Quote Originally Posted by Dogznova
Sal's had a broken wrist and from what I understand he's not been able to type so much..

My statement is based on my uncle and I using clear inc's during our Day Time as a far red source and more specifically (clear halogen inc's) for our trich production and ripping needs (turning trich's from cloudy to amber).. But none of this is realy talking about the Martian method thou.. Just far red or uvb supplemental lighting..:thumbsup:
Sorry to hear about the malady there, broken wrists can be a real nuissance

Dogsnova, would you say far red is as effective as UVB when it come to trichome production AND ripening? If so, I wonder if my Super HPS SolarMax behind tempered glass has enough Far Red to cloud the trichs & produce sufficient trichomes and UVB supplemental lighting only useful for accelerated ambering. As I understand it now after taking in all this information is THC (cloudy) is formed more by maturation via time, the plant's own biological clock so to speak than radiation, but cannabinol production (the amber couchlock) is highly influenced by factors that stress the plant as it is the degradation of THC which produces these compounds - such as far red and UVB lighting. Would you care to expound a little on your thoughts? I'd love to hear more about your observations when you have the time.

As far as I can see, LEDs seem to produce copious amounts of trichomes which I believe may be due to the "gentleness" of LED lighting as compared to hotter, more stressful forms of light which degrade the trichomes faster. I tentatively put forth that LEDs may not actually produce more trichomes, but preserve more glandular heads in tact leading more trichome heads, leading to more potency, etc. This is just supposition on my part, I defer to more experienced heads.