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Happy Valley Genetics shares 3 tips for new growers and their top recommendations!
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3 TIPS FOR NEW GROWERS

For Autoflowers, focus on protecting your roots!
We can do this in two ways:
i. Start the seed in the pot you intend to finish in.
Minimizing transplants will also minimize stress to the taproot.
ii. If you let your plants get rootbound, they will go into flower too early.
If you’ve ever grown an auto and ended up with a little nug on a 8” stalk, this is probably why.

When you’re using liquid nutrients, don’t overdo it on the additives and boosters.
There are a lot of factors that contribute to bud size, density, smell, and aroma. Using 8 different PK boosters with 5 different sweeteners almost always does more harm than good.

There are so many variables we can change from run to run.
When we change multiple variables on each run it can be almost impossible to figure out what’s actually moving the needle in your garden. My recommendation for new growers is to be consistent in your garden and if you are going to switch things up, do it one variable at a time. This way when you see a positive change, you know exactly what led to it.

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FAVORITE BREEDING PROJECT

My favorite project was our most recent round of releases with pollen from
our Super Lemon Haze IBL #119. It represented a lot of hard work and pheno hunting on our end.
We took a robust, stable, high THC SLH and hit it against our favorite production cuts from our vertical business. I personally like really gassy varieties and making hash.
Our SLH IBL #119 crosses check those boxes for me.
*These include the following varieties
Dowtown Haze, Haze Burger, Lemdawg, Lemon Prime, Lemon Smuggler, Permanent Haze, Sour Berry Shake and Super Belts.

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STORY FROM THE GARDEN

This is an easy one to answer! On our first round of seeds, our Associate Director of Cultivation and I were taking pheno notes on roughly 120 GMOZ x End Game #3 crosses in week 9 of flower. We were up on step ladders with lights on going from plant to plant to checking for terps, structure, herms, and overall structure. I can remember being at the top of the bench when one of us said “these are on another level!” A few weeks later we were still struggling to come up with a name (surprisingly, this is one of the harder parts of releasing new varieties) when we just looked at each other and were like “what about Another Level?” Coincidentally, this is also one of my favorite varieties we have
released to date.

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RECOMMENDATIONS FOR EVERY CATEGORY

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Beginner Friendly Recommendations

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Terpene Heavy Recommendations

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Extract Recommendations

Short Flowering Time (Under 8 Weeks) Recommendation