So I am Royally Confused!?!

Ive been looking into the argument of dense vs. fluffy buds and most of it makes sense, but I thought it was a characteristic of sativa to be "whispier," fluffier, or less dense? This must be a myth since I saw so many people stand by the fact that fluffy buds are simply the result of poor growing....

I just know from my personal experience (which i will admit isn't a whole lot) that my white castle plant (a 50/50 hybrid) had much denser buds and a great bud to stem ratio (15 gram bud had .2/.3 grams of stem) as opposed to my buddha haze that i just recently harvested...which definitely has more stems and was much tougher to trim/harvest...

so i guess my final question is density a reflection of environmental control, a reflection of genetics, or a combination?

Any insight to this debate would be appreciated, although i doubt it is much of a debate since there is a science to this...

I would say it is a combination of both envir. and strain! more intense light seems to mean bigger tighter buds.

fluffy buds r a result of poor enviromental conditions...imo
sativa dominant strains may grow more airy buds than indicas but they still have slight density to them
they cannot just be rolled up or whatever it is

Well my experience is that genetics plays a very important part in how hard your buds are. If all things are equal genetics determines the end result. I agree that if your doing a shitty job growing it will effect what the buds look like.

I have grown 4 or 5 strains at a time in the same way and for example

VISC Fucking Incredible was airy buds, northern Lights tight and hard, Mandella tight.

Now you can also cure them and harden them up also.

IMHO

Peace

moash said:

fluffy buds r a result of poor enviromental conditions...imo
sativa dominant strains may grow more airy buds than indicas but they still have slight density to them
they cannot just be rolled up or whatever it is

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what do you mean they cannot just be "rolled up"? like in a j orrr?

mr.swishas&herb said:

what do you mean they cannot just be "rolled up"? like in a j orrr?

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yeah
the guy u speak of says he rolls his buds up in a joint and packs them in his bowl with not breaking it up

moash said:

yeah
the guy u speak of says he rolls his buds up in a joint and packs them in his bowl with not breaking it up

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oh lol...doesn't sound very plausible for j's at least not my big ass buds haha

Not another Fluffy bud/Dense bud post.. if that fruitywhathe heck his name finds it this thread is screwed

lmao. thats funny...