Cold Weather Effects?

[SunnySativa]

Quick question, wanted to separate it from my other thread, but i was recently questioning factors that might cause my plants to grow/develop trichomes and such late...anywayz i thought of this, where i'm growin is winter out here [well its starting to snow at least, we're talkin round 30 degrees outside], windows open for exhaust obviously it gets id say coolest 50 degrees in the room, theres a space heater in the room i didnt use at first cuz they use alot of electricity. I decided id use it during the time lights are off cuz thats when it really needs it....i figure obviously it can grow in cooler weather cuz i got some nice buds and its been growin in this cooler weather but would that cause it to grow slower and develop trichomes and such at slower rate? What exactly are the effects of cooler weather on the plant [obviously frosty weather kills plants or theyd grow outside in the winter LOL] but temps that can get down around 50 degrees?

[Subjekt]

"What exactly are the effects of cooler weather on the plant?"
Cooler weather helps the plant develope Trichomes

You mentioned "late trichomes", sometimes that can be caused by the type of strain you have(mostly means the strain is weak), it's really nothing serious..just keep growing because some plants start slower than others and some plants develope Trich late and then it BLOOMS....so you might just have a late bloomer...

Darkness & Cooler weather helps "thc".....Just don't freeze your plant(s)

[SunnySativa]

Wow, then im in really good shape cuz due to "the myth" lol Global Warmer has made the temp around here in Fall warmer, but when i changed it to flower the cold weather came in so i guess it was perfect timing, and yea i do believe i have a late bloomer...the pistols are turning brown just like my other STINKY STINKY plant, but the trichomes are coming in late [as i say that with my fingers crossed LOL]. These are bag seeds and im thinking my later bloomer is just some nice nuggets and the other one well that smells like some stinky/fire headies or something, tho i guess i should name it after harvest and i try it since i dunno what strain it came from =]

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Im So High... :stoned:

[Subjekt]

well dont give up hope, and take a close look at your "trichome" or the "crystals" and see what color it is...

Clear Crystals means you do not have enough Potency...

Cloudy Crystals meanz you "CAN" harvest if you want, the high will be Energetic/uplifting

1/2 Cloudy 1/2 Amber meanz you "CAN" harvest if you want, the high will be equal body and head

All Amber Crystals meanz you can harvest now, the high will be couchlock....

Sometimes your buds will change color(Mostly purple) but it doesnt mean nothing sometimes, depend on strain but thats usually from cold weather...

[SunnySativa]

Lol nice edit on the last post...:jointsmile: But yeah i got one of those pocket micros from radioshack and to me it doesnt look like they are ready, somethin my eyes think i see color but when i look again i dont think it is, and if it is definitely like only one or 2 spots...its one of those 60x-100x so i can get in pretty close

[Subjekt]

how many weeks into flowering?

[SunnySativa]

i think ill be hitting 7 weeks on friday

[Subjekt]

cool upload some pics when you can so we can all check out the crops

[SunnySativa]

Heres some pictures, ill take some better ones with more natural light tomorrow cuz the HPS light doesnt do the look justice.

Pic#1=My stinky, sticky, probably first to get harvested plant
Pic#2=My first and successful clone attempt from the plant in pic#3
Pic#3= My big plant thats been the trouble maker
Pic#4= Is the top of the big plant where it go to close to the HPS lamp when i was gone for a week, seems to be tryin to heal it'self and would be the cause of this plant not developing as fast as my other....Anyway to just cut my losses on the top of this girl and have it develop whats still on cuz semester break is coming up and i gotta go home for about a month and i wanted to harvest before the 13th of December.
Pic#5=One of the lower buds on the big girl from the last 2 pictures

.....so whaddaya think

[Subjekt]

Nice family you have there, looking real good...HPS burned your plant? Ok, It'll come back and heal itself...other than that its lookin like you'll have a nice harvest man, congrats...

[SunnySativa]

Yea, i went away for the week and i taped down the string i had tied to my plant to hold it down and it came loose, i came back and the tippy top [where you can obviously see in picture 4] was up pretty much touching the bulb on my HPS light and crispy fried, so i got one of those heavy duty paper clips, tied the string around that and clipped it to the side of the pot, wont be coming loose now....how long you thing the healing will set back my harvest time by?

[Subjekt]

LOL last time that happened to me i topped my plant off, cuttin the head...WHY? because all the other branches get more light and they act like the top and start to fill up with double buds...:thumbsup:

[SunnySativa]

So you think i should think about cutting those burnt branches away? My plant is tied down so all those branches are growing like ___|_|_|_| (the underscore being the main steam running horizontal), can you top when its close to harvest? Wouldnt that just stress it and cause it to try and heal/regrow those branches again?

[SunnySativa]

Some natural light for you to check them out in...
#1 My Sticky Iky Bubonic Chronic [lol random seed from a friend that turned out to be something that looks delicous, dunno what it is he never told me so im just gunna name it tho name is in progress, anyone got any suggestion what it could be?]:D
#2 Cluster f*ck where the plant was burnt [the plant in the questions in the previous post...is it worth waiting for buds to develop fully there, or will they even?]:wtf:
#3 Bottom of plant in pic #2
#4 Looking up from the mid section of plant to where it burnt
#5 My first successful clone from the plant in the previous 3 pictures, seem to be doing great:thumbsup:

[Subjekt]

nah your good dont cut anything until harvest if you do decide to cut then you should at least read up on it first

[SunnySativa]

So i got to thinking, how can i get the part of my one plant that got burnt to heal faster and get it more optimal lighting....then i was like how bout LST and this is the result....

....theres 3 different strings each tied to 3 different tops and anchored into the wall to pull it slightly apart so that they arnt so bunched up and the light and get through better.....feedback?:thumbsup:

[SunnySativa]

*bump* only becuz i wana make sure this is ok before my next light cycle comes around

[SunnySativa]

Also, If i were to cut buds off early [cuz im thinkin that my lower buds, the ones that didnt get burnt] are gunna be ready for harvest sooner] that wouldnt set my plant back for the rest of it, being that i cut off the entire branch

[Subjekt]

Also, If i were to cut buds off early [cuz im thinkin that my lower buds, the ones that didnt get burnt] are gunna be ready for harvest sooner] that wouldnt set my plant back for the rest of it, being that i cut off the entire branch

It's not bad to cut a little off sometimes, everybody probably done it a few times but if you cut a entire branch then the opposite bud will get the energy that, that bud was receiving and from my understanding its suppose to double in size...BUT sometimes when you cut a branch the plant can go into shock and set it back a week or so but aye if your a few weeks from harvest then be patient but i can understand if your anxious...

[SunnySativa]

Lol yea im very anxious but im holding out now, i did some LST as in the picture above so the plant should be gettin better light in the places it wasnt before. I cut off like a branch or 2 earlier before i had a microscope to see if ready, well i let it dry for a week and its been jar for like 2 days, its really dry, like almost crumbles to the touch and what i noticed is nuggets i buy seem to be a little more flexible and not as crumply as what mine is resulting in, am i doing something wrong? I hang for a 5-7 days and jar it for cure

[SunnySativa]

Good news, i guess the LST helped out cuz growth seems to be a little better, buds fillin out a bit, gettin stinker so looks like my harvest date is to be pushed back a bit.