Extended Dark Peroid To Help Finish Flowering

Not angry... no. You come into my explanation of how I think things work, tell me I'm wrong with nothing to back yourself up but your 'experience'. No logic, no reasoning.

You're not interested in the truth, you're only interested in sticking to your out-dated grow techniques.

Give me some truth.

Here's some more for you. That bud is shit, nat'. Well, maybe that is going too far... but to suggest it is something special is waaaaaaay off the mark. I see no density, nor a highly resinous bud. It has resin, but not much... it is also still damp.

skunkushybrid said:

arjan is a dumbass.

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I wouldn't say that, he's created some award-winning strains. But, if you go to any of the websites of the 'hardcore' growers, nobody has anything good to say about him. Apparently, he's a real asshole.
Not coming from me, just coming from breeders who have done business with him.

I've been following this thread...the internet is a marvelous thing, even folks who wouldnt know a pot plant from a coleous can look and sound as if they were the GOD of botanicals...I have read opposing viewpoints for almost every "theory" expounded herein...but I too digress...
I heard trichs and the resulting resin were like sweat, ie., they protect the plant from losing too mush moisture thru transporation(that's why I keep humidity to less than 30%--more resin produced)...also the thc in the resin apparently is for keeping predators off...(then, in this very thread, someone suggested they were an attractant--I like this explanation, as the thc certainly attracts me)the sphere theory is another, not my cup of illogic, but diverse thinking is the stuff of progress...

One issue untouched but certainly skirted herein is the half-life issue of the thc, cbn, etc...the resin goes thru a chemical change, peaking in potency(measure of thc/cbn content, not just the resin in the trichs)after 45-90 days...I do know that light destroys thc, dark encourages the production of the flowering enzyme, by destroying less of it...when the concentration is enuf, (specific to the pheno) the plant begins flowering...the plant begins producing trichs containing resin containing thc and canabinoids that degrade over time...harvesting at the peak of thc cycle is critical to a good quality end-product...different strains may in fact have varying timelines, or the chemical process may be a constant... more fat for the fire??

Puffin Afatty said:

I've been following this thread...the internet is a marvelous thing, even folks who wouldnt know a pot plant from a coleous can look and sound as if they were the GOD of botanicals...I have read opposing viewpoints for almost every "theory" expounded herein...but I too digress...
I heard trichs and the resulting resin were like sweat, ie., they protect the plant from losing too mush moisture thru transporation(that's why I keep humidity to less than 30%--more resin produced)...also the thc in the resin apparently is for keeping predators off...(then, in this very thread, someone suggested they were an attractant--I like this explanation, as the thc certainly attracts me)the sphere theory is another, not my cup of illogic, but diverse thinking is the stuff of progress...

One issue untouched but certainly skirted herein is the half-life issue of the thc, cbn, etc...the resin goes thru a chemical change, peaking in potency(measure of thc/cbn content, not just the resin in the trichs)after 45-90 days...I do know that light destroys thc, dark encourages the production of the flowering enzyme, by destroying less of it...when the concentration is enuf, (specific to the pheno) the plant begins flowering...the plant begins producing trichs containing resin containing thc and canabinoids that degrade over time...harvesting at the peak of thc cycle is critical to a good quality end-product...different strains may in fact have varying timelines, or the chemical process may be a constant... more fat for the fire??

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Yes... it is a process. And I believe it would help us some if we could go back to the very start of the evolution of cannabis. Obviously, just like the rest of us, cannabis started out as a hermaphrodite... and it's likely it didn't have trichomes.

Then we ask ourselves the next question...

The next question is why produce trichomes?

I believe that evolution presents all life with a list of solutions to any one type of problem. This early cannabis hermaphrodite would have 'realised' that the sun was responsible for its growth, and also 'realised' that it needed to harness the light better (after growing larger leaves, etc).

So it produces a clear sphere that is capable of harnessing light. It does this during the time the sun is at it's weakest, and at a time so that it could produce much more seed, and grow much bigger than previous cannabis ancestors.

