Amber trichomes (on buds) at 41 days

[CanadianJim]

So, I've been growing this Cherry Bomb outdoors in a pot. She's been flowering for 41 days. She has started to show amber trichomes on her calyxes. That seems way too early. The pot is pretty small, she's had some nutrient issues, can that cause premature amber trichomes?
The pistils are more than half brown/orange, and the amber trichomes are just at the very top of the buds.
I'm really not looking for couchlock from this harvest, so the fewer amber trichs the better. Any advice is welcome. First time growing outdoors, I think I'll be putting all of them straight into the ground from now on.

 

[grayeyes]

Is this Mr. Greengenes Cherry Bomb? The reason I ask is that your leaf structure doesn't look right to me. I am flowering '78 pure Mr. Greengenes CB and talk with him often. Mine are not as far along as yours in bloom.

If this is actually Mr. G's CB then it must be the green pheno. I have a small one but it is only starting in flower. I understand the greens take longer than the reds which have pink pistils.

If this isn't Mr. G's then I have no comment.

 

[CanadianJim]

I actually don't know. I traded a Bakerstreet seedling with a medical buddy, and he isn't exactly clear on where he got the seeds. When it was in veg the leaves were pure indica, while the plant structure was more sativa, kinda sparse and lanky. The leaves changed as they got higher on the plant, narrower and darker. It was really weird seeing dark green buds and sugar leaves and normal green fan leaves.

 

[Gquebed]

What i have noticed is if you have root problems you generally get trichs turning amber way sooner.

I once ran a 9 week strain 14 weeks waiting for some amber trichs. They never came. The plants leaves were all dead or falling off and hardly a fn amber trich to be found. So i chopped... and found pristine white roots (in promix). I always wondered if that was coincidence or related.

What i do know for sure tho is a sick plant turns faster, including trichs...

 

[CanadianJim]

Well, she's the first plant I've ever run in compost, and likely the last without amendments. I'm finding I like outdoor growing better than indoor. Especially for how light it is on the wallet. I may not even bother with any plants in pots next time, since my soil girl is doing so well. I had only planned for one outdoor plant this year.

 

[rsvp_gardens]

What i have noticed is if you have root problems you generally get trichs turning amber way sooner.

I once ran a 9 week strain 14 weeks waiting for some amber trichs. They never came. The plants leaves were all dead or falling off and hardly a fn amber trich to be found. So i chopped... and found pristine white roots (in promix). I always wondered if that was coincidence or related.

What i do know for sure tho is a sick plant turns faster, including trichs...

Too much N during bloom will prevent amber trichs sometimes

 

[CanadianJim]

Too much N during bloom will prevent amber trichs sometimes

It also stunts bud growth. So it wouldn't be a great way to avoid amber trichs for someone like me. I used promix herb & vegetable soil for my indoor grows, and while it was a little bit high in nitrogen for indica strains, and definitely high for sativa strains, they grew out of it during veg.