TRICHOMES QUESTION , SOMEONE??

[fivefingerlid]

Can anyone tell me the the different stages of the trichomes shape in relation to approximate time during flowering stage? how close to harvest are you when you see the golf tee and golf ball standing up straight ? and how far into flowering do they start to form.?when is it time to remove fan leaves?


and one other thing will flushing with just ph corrected water suffice ?

any information on the trichomes would be appreciated?
thanks

fivefingerlid Reviewed by fivefingerlid on 09-12-2005. TRICHOMES QUESTION , SOMEONE?? Can anyone tell me the the different stages of the trichomes shape in relation to approximate time during flowering stage? how close to harvest are you when you see the golf tee and golf ball standing up straight ? and how far into flowering do they start to form.?when is it time to remove fan leaves? and one other thing will flushing with just ph corrected water suffice ? any information on the trichomes would be appreciated? thanks Rating: 5

[Marc Benson]

Trichs. Go by their colors not their shapes. Clear not ready. Cloudy go out and do a bazillion things because you're so pumped up and amber lay on the couch because you can't get up. Or a combination of the two to whatever degree YOU want. And it no doubt varies from strain to strain.

"and one other thing will flushing with just ph corrected water suffice"

Suffice for what? When? If you mean for the final flush before harvest I've read that for the last few weeks that it really doesn't make that much difference as the plants have pretty much done evereything they're going to do. But I'd use the adjusted water since that's what you used up to that point. Why switch.

Most people suggest never removing fan leaves unless they're hanging there dead. Then they do no good. But if they're still green they still help regulate the plant and process light so leave 'em on. Unless of course they're covering up some flower sites, but then just tuck them under those and leave 'em there.

[fivefingerlid]

No I realize the color of the trichs are what is important but before they get cloudy or amber they lift off the surface(golf ball on a tee ) of the leaf or bud what I was curious is how long into flowering are you when the trichomes first start to form and how long before harvest or when they start top turn amber.

taking off fan leaves just before harvest is appropriate to let the buds get the last bit of light I think about 10 days before harvest thats why I am asking trying to gage when to remove fan leaves by the trichomes stage of development? And wondering about how far into flowering they form and once they start how long approciamately till harvest ? The trichomes must have an average life span
??
thanks

[Marc Benson]

"what I was curious is how long into flowering are you when the trichomes first start to form and how long before harvest or when they start top turn amber"

Way too many variables to answer accurately as there's no doubt differences in strains and also slow downs in maturation caused by problems during the growth cycle. But possibly if you tell us what strain it is someone might be able to better answer that question.

[fivefingerlid]

white rhino , white russian, early skunk. I know theres no set time and there are variances I am just try to get an idea . like "the trichomes start forming about three weeks before havest the stem up like golfballs 2 weeks before harvest last week they are turning amber ", (for an example) Just like to get some input if anyone has been keeping notes . I'm not to good at thinking let alone typing and thinking ....lmao I may be wording it awkward , sorry man appreciate your reponses though
thanks

[HARDDON]

Never pull off your fan leaves. Who told you to do that? The plant needs them to produce energy but also to respirate.

Take those and it can be death in hours.

The flowers get all the light they need at that stage of their lives, or else they wouldnt even be there to begin with.

Trichs form as the flowers start. The longer they flower, the larger the trics get, and the more numerous they become.

During the last couple of weeks is when the fill with the most THC.

The older trichs degrade first. I am not sure the trich has a 'lifespan' as you put it as it really isnt alive.

Trichs will last several years after being harvest so they dont die.

The THC in the trichs will degrade in by products while still in a living plant.

I would probably estimate they will turn from clear, to cloudy, to amber in approx 6 weeks for most indica strains and maybe 8-9 weeks for sativa.

Just generalities, but if this is because of the fan leaves you want to remove I wouldnt do it.

Hope that helps.

[fivefingerlid]

Thank you Hardon for the general times for trichs . so they are most active the last couple weeks before harvest? I wasn't talking about removing the fan leaves until the trichomes show signs of of getting close to the end . Fan leaves are a debatable subject but I agree with you they should remain until the end or very close to it they can be removed in the last week I think without detrimant to the yield, I may be wrong but don't think so

why do sativa take so much longer ?
thanks for the info good to know

[HARDDON]

Sativa is, if I am not mistaken, the 'original ganja plant.'

Indica is a variation.

Remember....Weed has now been grown thru so many successive generations of artificial lighting.....who knows what else can change ??

Indicas for the most part, just grower shorter and more compact and flower more quickly than her older cousin.

At least that is what I think...perhaps someone more familiar with the Indica strain can answer.

I think the way you ask...."why do sativa take so much longer?"

could also be asked...."why do indica flower so much earlier?"

[fivefingerlid]

ah thanks hardon never looked at it from that point of view , well to be honest wasn't really sure what the differences are between Sativa and indica other than indica was a good crop for indoors thanks again for the response

[spydurmyte]

Historically, indica strains come from parts of the world where the growing season is foreshortened by the harshness of the elements. Those plants would need a pretty accelerated life force to grow, flower, and produce viable seed to ensure the survival of the genetics.
Sativa is more of a temperate/tropical species, growing where the environment is more conducive to a longer lifespan, closer to the equator, latitudinally speaking, more sunlight, longer days, shorter nights, different growth cycle altogether.
I've been planting the same strain of indica outside for twenty years now, never crossbreeding it with anything, and it's still as good as ever.
Ever grab a plant by the cola, jam your face into it, inhale, and feel like you've just been spotwelded to the ground?
'Old world' vs 'New world'-give me the old!