I got to say...another basic growing question in the Advanced techniques board...

I wonder does posting stupid basic questions all over the advanced techniques board make some of you all feel special?..It does make some of you look special. lol
latewood Reviewed by latewood on . 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