What specifically produces trichomes and THC?

[Bree1978]

latewood, you happen to be in the basic growing forum. this is like the third time ive seen you tell people to go to the right forum, perhaps if you would take your own advice and stay in the advanced forum if youre such an expert. there are plenty of good questions here, where else would you have them go if not to basic?

twoguysupnorth......Nice knowing, er not knowing you...lol. J/K but you may want to retract your statement, since it's latewood's job, that he does voluntarily to keep cannabis running. I read crap like this and I wonder how much do people read (the site) before posting....!

:jointsmile: Bree

Bree1978 Reviewed by Bree1978 on 05-23-2007. What specifically produces trichomes and THC? Is there a specific nutrient that promotes trichome/THC production? Or some kind of stress method? I've heard that one of the uses for trichomes in nature is to protect the plant from insects and that the oil protects the leaves from excess sunlight. So how can we reproduce that effect indoors? And what is it that makes strains such as White Widow so much different than other strains and how can we encourage extra trichome production in an average commercial plant? I hope I'm Rating: 5

[Abunai]

latewood, you happen to be in the basic growing forum. this is like the third time ive seen you tell people to go to the right forum, perhaps if you would take your own advice and stay in the advanced forum if youre such an expert. there are plenty of good questions here, where else would you have them go if not to basic?

I find latewood very very helpful. Any negative energy towards his judgement will result in eternal rest. MUAHAAHA. :hippy:

Oh I heard there was some kind of spray or liquid you could slime your plants with, but not 2 weeks before harvest because it could be a little toxic or nasty? Something that stresses them out. I like to add sugar or lemonade water (J/k J/k!!!)

[DeepFriedBrain]

haha, if you want more resin, drop your humididty! duh!, resin is a protector! i dont know about the other claims resin does, but i know its primary reason is for protecting the plant from drying out, fans help create more resin. The resin builds up on the leafs to retain moisture when its dry out and they feel like there beeing robbed of moisture. The more they get on the leaves the more is just all around made.

I wouldn't drop the humidity too much or your plants will transpire at a faster rate and can slow resin production, the resin is to protect the plant from UV rays, not dryness.
Try dropping the temprature in the 'morning' by dropping ice cubes at the base of the plant for three days, ten days before harvest. The plant will 'feel' winter coming on and hurry resin production

[twoguysupnorth]

ok guys, not wanting to change this post, but i didnt know he was a moderator and could move questions from one forum to the other. also i never said he wasnt helpfull, just sort of rude. after i found out he could do that i sort of appologized. lol. anyways try to stay happy.

[MegaOctane12]

haha, if you want more resin, drop your humididty! duh!, resin is a protector! i dont know about the other claims resin does, but i know its primary reason is for protecting the plant from drying out, fans help create more resin. The resin builds up on the leafs to retain moisture when its dry out and they feel like there beeing robbed of moisture. The more they get on the leaves the more is just all around made.

I'd also like to add to this a question and answer from another forum :

Q : Is there any advantages or dis to letting soil dry out a couple days before harvest. Its been a week since the last watering and with only 2-3 more days before chop I was going to let her go dry.

A: let her go dry. The plant should build up the trichs since it thinks it need to protect the flowers. It will also cut down on drying time


Both what Jack wrote and what I wrote above are PROVEN ways to increase potency and resin production. Important to seperate fact from fiction.

[halitzor]

this statement isnt ENTIRELY true...

Darkness enduces the flowering hormone in cannabis, this is why the lights go to 12/12, when you leave the plant in the dark, it will constantly enduce the hormone, but, without the right amount of stored energy, (from light the previous day) and light to develop the bud after darkness, all you end up with is pre-mature buds. also resin doesnt catch pollen, thats what pistils are for.

if you are thinking of giving your plants and extended dark period, do it a week and two days before harvest, then, a week from harvest, flush and switch back to 12/12 for the last week, that way the extra buds produced in the extended dark period can mature, and any light/energy the plant recieves would usually be used to mature those buds, thus meaning the plant wont create many more immature buds, and the bud will be a little more consistently and evenly grown...

leaving you with more bud/active resin...

None of this makes any sense at all buddy, put the bong down before hitting reply.