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#227 - Sunday, August 21, 2016 Dear Fellow Grower,
In today's issue... - Learn how to make your buds sparkle with trichomes!
- Get a list of all-natural pest remedies that can be used up until the day of harvest!
- What strain do you
plan on growing next?
- This week's trophy pic features a beautiful plant with lots of long, thick colas!
Nebula Haze & Sirius Fourside (founders of
GrowWeedEasy.com) "Everybody loves things that sparkle."
~Philip Treacy
Make Buds Sparkle With More Trichomes!
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When growers say they want to make cannabis buds "sparkle" with trichomes, what are they talking about? The answer is: that 'frosty' quality that makes bud look like it might be too potent. As cannabis plants mature in
the flowering stage, their buds become covered with what looks almost like a dusting of glitter or frost. When you look really close, you can see that they look like tiny translucent mushrooms. In nature, these glandular stalked trichomes are believed to be used by the plant to repel insects, protect the buds from UV damage and produce essential oils that have various effects.
The "glitter" that grows on buds are called trichomes and they contain THC and other cannabinoids. They give cannabis its unique mental and body effects. Many other types of plants besides cannabis produce trichomes, including many aromatic herbs like mint and rosemary. These plants produce essential oils in their trichomes which are used to deter insects
and protect the plants from other stressors, just like cannabis plants!
Several different types of flowers, as well as many aromatic herbs like mint and rosemary use trichomes to produce essential oils that attract/repel certain bugs and otherwise protect the plant. In this picture, the flowers and leaves of meadow sage (salvia) are covered in
trichomes.
As a cannabis grower, you can actually look at the trichomes on your buds and get a good idea of when they have reached peak potency. The color and shape of the trichomes allow you to harvest your cannabis
at the exact right time to achieve the effects you're looking for!
With marijuana plants, the trichomes tell you when to harvest!
The color and shape of trichomes on cannabis buds give you information about when to harvest, because harvesting at different times actually changes the effects and potency of buds.
In order to achieve the effects you're looking for, it will serve you well to understand how trichomes look like at different stages of development, so you can harvest buds at the best possible
moment!
About Using Pure Trichomes...
Unlike buds, pure trichomes don't need to "cure" before they can be smoked. Curing
mainly affects the green plant matter in buds, and has much less of an effect on trichomes. So hash that collects on scissors/fingers (or kief collected via a screen) can be used right away even if the plant was just harvested.
However, cured plant matter actually contributes to the effects of buds. That means the effects from pure trichomes will be different from regular cannabis buds. Although
different, most growers agree they're both good :)
Kief or hash (basically words for pure trichomes) can be smoked right away because trichomes don't contain green matter. This kief was collected from extra cannabis leaves after harvest using the dry ice hash method (click for a close-up!) Learn the 4 Stages of Trichome Development
(When To Harvest Cannabis)
- Not Ready to Harvest - Trichomes are clear and thin. At this point buds have very little potency.
- Beginning of Harvest Window (Focus on Mental Effects) - Mushroom "heads" start to get fat and trichomes start to turn milky white. As more trichomes turn white, the levels of THC and psychoactive effects tend to increase, giving a more "soaring" effect.
- End of Harvest Window (Focus on Body Effects) - After most of the trichomes have turned white they will start turning amber/yellow which is a sign that the THC is starting to convert to different cannabinoids. As trichomes turn amber the mental effects of buds
are slightly reduced, but buds get more of a "couchlock" effect, with lots of body relaxation.
- Buds Have Passed Peak (Makes You Sleepy) - After
most of the trichomes have turned amber, the trichomes will start to wither and die. Buds harvested at this point tend to have smaller mental effects, and tend to make you feel sleepy.
Click the links or click here to get several pictures for each stage! I couldn't fit them all in the email :) Keep reading...
(Make Buds Sparkle!)
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Bug season is here in earnest for outdoor growers in the Northern Hemisphere. Additionally, this time of year it's easy to accidentally track in pests from outdoors!
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Many plant remedies can actually be used up until the day of harvest. These natural pesticides will kill bugs, but they won't hurt you and they won't hurt your
buds!
About to Start Your Next Grow? |
Summer is coming to a close in the northern hemisphere, and as temperatures cool the indoor growing season is coming to take its place. For those in the southern hemisphere, the outdoor growing season is only a month or
two away and you may be thinking about starting your plants soon. If you're not sure where to get seeds, I highly recommend taking a look at our list of trusted seed sources!
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