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Acapulco Gold soil 12/12 1000W HPS tank-CO2 enrichment 8 weeks (pics below)
Observation:
I am seeing the trichomes on the fan leaves near the bud are being absorbed back into the leaf and the leaf turns a purple brown in these locations. What was frost at first, turns into a shiny blotch, then purple-ish brown just as the rest of the leaf begins to yellow.
My understanding:
As the plant nears the end of its life cycle the leaves are supposed to turn yellow. This marks the point at which the plant is absorbing Nitrogen from the leaves. I am not supposed to provide Nitrogen to the plant at this point because it will make the smoke harsh. According to Indoor Marijuana Horticulture I should be focused on the rate of change of the color of the pistils from plump yellow to rusty brown and the shape and clarity of the trichomes on the bud. Clear trichomes give you a nice uplifting high where as cloudy and brown trichomes give you couch lock, or the feeling like you want to sleep. I want the Uplifting high.
Questions:
Are the trichomes that are being absorbed an indicator that I have waited too long to harvest or is this a natural process along the way? The big fan leaves are yellowing and still have some green in them, the Pistils are about 50% yellow to brown. The trichomes on the bud are still clear and the small bud leaves are still green. I am at 2 weeks of providing H2O only and 8 weeks of bloom.
What would you do and why?
Thank you for your input and effort.
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Notice the Brown/Purple areas on the fan leaves, you can still see some of the trichomes but most have vanished.
Observation:
I am seeing the trichomes on the fan leaves near the bud are being absorbed back into the leaf and the leaf turns a purple brown in these locations. What was frost at first, turns into a shiny blotch, then purple-ish brown just as the rest of the leaf begins to yellow.
My understanding:
As the plant nears the end of its life cycle the leaves are supposed to turn yellow. This marks the point at which the plant is absorbing Nitrogen from the leaves. I am not supposed to provide Nitrogen to the plant at this point because it will make the smoke harsh. According to Indoor Marijuana Horticulture I should be focused on the rate of change of the color of the pistils from plump yellow to rusty brown and the shape and clarity of the trichomes on the bud. Clear trichomes give you a nice uplifting high where as cloudy and brown trichomes give you couch lock, or the feeling like you want to sleep. I want the Uplifting high.
Questions:
Are the trichomes that are being absorbed an indicator that I have waited too long to harvest or is this a natural process along the way? The big fan leaves are yellowing and still have some green in them, the Pistils are about 50% yellow to brown. The trichomes on the bud are still clear and the small bud leaves are still green. I am at 2 weeks of providing H2O only and 8 weeks of bloom.
What would you do and why?
Thank you for your input and effort.
X
Notice the Brown/Purple areas on the fan leaves, you can still see some of the trichomes but most have vanished.