Cultivation

🔊 HAIR·ih·tij

The long-standing cultivators and communities that built cannabis culture and industry before legalization.

🔊 her·MAF·roh·dyte

A cannabis plant that develops both male and female reproductive organs, usually due to genetic factors or environmental stress.

🔊 her·mee

Short for hermaphrodite, a cannabis plant that produces both male and female reproductive structures.

🔊 hy stres TRAYN·ing

A cultivation technique using deliberate physical stress like cutting, bending, or topping to increase yields and control plant shape.

🔊 aych·es·tee

Abbreviation for High Stress Training, a cultivation technique using deliberate physical stress to increase plant yields.

🔊 HY·brid

A cannabis plant bred from both indica and sativa varieties, with growth traits and effects that vary by cultivar.

🔊 hy·droh·PON·iks

A method of growing cannabis without soil, delivering nutrients directly to roots through a water-based solution.

🔊 in·kros

The intentional crossbreeding of two plants from the same genetic lineage to stabilize or enhance specific traits.

🔊 in·fruh·RED lyt

Electromagnetic radiation beyond visible red light used in cannabis cultivation to influence growth, flowering, and trichome development.

🔊 in·lyn fan

A ventilation fan used in grow spaces to regulate airflow, temperature, and humidity by moving air through ductwork.

🔊 in·SEK·tih·syd

A chemical or biological agent used to control insects that can damage cannabis plants.

🔊 ih·RAY·dee·AY·shun

The process of exposing cannabis to ionizing radiation to eliminate harmful bacteria, molds, and pathogens.

🔊 keef kach

The bottom chamber of a multi-piece grinder designed to collect kief that falls through a fine mesh screen during grinding.

🔊 keef kach

The bottom chamber of a multi-piece grinder designed to collect kief that falls through a fine mesh screen during grinding.

🔊 LAN·see·oh·layt

A mutation causing the cannabis plant to produce single undivided leaflets rather than the typical multi-fingered fan leaves.

🔊 LAND·rays

A pure, naturally occurring cannabis variety that has adapted to a specific geographic region over many generations.

🔊 larf

Underdeveloped cannabis flowers from lower branches that receive insufficient light to fully mature.

🔊 leef bud

An abnormal growth where small flower buds form directly on fan leaves rather than at the usual bud sites.

🔊 LEEF·let

The individual blade segments that make up the larger compound leaf of a cannabis plant.

🔊 lyt SY·kul

The amount of light and darkness a cannabis plant receives in a 24-hour period, which controls its growth and flowering stages.

🔊 lyt dep

Short for light deprivation, a technique where greenhouse plants are covered to trigger early flowering.

🔊 lyt dep·rih·VAY·shun

A cultivation technique where light exposure is controlled in a greenhouse to force cannabis plants into flowering earlier than natural.

🔊 lyt leek

Unwanted light that enters a dark environment during flowering, potentially stressing plants and causing hermaphroditism.

🔊 LIV·ing soyl

An organic growing medium rich in microorganisms that create a thriving ecosystem supporting natural plant health and nutrient cycling.