Trichome Backround Info For Ya!

Trichomes are the glands that produce more THC-containing resin than any other part of the entire plant...To the stoner eye if they were checking the 'crystals' on the buds they would actually be looking at the trichomes...

Trichomes come in three different types..yes three...They are the bulbous glandular trichomes, capitate-sessile glandular trichomes, and the largest of them all are capitate-stalked glandular trichome which is the most responsible trichome for producing resin. By capitate then mean 'headed' which is why if you look through a microscope at 60x the 'heads' are fully visible. During the last stages of flowering you can take a microsope to tell whether or not they are fully matured or coming close...The gradually turn darker, more amber then brown...

Smoking trichomes 'kif or kief' is the CLOSEST you will ever get to smoking pure THC

I know this is rambling and could probally find this on the internet but my grandpa grew for 40 years n always has little info he LOVES to share at family get togethers...Just thought this would be intresting for those who DIDNT KNOW....If you already knew this please no foul comments that 'you already knew this noob crap' n please feel free to share any more info with us!

Good read. Always knew they were good, now I know why! Lol

Thanks gramps! =]

lol! Hes the shit! I remember being a little kid going to his house and going into his garage where he had 4 different sections for his 'vegetables'..one fore cloning, one for vegging, one for flowering, and one fore drying...He had pics of me n my sis watching him trim his plants when we were about 5 or 6 not knowing what the hell he was really up to....now it all makes so much sense..lol

oh and cant forget his hydroponic closet!!! lol

any one else got some cool little backround info they'd like to share?

the word trichome comes from the Greek and means "growth of hair"



Bulbous:
The bulbous type is the smallest (15-30 micron). From one to four cells make up the "foot" and "stalk," and one to four cells make up the "head" of the gland. Head cells secrete a resin - presumably cannabinoids, and related compounds which accumulate between the head cells and the cuticle. When the gland matures, a nipple-like protrusion may form on the membrane from the pressure of the accumulating resin. The bulbous glands are found scattered about the surfaces of the above-ground plant parts.

Capitate-Sessile:
The second type of gland is much larger & is more numerous than the bulbous glands. They are called capitate, which means having a globular-shaped head. On immature plants, the heads lie flush, appearing not to have a stalk and are called capitate sessile. They actually have a stalk that is one cell high, although it may not be visible beneath the globular head. The head is composed of usually eight, but up to 16 cells, that form a convex rosette. These cells secrete cannabinoids, and related compounds which accumulate between the rosette and it's outer membrane. This gives it a spherical shape. The gland measures from 25 to 100 micron across.

Capitate-Stalked:
Cannabinoids are most abundant in the capitate-stalked gland which consists of a tier of secretory disc cells subtending a large non-cellular secretory cavity. During flowering the capitate glands that appear on the newly formed plant parts take on a third form. Some of the glands are raised to a height of 150 to 500 micron when their stalks elongate. These capitate-stalked glands appear during flowering and form their densest cover on the female flower bracts. They are also highly concentrated on the small leaves that accompany the flowers. The male flowers have stalked glands on the sepals, but they are smaller and less concentrated than on the female bracts. Male flowers form a row of very large capitate glands along the opposite sides of anthers.


just a little more trichome info...........

here is a good picture too....

Hey thats some damn good info there! Little stuff like this is cool to know!

Bumpy bumper

Rep'd both you guys, great info!

I remember first seeing pics of those erotic members in my "Marijuana's Growers Guide" back when I was a teen. Thinking how great it would be to have a scope to really see them like that to see them mature and know just when to harvest. Those colored pages started falling out after many years of faithful growing and studying.
Timely post indeed. Thanks.

EYE SEE TRICHROMEZZ

Kif isn't the closest you will ever come to smoking pure thc. Thats a load. Try THC acetate. Look it up if you want.