Not as resinous as I would have thought?...

[happymedicine]

I have have a couple plants that are flowering out in my garden, under a transparent grow tent (to keep elements out and let sunlight in). A GDP and Bubbleberry-(BlueberryxBubblegum). They seem to be healthy plants in most respects, however they are not as resinous as I would have figured they would be.

At the moment, they are about 5 weeks into flowering

I have seen many plants that are completely covered with resin and I was wondering if I may be doing somethign wrong?

My setup:
Bubbleberry is in a 7 gallon bucket and 57" tall
The GDP is in the ground and @around 32" tall

Soil
My soil mix was 1/2 Harvest Supreme soil (good soil from ACE), 1/6 perlite, 1/6 vermiculite, and the rest a decent soil from ACE.

Ph
My ph is at around 6.6-6.8 on both plants

Nutes/watering
I use 2tsp Fox Farm tiger Bloom, 1tsp molasses, 3 drops superthrive(every other feeding), 1/3 ounce B-1 (every other week). I have added a tsp of FF Grow Big to the mix for the last two feedings, as the schedule seems to state (on the FF web site)
I use this mix for two feedings, then plain H2O for the third, and repeat the cycle
I feed/water every 2 days, or as the soil needs it (using my moisture meter to test

Light
the plants get direct light from about 11am to 530-6pm. ( I have started taking the cover off of the tent so that the plants do not have a plastic barrier between them and the sun. But put it back on at night.

I have trimmed both plants so that the leaves the bud sites are getting a lot of sun, but tried to do it sparingly as I did not want to take away a lot of the leaves (nute storage/solar panels/transpiration).

I live on the Central Coast of California so moisture/heat/humidity are not a real problem.

As I said, my plants look healthy otherwise, I just thought they would be more white with resin than they seem to be? But, maybe they will get there when they get closer to the time I believe I am supposed to harvest them (late sept/early oct)? If anyone has any ideas on what I may be able to do to beef them up a bit, I would really appreciate it. This is all going to be for my personal use, so they do not have to look pretty just be potent and tasty with as large a yield as possible.

The pics on bottom are of the two colas on the two plants (the one with purplish stems is the Bubbleberry) , and the grow tent I have when it is pulled out of the line of sunlight.

Thanks, Guys

[energyefficient]

i do not have any real knowledge or skill at all. that being said, to me it looks like they are right on track for 5 weeks of flowering. do you know the genetics of the plants at all?

[LetsSeeYa]

I believe iv read that the cool nights will help resin production, just not sure where i read it. So i might get rid of the tent as they are big enough to not get a bug attack.

Plants look great BTW man:thumbsup:



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[happymedicine]

i do not have any real knowledge or skill at all. that being said, to me it looks like they are right on track for 5 weeks of flowering. do you know the genetics of the plants at all?

1.) Bubbleberry- (Blueberry x Bubblegum)- Indica dominant hybrid

2.) Grand Daddy Purple-(Grape Ape, Purple Urkel)- Pure Indica

I hope they are track. This is my first grow, and they look like they have a lot of potential, but I just don't know how the last few weeks of flowering affect the resin output of plants. I have heard they will beef up and spit out a bunch of resin. hope so

[energyefficient]

i would be curious to see if you notice an increase in resin if you let them get cooler. what temperature does it get down to where you are at? i also have thought this was a factor to resin production based on my very very limited knowledge.

i also am curious when resin begins to show up in the flowering process, as I am not even a week into flower, but eager for some frosty ladies. anyone want to chime in on how long into flower resin starts to appear?
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[the86thcreator]

Technically the plants have resin glands from start to finish. They become more noticable the further you get into flowering, but can be seen from the 1st week if you look close enough. Note also that potency isn't completely reliant on the amount of resin. Some strains have tons of resin but aren't that strong(take, for instance, hemp), while others may appear to have barely any resin glands and be a real knockout. Hope that helps. Too many ppl judge a bud by how frosty it appears. Not that a frosty bud isn't easy on the eyes, lol.

[Stomper420]

Technically the plants have resin glands from start to finish. They become more noticable the further you get into flowering, but can be seen from the 1st week if you look close enough. Note also that potency isn't completely reliant on the amount of resin. Some strains have tons of resin but aren't that strong(take, for instance, hemp), while others may appear to have barely any resin glands and be a real knockout. Hope that helps. Too many ppl judge a bud by how frosty it appears. Not that a frosty bud isn't easy on the eyes, lol.



Great point!!!!

Id say your plants are doing fine. They will blow up soon. I have many different strains and not all have started flowering. The ones that have dont all show signs of resin so give it time. Youll be surprised:rasta:

[happymedicine]

Technically the plants have resin glands from start to finish. They become more noticable the further you get into flowering, but can be seen from the 1st week if you look close enough. Note also that potency isn't completely reliant on the amount of resin. Some strains have tons of resin but aren't that strong(take, for instance, hemp), while others may appear to have barely any resin glands and be a real knockout. Hope that helps. Too many ppl judge a bud by how frosty it appears. Not that a frosty bud isn't easy on the eyes, lol.

I agree with you on this. The Bubbleberry I've been growing looks is still premature, but looked like it still had less resin than it should at this time. However, I cut off a couple popcorn buds, dried and cured them for a week, and they were fantastic. i now remember why I liked the bubbleberry so much. I also have a couple GDP nugs that I am waiting a few more days to try. They look and smell delicious, yet again there is not as much resin as i would have thought. Oh well, all I care about is the potency. It could look like shit as long as it was tasty and potent.