The next question is, where did the plant get them from?

This is the same as asking where the human eye came from... evolution and the environment force a set of changes. A lot of the time these changes are good, and a lot of the time they don't work out (as can be witnessed in the deepest of oceans, where life and evolution are in full swing).

For cannabis the trich' thing works, as it does for many other plants.

I think cannabis and man have had a very long relationship over the years, maybe as long as the dog...

Which came first, the trich' or THC?

The fact that a plant itself contains THC, as well as trichomes containing it, and that some trich's don't have THC... to me equals, that trich's came first. The plant pushes the THC into the trich'

THC came second as (maybe) both a preservant to the trich', and also a defensive/encouraging measure against/for predators/pollenators.

The trich's may of course work in that they hold in moisture... this is a very good point. Yet they only produce them in any amount when in the flowering period... this is usually a much cooler time of year.

Hey Skunk...not sure where your "technical" roots lie....but I like to follow this in dealing with some of what you have discussed above... Intelligent Design Network :: Seeking Objectivity in Origins Science ....

I'm a little sus' to the 'intelligent design' part. This usually suggests a god of some description...

hahahahaha.....just thought I would check in...I totally understand. I grew up with Darwin and evolution, and have lived my entire professional career with that as the backdrop. it makes sense to me. a nd now having a young son, and his obsession/passion with dinosaurs, I am learning more about the last 4.5B yers than I ever knw before. So I hear ya! just thought it was again something to look at and comtemplate its contribution or not? I watched a wonderful program that I found fascinating. did I believe it all, absolutely not. but even Drarwin put a phrase in his book acknowledging that there were holes in his thinking....cheers man!

I got a crop ready for harvest in 10 days. I will take before and after pics, some pics before and after 3 days in total darkness. My nicest plants even. Just for my own personal closure. I guarantee, it will be done.

Also, we can't forget the role of selective breeding when talking about the trich. I'm sure there are landraces out there that have copious resin production, but to the extent of some of the new breeds, I'm not sure. Humans have played an extremely important role for thousands of years in developing many of the crops that we think of as commonplace today. It is not out-of-line to say that selective breeding for trichomes, for hash purposes say, plays as important a role as any other factor out there.

I grew up with all of that too... or at least brought up to believe that there are no gods. My parents were pagans, but I didn't believe half the stuff they used to spout either.

That bud is solid as a rock and i am happy whether you believe me or not is irrelevant to me and has produced excellently especially when you consider the fact that i got 122 seeds from it as well.
Seems to me like all you do is run others down and throw a wobbler if they don't agree with you instantly.
Its a shame that your such an angry opinionated git or maybe we could get on.
Do you know of the three wise monkeys

natmoon said:

That bud is solid as a rock and i am happy whether you believe me or not is irrelevant to me and has produced excellently especially when you consider the fact that i got 122 seeds from it as well.
Seems to me like all you do is run others down and throw a wobbler if they don't agree with you instantly.
Its a shame that your such an angry opinionated git or maybe we could get on.
Do you know of the three wise monkeys

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you back again? And yet more to 'add' to this truth seeking mission I see.

skunkushybrid said:

you back again? And yet more to 'add' to this truth seeking mission I see.

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I did post info that i thought was relevant in my first post into this thread and you just got pissy again and started saying my info was crap and my bud was crap.......same old same old.
Here is a picture that is taken so that you can see stickiness and resin and trics properly and here is all of the pictures hidden digital details so that you can see exactly how the picture was taken in case you think it is a fake pic or something.
Maybe your just a furion and this is your way of life



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what am I meant to be seeing, something special? I see no density, nor an abundance of trichomes. Just being honest.

skunkushybrid said:

...and?

what am I meant to be seeing, something special? I see no density, nor an abundance of trichomes. Just being honest.

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Can i see some close ups of your bud

what are you, some sort of freak? My camera doesn't do close-ups.


Your bud is nothing special nat'... get over it. Anyone that's ever seen a decent bud will tell you that.