The way I understand it, the drying up and shriviling of everything is a natural part of the plant. I've read if the flower (bud) looks pale, it's healthy.

You mentioned your plants lost a lot of foilage.... If it's near to say the half way point of flowering... Depending on strain, light, temp, age, etc. it may be normal for it to loose many of it's leaves. If the flowers are forming into nice buds, keep growing them. Look for about 70% of the bud to change in color. Use a scope to veiw the progresson of change in color in the trichomes. If you can't get hold of a way to see the trichomes, you'll have to use do it by eye... At least get a good magnifying glass and look them over every day if possible.
Lady Vapor Reviewed by Lady Vapor on . THC Degredation of Flowering Plants. Question for anyone who knows.. Is the browning of stigmas (hairs, pistils, ect) and THC loss late in the flowering period due to the actual AGE and EXPOSURE of the THC to the surrounding environment, or is it due to the plant's life coming to an end? (simple-ese: will the resin glands stay on my plants without losing potency as long as my plant is alive? or will they just degrade and brown and fall off until I flower again?) The reason I ask is I had 3 plants in flowering, chopped one Rating: 5