Capt. Stickyfingers
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Looks like some good bud man. Pat yourself on the back.
I wouldn't say it doesn't benefit you any. The trichomes turning amber means that THC is degrading to different Cannabinoids, mostly CBD, CGN, and CBG. All three of these have different effects on the brain. Terpens also ripen and slightly change the taste and smell of buds.Waiting until the trichs get 30-50% amber isn't going to benefit you any. When trichs turn amber it means that they are starting to decompose and will continue to degrade more as it dries and cures. That's like the biggest misconception about growing right now. When you start seeing ambers, it's time to pull. Wait any longer and you're past the peak potency point.
No offense, but I've read about this a million times over, and that Zeus is wrong. Amber is past ripe, he speaks as if amber is the pinnacle of ripeness, that is just wrong and has been proven time and time again. Also, letting a bunch of the glands go amber is not going turn a heady sativa dom buzz into a couchlock one. And I think Zeus himself can vouch for that one - quote, "If you want a soaring 'cerebral' high: Get yourself a tropical sativa that contains a high level of THC-V and grow it until it is ripe. If you want the narcotic couchlock stone, grow a rugged indica until its ripe.I wouldn't say it doesn't benefit you any. The trichomes turning amber means that THC is degrading to different Cannabinoids, mostly CBD, CGN, and CBG. All three of these have different effects on the brain. Terpens also ripen and slightly change the taste and smell of buds.
Your right about the THC's peak potency lowering as trichomes change to amber, but THC isn't the only thing that affects the high, or low, and over all potency of your bud. I'm not trying to sound rude in anyway Capt.
Everyone likes their bud a little different.
You should check out this read, its pretty interesting!
https://www.rollitup.org/harvesting-curing/210501-zeuss-take-harvesting.html
WTF. Evolution theories, cbd not couch lock, genetic engineering?!?! You should not be giving advise man. I'm out and am done with this conversation. No more trich arguments, Spicoli's journal is the one taking the beating.I can't help it - I have to speak up, haha.
@Capt. Stickyfingers
I know I usually don't share too much info on this Forum, but I've read through three books on microbiology and somewhat a large data-base of docs on trichs. The inevitable conclusion to me is that the concentration of THC is not a factor that characterizes neither the type of the high nor its intensity. It's the correlation between the different types of cannabinoids that define all the main characteristics of the cannabis-related experiences... So, if we follow this logical path of thoughts, it means that it doesn't matter if we take the buds to 20-25% amber trichs... But, we all know that's not really the case... so we shouldn't rely only on theoretical knowledge. For me - personally - it's the genetic engineering of the Cannabis species. Of course, that my own personal opinion... and that's not the main issue here, hehe.
More CBD doesn't mean more couch-lock, but it does mean less "edge", because THC and CBD have a very strong correlation; also, CBD has a remarkably higher rate of assimilation in our body, so less of it is needed. Those two facts - one from science and one from our own experience, lead us to think the opposite of what pure science has to say on this subject and draw a conclusion that more CBD should mean more relaxed and just as potent high.
Of course, this is from a genetical point of view and is not related to ripeness. If one tries to do what genetics couldn't by taking the plant to from its peak potency to a state of overmaturity, it's all about how genetic respond to that: some strains have a peak-window of just one or two days and others - up to 20... So, there isn't an unilateral answer, it's very individual; that is actually why I started with my personal opinion on genetically engineered cannabis strains. Land-race strains usually react much better to this kind of stress, whilst the hybrids usually take a lot of environmental stress. For me, the simplest answer always comes from evolution-theory - evolution is a matter of needs; if you need to adapt in order to survive - you do all you can... Same goes for plants, I think. If your natural adaptability has been messed with, the methods to adapt must have changed, too... Anyway - I won't continue any further with this here, as there are many people who just don't see what we humans are doing to Mother Nature and I simply wanted to remind that to you, friends - it is, at the VERY least, a thing we should keep in mind.
Peace and Blessings.
That cracked me up!!!! LmfaoI finally found a dumb ass comment to use for my sig! Thanks for that!! HAHAHAHAHA
According to the context, this means that if theory was right and it really does not matter if trichs are amber or not, my optional opinion would be that it's the fact that we grow genetically engineered cannabis <- link. I devoted some info about the source to that opinion of mine a little later on in my post, so I consider that point missed. Back to the quote.So, if we follow this logical path of thoughts, it means that it doesn't matter if we take the buds to 20-25% amber trichs... But, we all know that's not really the case... so we shouldn't rely only on theoretical knowledge.