So I was sitting here today thinking to myself ( usually when I get into trouble lol).
So my thinking was that Cannabis has “natural” pest Defenses. The smells, trichomes etc etc. These are all supposed to keep the pest away.
Then I see so many people with pest issues, all the usual suspects ( mites, aphids etc).
So my question to myself was, do these natural defenses really work. Has breeding our plants and hybridizing everything changed the defenses? Have the bugs evolved and become used to the defenses? Do they actually work and without them the pest outbreaks would be even worse?
Just some things I was pondering 
What are your thoughts?
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Hybrid plants. Hybrid bugs. Gmo food. Yea nothing is working like God and Mother Nature intended. Growing an Afghan plant in the U.S. with insects it has no defense against. Like predatory invasive species from the orient in our fresh waters. Man is not known for his nature sense. And NO I hug no trees.
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That makes sense and what I was kind of leaning towards but haven’t really read up much on pest and the plants natural defenses ( besides the fact they have them and there are pest that enjoy cannabis lol). I appreciate your input as always.
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Completely agree. That’s why there are landrace strains. They have spent decades- centuries adapting to their region. They’re the toughest plants and that’s why they’re sought after. These plants have been bred in so many different ways that they don’t know how to defend themselves. While a bad thing for bug defense it has also made these plants so damn potent in THC production.
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Also need some consideration for natural defenses that come from other sources than itself. Soon as you take plant indoors they’re all gone as well.
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You’re probably on to something there. Just thank the good folks at Bonide for CJDB. Conversely if we kept breeding and growing one of today’s strains outdoors in a certain area it would eventually build back those defenses (or go extinct if left to it’s own devices). Wonder how many growing seasons that would take?
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Plant some Pennie’s 2-3 under each plant when transplanting… copper is a natural fungicide will help w pest and mold, fungus etc… go ahead and get your google on! 
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I assume you want a penny minted before 1982. And of course, the 1943 penny won’t work. Because of WWII and copper being put toward the war effort, pennies were mostly steel. FWIW
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Never tried that. I do have Bonide copper fungicide though. Cost more than 3¢ so I like your method better.
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