can ANYONE help with this question?

[indicat33]

So I have some feminized western winds (kali mist) girls outside. The ones that get eastern exposure are what worries me. Some of the colas are nicely resinated and pretty much covered in trichs, while other branches (on the same plant) are budding but show NO trichomes. WTF?!? - This is the 1-st time i've ever seen anything like it. Should I just harvest one cola at a time (as they become ready) or what? I don't understand how there can be so much difference in development from cola to cola on the same damn plant. Never seen anything like it. There are no light leaks or any other stresses to the plants. Anyone care to share their opinion?
PS- My other 2 western winds receive southern exposure and are doing fine.

 

[Okallright]

You'll have to harvest at seperate time's, ...thats what i do with my tomatoes, they don't always come at the same time ? It might just be one of those odd plants , you know the ones what look like the shape jesus's face thats what i think anyway.

 

[Lightweight808]

I'd agree with Okallright. It's pretty common for plants to mature in sections. Most of the time plants will mature from the top first and then down to the middle and bottom of the plant. If time permits, I'll always try to harvest in sections to let the middle and bottom buds fill out some more.

I've even seen a plant that matured in the middle first and then matured up and down from there. It was a Panamanian variety if I remember correctly.

At least it's pretty common in my experience with outdoor plants. I'm not familiar with little indoor plants.

 

[indicat33]

Thanks for the replies, I guess i'll be picking her as she ripens, even if i have to take a few late colas till November-

 

[mr sunshine]

Check for microscopic mites....yea it matures in sections but ..it doesn't go from frosty as fuck to nothing the way your describing.

 

[Lightweight808]

After reading mr sunshine's post and re-reading the OP I'd agree with mr. sunshine. It's not normal to have no trichomes in maturing buds. Some pics might be helpful.

@mr sunshine, do you know what kind of mites they might be and how would you deal with them? I get plenty of bugs in my garden, but mites are not one of them.

Check for microscopic mites....yea it matures in sections but ..it doesn't go from frosty as fuck to nothing the way your describing.

 

[mr sunshine]

They can possibly be broad mites i had them last year.. or russet mites.. a lot of people got them this year!


In the outdoor section there are very experienced growers fighting these mites as we speak.. The only thing that kills them is shit you can't spray during flower... Some of them burrow into the stalk and avoid your sprays...Some stick their heads into the secretions they leave behind to avoid your sprays!! They're fucken superbugs bro.. hopefully the op doesn't have them...u need like 60 to 100 times magnification to see them!!and they eat tricombes last year one of my plants looked like lettuce not one tri!

 

[Lightweight808]

Thanks for the info mr sunshine. Trich eating mites would suck.

They can possibly be broad mites i had them last year.. or russet mites.. a lot of people got them this year!


In the outdoor section there are very experienced growers fighting these mites as we speak.. The only thing that kills them is shit you can't spray during flower... Some of them burrow into the stalk and avoid your sprays...Some stick their heads into the secretions they leave behind to avoid your sprays!! They're fucken superbugs bro.. hopefully the op doesn't have them...u need like 60 to 100 times magnification to see them!!and they eat tricombes last year one of my plants looked like lettuce not one tri!

 

[indicat33]

Thanks for all the replies guys ! - I can't get a close up on these colas to save my life, but 2 of the 8 colas are frosting up Nicely (normally) - while the remaining 6 are growing "very leafy bud-structures" which contain pistils but zero calyxes and of course, no resin. There are no pests bothering the plants, other than your occasional leaf-hopper. Let me try to capture one non-resinous cola on camera.

 

[indicat33]

NO resin on this and 5 other colas. The bottom "popcorn nugs" however are showing trichs. Could this plant just be maturing from bottom up?

 

[indicat33]

Same plant, different cola. They're all getting the same ambient light. I don't understand why there's such a difference in trichome development on the same plant.

 

[indicat33]

Check for microscopic mites....yea it matures in sections but ..it doesn't go from frosty as fuck to nothing the way your describing.

The were never frosty from the beginning... only 2 of the 8 colas are developing normal (and copious) trichomes. The rest were devoid of trichs from the beginning. Yet... 2 colas on the same plant are continually developing nice resin. I'm stumped-

 

[justugh]

your feed lvls are off ..............the plant is using what it has but it is only using it in the areas that get the most light

get yourself some Cha Ching ............and if u can get a light with some UV in it .........if at all possible u want 10k/12k light it is called a finisher light those 3 things will help u get more resin

cha ching
UV light
Finishing light

 

[mr sunshine]

The were never frosty from the beginning... only 2 of the 8 colas are developing normal (and copious) trichomes. The rest were devoid of trichs from the beginning. Yet... 2 colas on the same plant are continually developing nice resin. I'm stumped-

That's how it works Bro they only damage what they eat I had one plant that had the frostiest 3 colas..everything else didn't have 1 tri on it ...The more u explain the more I lean towards microscopic mites..... The reason they might not be frosty from the beginning is because the mites were on your plants during veg...and started munching on some of the flowers as soon as they started forming

 

[indicat33]

That's how it works Bro they only damage what they eat I had one plant that had the frostiest 3 colas..everything else didn't have 1 tri on it ...The more u explain the more I lean towards microscopic mites..... The reason they might not be frosty from the beginning is because the mites were on your plants during veg...and started munching on some of the flowers as soon as they started forming

Ohhh.... Fuuuuck / I've never had this happen before. What is the chance of my only 2 good colas going to shit due to mite cross-contamination>? Should I harvest the two "unaffected" colas early???

 

[mr sunshine]

If those tricombless branches have completely gone to shit cut them off bag them first maybe then burn them. ...u can try sm90 during flower..heat dunks work well if your in a container.. they are beating them in the outdoor section using savage stuff and sulfer....get a scope and confirm that u have them or you dont!!! 60 to 100 magnification! Good luck!

 

[indicat33]

If those tricombless branches have completely gone to shit cut them off bag them first maybe then burn them. ...u can try sm90 during veg...heat dunks work well if your in a container.. they are beating them in the outdoor section using savage stuff and sulfer....get a scope and confirm that u have them or you dont!!! 60 to 100 magnification! Good luck!

Sunshine, Thanks for the advice. The thing is, the "trichombless" branches appear totally healthy and aren't going to shit (appearance - wise). They look great and healthy (except for the fact they have no resin). Check out the 1-st pic above... I guess I'll harvest whatever is full of resin and maybe make a tincture or oil from the rest.