So I have a few questions at the end stage of my first cupboard grow ever (after not growing for years).
1. Popcorn Buds:
I have three plants growing in the same cupboard under the same lights, and with the exact same nutrient cycle/quantaties. They are Pineapple Express, Trainwreck, and Bubblicious. The Trainwreck is INSANE. I had to train it constantly with LST during the grow, to make sure it stayed within the constraints of the cupboard, but the buds are plentiful and they are big (thanks to the LST I have many main colas). The bubblicious isn't as robust as the Trainwreck, but still at least 6 main cola sites, from LST too, putting out healthy buds. The pineapple express though is putting out lots of bud sites, BUT they are all popcorn sized. i always heard that was due to light issues and penetration, but like I said, it grew in the same cupboard as the other two, under the same conditions. What the heck?
2. Trichomes
All the plants started flowering a week after I switched them to 12/12. That was Aug 10. So they've been in full flower for a month. How long is the usual ballpark figure before they are ready to harvest oncce they start flowering? Also...everything I've read and heard said that the trichomes start out clear and turn milky then slowly amber. BUt even from the beginning until now, the trichomes have always appeared milky to me under a microscope. Do they start milky, go clear, and then milky again? I'm confused.
1. Popcorn Buds:
I have three plants growing in the same cupboard under the same lights, and with the exact same nutrient cycle/quantaties. They are Pineapple Express, Trainwreck, and Bubblicious. The Trainwreck is INSANE. I had to train it constantly with LST during the grow, to make sure it stayed within the constraints of the cupboard, but the buds are plentiful and they are big (thanks to the LST I have many main colas). The bubblicious isn't as robust as the Trainwreck, but still at least 6 main cola sites, from LST too, putting out healthy buds. The pineapple express though is putting out lots of bud sites, BUT they are all popcorn sized. i always heard that was due to light issues and penetration, but like I said, it grew in the same cupboard as the other two, under the same conditions. What the heck?
2. Trichomes
All the plants started flowering a week after I switched them to 12/12. That was Aug 10. So they've been in full flower for a month. How long is the usual ballpark figure before they are ready to harvest oncce they start flowering? Also...everything I've read and heard said that the trichomes start out clear and turn milky then slowly amber. BUt even from the beginning until now, the trichomes have always appeared milky to me under a microscope. Do they start milky, go clear, and then milky again? I'm confused.
