Fenn, I am not trying to "start a fight", I was only commenting on your beautiful plant! Yes, I know all about the trichomes, and the difference in the potency of the THC! (Actually I really doubt that the human brain can tell much difference in the THC levels of the "cloudy to amber ratio") Like I said, I am just going by the pistils that I can see in the photos! The ratio of white to red, that I can see, is still telling me that this plant has a long way to go. If you take macro photos of the top everyday you can see the new seed bracts (yes, I know there aren't gonna be any seeds) with the the lighter colored, and shorter pistils emerging on an almost, if not daily basis! In your photos 21.jpg (14 of 15) that bud is not even close to being mature, by looking at the photo anyway! I haven't ever grown indoors and it has been since the late 70s since I have grown outdoors! Back then you didn't have all the information you have now. There were not any "exotic strains" either, just mostly Mexican and Columbian in my area! We would just pick out the biggest, darkest seeds from the best smoke, plant it in a "dozer deck" or mix some turkey, bat, or cow crap into some good black soil, and later, water it with Rapid Grow, pull the males, and then harvest right before the first frost! We would also take some pollen and put it in a bread bag, and tie it around a limb shake it and get seeds that would grow much bigger and have buds the size of baseball bats the next year without half the effort, since the plants were more acclimated to the area! I get a kick out of people talking about sterilizing their razor blades to cut off pollen sacs, and all the "technical crap" that is just confusing to most people! It just never did seem like rocket science to me to grow some "20 footers" with kolas the size of your arm!
I'm not trying to be a know it all, but common sense tells me that growers in the hills of Columbia and Afghanistan probably don't use PH testers and a freaking jeweler's loop to grow their WEED! Anyway, it will be interesting to see how long that plant goes before you yank it!
out happy growing.
thanx for commenting on my grow.
