***How to increase trichrome production**Tutorial

floydfanx6

floydfanx6

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OK guys ive been on this forum for quite some time,and ive helped several people,this is however is my first real tutorial.

With that said, I wouldn't say I'm the best grower or know everything, but I believe I have a decent amount of knowledge,,and the only thing ive been focusing on latly is 1 question:

How can we maximize trichome production??

This is something all growers obviously are interested in.Now the methods,and facts i'm going to list I know will be scrutinized by some, and discredited by others,which is completely fine. Some of my methods ive come across are pretty controversial,but they all have been researched and tested by people i know,or have talked to,or have tried personally myself
with that said lets get to the good stuff
Basics
1) Plant health- its obvious,but important to state having a healthy plant will produce more trichomes. I try not to throw any plants into flowering unless there all healthy,,plants will not reach there full potential if they are sick. So try to resolve all health issues prior to flipping to 12/12
2) Cool room- having your temp lower in flowering will be conducive to producing more resin.
3) Genetics-(I will talk about this a little later),but obviously you want the best genetics possible to be able to have more potential
4) Carbs/sugars- giving the plant sugars or formulated carb products,,also increase resin production. I personally like to use 1 tablespoon of blackstrap molasses per a gallon, every watering starting 2nd-3rd week flowering. Make sure the molasses is diluted properly before feeding
 
GrowTech

GrowTech

stays relevant.
stfu... zzzzzzzz ;)

Nice thread though.... You forgot to mention UVB as a possible candidate for the list.
 
Sub Zero

Sub Zero

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On some strains in the white widow family will respond well too 8hrs on, 14hrs off light cycle
on the last week of flowering. It's supposed to cause a last minute production of trichomes.
 
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fureelz

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what about music? what about co2? what about singing a melody? do do dodudedlydo!...these are all things I find helpful in producing tetrahydrocannabinol. I would also mention the way you harvest a plant significantly affects the outcome of your medicine.
 
GrowTech

GrowTech

stays relevant.
fureelz said:
what about music? what about co2? what about singing a melody? do do dodudedlydo!...these are all things I find helpful in producing tetrahydrocannabinol. I would also mention the way you harvest a plant significantly affects the outcome of your medicine.
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Please explain how music, singing, etc produces resin glands?
 
Sub Zero

Sub Zero

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Music is always good... CO2 is for veg cycle I think.
Love your ladies and they will love you back!
 
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fureelz

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its just a myth...some people believe in playing music for the girls helps to stimulate growth; just like a pregnant woman needs Bach blasting 24/7 so she has a genius baby.
I do however tell them that they are all hella sexy bitches and I can't wait to strip them down, sing and laugh with them.... :p
I cant find the thread someone made about playing music for the girls...its here, if the search feature wasn't haggard. I use Co2 for flower; I do.
 
floydfanx6

floydfanx6

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How to increase Trichome production
1) Very low humidity- I think most people know that dryer conditions are more condusive to resin production. From my experience and from talking to other people in the industry,,its good to have extremely low humidity
Try to shoot for 15% humidifity in flowering,,keeping it nice and dry= snow strom
2) UVB lighting- there has been a lot of research and tests that indicate that exposing marijuana to UVB lighting in flowering increases trichome production. Naturally in parts of the world with high levels of UVB like Afghanastan or kush valley or Thailand have high levels of UVB in there atmosphere. Its believed the leaves makes a "Sun scream" to protect from the uvb. that sun screen people say are trichomes. Adding UVB lighting in flowering DOES increase trichome production if done correctly
*** UVB lighting is dangerous, it can cause skin cancer,and can turn you blind. You cant see the light it omits, but if your under it for 10-20 min you will get a sunburn. As long as the UVB is on in yr grow area, you don't walk in while its on. As long as you do this everything is fine. I recommend you do from 6-8 hours in flowering starting around 2nd-3rd week of flowering. Start 1 hour a day and gradually increase to 6-8 hours,,,starting in the middle of its 12 hour cycle. Keep the UVB at least 2 feet away from your canopy. Get the reptile lights,,there cheap..they come in .5 and .10 uvb .10 is better obviously,,and they make special lamps to hold them,if you want a reflector for it. Make sure to rig the uvb to a seperate timer,to go on 6 hour into the light period. Please use caution with this,and dont go in there if the uvb is on
3) Intentional Stress- When your approaching the end of your flowering cycle,you start to stress the plant out. When plants they there dying the only thing they know how to do is grow or try to reproduce. if you start to stress them it is belived by many that the plant will try to get sticker in order to do be able to catch more pollen from a flowering male.
When you do this,there are some methods i use,and some things to keep in mind
**Never do this for more then 14 days before yr harvest. They key here is to stress them out just enough,to not give them time to turn hermaphrodite on you. You have to estimate when you think you might have 14 days left,start and harvest no more then 14 days after. It has been reported this method works better with "white strains",but it does work with all strains
- kick the plant pots everyday,shake the plant a little everyday (not too much)
- take little thumb tacks, drive them into every branch on the plant right below the last node. Do not break anything,,or drive big things. Just a tack into every branch.your not damaging,,your just pissing her off a little.She wont be happy,but your meds will be happy
- i know a lot of people like to do 24 hours of darkness,,try 3-4 days of darkness before u chop,or even fuck with the light schedule a little,,i know this seems crazy but trust me :p
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Additives - I think there is a lot of hype generated by marketing for fertilizer company's such as advanced nutrients. There are some products on the market that claim to give you more trichomes. but there are drawbacks on each,and most of them are extremely "hot" and can do a lot of damage to your plant
-PK Boosters- pk boosters are great to increase yield, I don't know if they increase trichomes, or make yr meds stronger.
-Gravity,Purple maxx- these products made by Humbuldt County, are supposed to make your buds fatter and more sugary. A lot of people claim they work,a lot of people dont. They are very hot products and if not administered to healthy plants, it can kill them. Id rather stay away from these,,but they do work for many people.

*Must read* GENETICS- most traits of marijuana are predetermined by genetics. The methods i gave you are how to maximize the potential of the strain you have. Most of the super high octane stuff that is smoked comes from "elite clones" which are just seed grows done over time,,breeding for the best traits and phenotypes,,then crossing them with the best,traits from other strains. When you get this " elite cut" its been bred over time,by many seed grows, the genetics are guaranteed. When you grow from a seed you can get dank for sure,,its just much harder,,and is highly unlikely,,that 1 seed,,will do as well as a cutt thats been bred over years for the best qualitys
Good luck all, I hope this helps you get more frost
 
worm5376

worm5376

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a uvb is prolly the most intense blue light you will encounter in your life. I guarantee you that.
 
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