Hello Shake and Rusty,

Let me start with what strains showed increase trichome production;
Shiva Skunk (from Sensi Seeds) Indica dom
PurePowerPlant (from Nirvana) Sativa dom
Cheese (was a freebe seed(s) from Attitude) Indica dom
All of these also showed minor increases in finished bud wgt.
I don't see a correlation to sativa/indica so far. But my head is starting to hurt too.
The plants that did not show gains in tric were the "apricot" and WhiteRhino. They are two extremes to each other in trichome production, one (WH) packs trics on top of each other, the "apricot" is so lean I throw the trimmings away.

I am not sure who produced the Cheese, since it was a freebe it was not in an original package, the others were. If you guys remember an older thread I did "selecting a mom", I did that with the ShivaSkunk. Not a heavy producer but tastes great. In the aero/fog tray setup it flowers in abt 42 days. That's what I really like abt it.

You know Rusty we all lack good test equipment, just take a look above or last page, with what Weezard is using; a light powered whirly gig! He's going to count and compare RPM of it both outdoors and his 285nm source. Now that's hi-tech for ya. Heck I've been using transition eyeglasses to determine the presents of UV or lack of it. I said earlier I want a light spectrum anylizer for Christmas, but no way I'll have the money. Well if I had the money there are other things I probably would buy. Wish I could get everyone who's viewed this thread to kick in for test equipment.

I remeber one time trying to wrap my head around something (you) Rusty said about growing in the heat. You said that your Indica doms faired better in the heat then the Sativa doms. That was competely opposite of what I would have thoght. But at this point I can't find a clear correlation between sat/ind strains, just that some reacted some did not.

As I said before, if I had to guess I think they saw UV Index levels of abt 5, maybe a little more. You do know Rusty, you are now talking abt intensities rather then wavelenghts?

OK, it's offical my head hurts too.
OM
oldmac Reviewed by oldmac on . UVb an experiment Quick background: I have been using UVb supplemental lighting for many years now and have always thought it added to the finished product in a couple of ways. I had never promoted it's use on these boards because I felt it was dangerous and had real potential to harm people. That changed a few months back on the other UVb thread, and I came out of the closet in strong support of it's use. Well some here who's opinion I respect (like Weezard) held the opposite view and those discussions led me Rating: 5