The evidence ladder is the set of five labels GenetixBay uses on knowledge-base articles, glossary entries and Greenleaf answers to show how well a claim is supported.
In practice
A reader can see at a glance whether advice is settled science or lore. Pre-harvest flushing is labelled Myth; supercropping for better buds is Grower practice, house-endorsed; mild late drought is Supported. Bay Trials exist to move claims up or down the ladder with controlled member grows, and Mythbusters shows the verdicts.
Some topics carry a GenetixBay house position set by the founder. Those are stated plainly with their label rather than presented as evenly balanced.
Units and formula
| Label | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Established | Multiple studies or extension consensus |
| Supported | Some research, or strong grower consensus consistent with research |
| Grower practice | Widely used, little formal research |
| Contested | Evidence conflicts or is thin on both sides |
| Myth | Evidence contradicts the claim |
Don't confuse with
- Evidence levels L0-L4: for lineage claims on GB-ID records, not growing advice.
- Peer review: one input to a label, not a label itself.
Feeding only plain water for days or weeks before harvest to "clean" the plant; GenetixBay rates it a Myth that harms yield, unlike a root-zone salt flush.Supercropping is gently crushing a stem's inner tissue between the fingers and bending it over, so the branch lowers, toughens at a knuckle and stays productive.Bay Trials are GenetixBay's member-run controlled grow experiments that test growing claims side by side and publish the results openly.GenetixBay evidence levels rate lineage claims from L0 (unverified) through L1 community reported, L2 breeder reported and L3 documented to L4 lab-confirmed.A GB-ID is GenetixBay's permanent identifier, such as GB-GEN-0001842-6, for a genetic line, landrace, seed batch, plant, cut, grow, harvest, trial or document, so records never get lost or renamed.Mythbusters is GenetixBay's page of growing myths and their verdicts, with open Bay Trials and finished results marked Busted, Confirmed or Inconclusive.Open research is GenetixBay's approach of settling growing questions with member-run controlled trials and publishing protocols, data and verdicts for anyone to see.
