Cannabis Regeneration. J.B. Haze
plant. How times have changed. The MRS itself has grown out of this new—ever-evolving—pool of information (and today’s ease of access to the appropriate tools/supplies).
If you already know how to grow a great garden—potent and healthy—then transitioning to The MRS will be pain free and fun. For novices, I’d suggest you absorb as much information about growing cannabis as you can. I’ve included a basic reading list at the end of this book to start you on your way. You see, the better the grower you are, the better the results from The MRS will be. It is not a panacea to a successful grow; it is a pathway—allowing your existing skills to be expressed in an efficient, productive and potent manner.
You may never have believed that cannabis could regenerate once, let alone the two or more times that I intend to show you in this book. Well, as I said at the start of this introduction, life is full of surprises. And, as a girl called Billie-Jean once said, “… a little luvin’ goes a long way!”
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THE MRS
INCREASED YIELD
SAVING LIGHT, POWER, SPACE AND CONSUMABLES
Regeneration is a system for revegetating, re-flowering and re-budding a previously harvested plant—continuously.
The above statement is the very essence of this book and, for most, it will seem like a fairly ludicrous suggestion.
How can you possibly regenerate a plant to produce a second (or even third, or fourth or fifth…) harvest? When I say previously harvested, I really mean it: Nothing selective, no fancy pruning. We’re talking about a chopped-at-the-trunk, hung upside down, old school harvest.
So then, what’s the secret? What allows you to regrow what is essentially just a stump? Well, though on one hand it might seem crazy, on the other hand it’s not so mystical after all. As already noted, regeneration is something known, published and—on occasion—used. However, the literature’s scant coverage of the subject (and the sparse discussion of it on the internet) seems to have rendered it mostly invisible—to be pulled out of the hat (like the magic trick it is) only in an emergency. Through no fault of its own, regeneration has remained sidelined as a last ditch effort to save a dying plant.
I intend to prove to you that, on the contrary, regeneration can be so much more. My main argument in this book can be boiled down to two truths:
1. With familiarization of the regeneration technique (and a little practice) you can coax a single plant into delivering many consecutive harvests.
2. Each subsequent harvest has the potential to be superior to the one previous.
How exciting!
It may appear a little too reminiscent of Frankenstein’s monster, this ability to regenerate. However, such strangeness (the pictured, double-ended bud, being an exception) does not extend to the treasures born and bred of regeneration.1 The resulting flowers and buds are, in fact, healthy and indistinguishable in every way from those grown from seed or clone. The beautiful photographs gracing these pages are proof of the pudding. Note the growth sprouting from nodes, the lush green and healthy foliage—and dig the colors, form and density of the many buds. This is all good stuff, and it is all exactly as if grown from seed or clone—frosty, fragrant, plump and plentiful.
In addition, The Marijuana Regeneration System (MRS2), as explained in this book, allows you to increase the quality of your favorite plants. Flavor, potency, aroma and yield can be improved with each subsequent harvest cycle. I know this flies in the face of urban wisdom but all will be revealed with rational explanations and step-by-step instructions. In this book we shall learn that:
So, get your Mary Shelley on; let’s find out how it is possible to bring a plant back to life, regenerating her over and over. Allow me to introduce the star of our show, The MRS.
The Marijuana Regeneration System is offered not as a substitute for seed and clone growing, but as an additional technique—an extra arrow in your quiver. It’s a nice pointy one too, presenting a sharp alternative to what’s considered the norm.
The benefits of regeneration are especially bountiful for the hobby grower; the small-time guy (like me, and possibly you) growing one or two plants at a time for personal consumption. Medicinal growers, with strict plant limits, will also find The MRS a great way to maintain consistent supply and quality lineage. This is not to say that The MRS can’t be expanded out to a multi-plant, multi-light monster grow. It undoubtedly can, and we’ll discuss expanding the system later. But for now, let’s keep it tight and focused on the small time cultivator.
Generally speaking, a grower like you or I does not want to deal with expensive lights, air filters, duct work, cloning stations (with their own specific lighting requirements), dozens of pots and bags of soil. Growing for the love of it (and to keep our heads in the right place), we like it easy, simple and cost-effective. This way we can love our ladies with total devotion—caressing the very best from them. And, under the umbrella of this intimate relationship, between grower and plant, The MRS really shines, delivering yield and quality from a tiny space.
The process of regeneration unfolds along a timeline like this:
1. The rescue, stabilization and initial regeneration of the donor plant (the just harvested plant—nothing more than a stump at this point), which will take from four to 14 days. During this period new growth will magically spring forth.
2. A four to five week period of vigorous vegetation and training; the key to The MRS success. Note that this period is no longer than any normal vegetative one.
3. A regular eight to 10 week period for complete (and lush) flowering and budding.
As an overall growing discipline, regeneration offers multiple benefits, including: