I might also do heavy manicuring/cutting, as all I need is a few pollen sacs and a branch for seeds. The final f4 seeds will grow outside and can use all the soil and space they need. But while chucking indoors I would prefer to root restrict, feed light and clip/top/cut, in short really abuse the bigger phenos.
Will any measures to keep plants small pass on unwanted traits to offspring through epigenetic processes? Or will a plant kept miniscule in a seed run produce seeds that can be big plants later in an ideal environment?
I realize that if all plants are somehow kept tiny, I don't be able to distinguish runts..
I would like to keep the pots and plants as small as possible to fit several varieties and phenos together. Right now I have eight autos together with three photos, waiting for auto males to show. All plants are in one liter pots in a wicking system.
I am wondering how much the pot size can affect size, both in current grow and in the final f4.
I have read that shallow pots and root bounding can increase vertical growth in sativa and landraces. Don't want that. Also don't know if that is true. Also read that shallow pots induce flowering quicker in autos. That seems to be my experience too, and I don't mind that. Basically I would like the process to speed up and be space-economical by having small pots. Long process of breeding several generations. I would like to keep it manageable, so in addition to lst and topping I will try to keep the landrace/sativa size reduced through small pots while breeding. I might also do heavy manicuring/cutting, as all I need is a few pollen sacs and a branch for seeds. The final f4 seeds will grow outside and can use all the soil and space they need. But while chucking indoors I would prefer to root restrict, feed light and clip/top/cut, in short really abuse the bigger phenos.
Will any measures to keep plants small pass on unwanted traits to offspring through epigenetic processes? Or will a plant kept miniscule in a seed run produce seeds that can be big plants later in an ideal environment?
I realize that if all plants are somehow kept tiny, I don't be able to distinguish runts..
