[BePennjier]

(new grower with no expierence)
here are my two cents:
there is this story that the oscillation of an oscillating fan died but
it kept blowing air over the same bud and this bud was way more amber
than the rest of the grow.
1. chemically I understand the ambering of the trichomes as an oxidation.
naturally this would be promoted by UV radiation. instead of harming the plant the radiation is “captured” by the oxidation before reaching tissue. but this reaction doesn’t necessarily needs UV and you can steer a reaction (like a plant). by providing more of the educts on the left side of the equation you promote the products of the reaction, thus:
2. blowing air with a fan over the trichomes will increase the oxidation rate
(of course everything else regarding plant steering and bud ripening still applies and has its own effects.)
if the above is true is it desirable to (kind of artificially) “age” your trichomes this way? I don’t think so. I’d guess you lose more than you gain and potentially screw your curing.
on the other hand if the above is true it raises the question if the ambering is indeed a sign of ripening/finishing or merely of aging/oxidation. this would be the question for adding UV to amber your trichomes as well. does it help ripening the buds or are you just ageing trichomes?
and it depends on what it does to the buzz or medical qualities you are after. there might be strains you want to harvest before it’s all amber and there might be strains you want to see a deep amber before harvesting to get what you want out of it.
I’d love to know the answer to that but you’d need a fully grown lab and a lot of time to actually test it
(again I’m new, with no experience and I’m definitely not a chemist)