Trichome Problems

Discussion in 'Sick Plants and Problems' started by MadMansLullaby, Aug 24, 2014.

  1. I have a sativa dominate pineapple express that has been flowering for 14 weeks and hardly has any trichomes. What am I doing wrong?! I have heard that some strains can take up to 18 or even 22 weeks to finish, but this has me extremely worried that I've spent 14 weeks flowering crap! It stinks and is slightly sticky to the touch, but overall extremely disappointing. Any advice or tips would be welcome. I only have a small set up with 400 watt has bulb and organic nutrients. Temp and humidity are where they should be. Well I think humidity is high at 40%, but hubbs thinks it's fine. Temp is 76F. 20140824_161653.jpg 20140824_161644.jpg Screenshot_2014-08-24-16-22-08.png Screenshot_2014-08-24-16-21-52.png
     
  2. Wherever you heard that from is not informed.

    Id say 14 weeks is tha max of any plant, even pure sativas,(someone feel free to throw a bone at my head if im wrong) but usually 12 weeks.

    Ive had plants like that before. Just shit genetics. She's as done as she's gettin imo.

    I usually turn bad genetic plants into edibles. Nothin worth smokin.
     
  3. #3 lFourTwenty, Aug 24, 2014
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    When you have dead leaves like that don't leave them on..they only keep light from getting to the green leaves. When one is brown and crispy like that, I pluck it off and toss it into the soil.
     
    Edit: And I agree with pot smoke..what pineapple express is that? I have a g13 pineapple popped about 2 weeks ago. I've heard great things about it..is that the g13 one?
     
  4. similar sites (more than one) do say it can take 18 - 22 weeks depending on conditions such as rare strains and pot size. However most sativa strains do finish 12-16 weeks.im not completely ignorant on the subject. I was unsure because the trichomes look very underdone and. New growth is still appearing. The plant has had a couple rough patches where growth and progress was very slow. I know it's a long shot, but because of this is it possible it will improve?
    it's the cinderella 99 version
     
  5. #5 rain dancer, Aug 24, 2014
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    Edit:x2-  every one of those sites with people flowering 18 weeks starts off with the first question being "why did you let it go that long?" no one is advocating it, just new growers who dont know what theyre doing are flowering much too long with inferior genetics that do not produce.
     
  6. Kind of looks like hell and has been deficient of phosphorus for a while. Iv grown ratty looking plants too so im not dogging you.
     
    Finnish flowering under a Metal halide to bombard it with UVB. If that does not frost it up nothing will.
     
  7. I think humidity can be between 40 and 80 percent.. I like to keep mine right around 60.


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