This is a test. Different harvest times and parts of the plant.

[Rusty Trichome]

I read years back that some people bud a plant for years, though I canâ??t find anything about it on the boards. Anyone?

Not true. You can veg a plant for years, tho. Over-ripening (extra weeks in flower) is one of the techniques used, to force nanners.

First off Iâ??m not used to dirt farming and am noticing, well, less stuff. Less weed, less trichomes, much less density and stickyness in the bud department.

Fucking with the the ladies throughout flowering is likely not helping. I missed the point of why you would keep injuring your plant thru the (arguably) most critical part of the grow? If you keep stressing her, of course the results will be questionable.

Personally, since I grow for my wife and I, I'd never do anything but a soil grow. With hydro-grown plants, I don't like the fluffiness of the buds, the weird taste, nor the crazy equipment and chemicals used. Since I veg and flower at two different locations, it would simply be a pain in the ass not worth the effort.