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[texasgrows]

I’ve been growing a few years now and have yet to finish a plant with 10-15% amber trichomes. I have been taking the plants at the time the breeders suggested. <div>

This time I want to go till amber shows up!!!

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I have two Blimburn seeds Blackberry Kush, and a Grape Diamonds from Ethos. They are supposed to be 8-9 week strains.

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The BlackBerry kush is starting 11th week, the grape diamonds is in the 9th week.

The BB Kush is showing just a very few amber trichomes, The grape has no ambers.

I think I know a reason why it’s taking so long but want to hear what the DGC thinks about reasons a plant may take longer in finishing than the breeder suggests.

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[lakeeriemonster]

Patients if you think it’s ready wait 1 week or 2

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[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)

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[havaniceday]

If your BB Kush is 2 weeks past the breeders 9 week indication, that does not matter much, many variables here, but if i read correctly, you could let them dryback once and try to get a bigger temperature difference from day to night, i would not lower the light intensity, but after a week of doing the two first tricks, you can girtle the main trunk just above ground level, that is to cut into the bark all the way araound…or twist it till it cracks if its not to thick.

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