No trichomes on maturing colas

[Toker1]

Gg#4 is a clone only strain. No seed will be exactly the same as the original ever.

[Toker1]

Beneficial nematodes will destroy aphids in the medium.

[Motoman15]

I've also had issues with Nirvana, their "original glue" is nothing like gg#4 even though they claim it is. I've also grown autos that take forever to finish (Super Skunk)and some that were not autos at all.I've gotten seeds from them 11 times and had quality issues with 3 of them which happen to be the latest orders. Perhaps the boom in home growing is stretching their inventory and quality control . I've contacted the customer service department and they went with the multiple phenos explanation. Even with the issues ,I bought some blackberry feminized from them which is my current grow. Hopefully there won't be an issue.
Happy Growing ,Happy Holidays

[Greenpassion]

if it is root aphids, What do I do about that? Never experienced root aphids before. All the other plants in this group of five seats that I got from Nirvana went off without a hitch, lots of trichomes all harvested within a 92 to 97 day period.

[Greenpassion]

With all due respect no there has been no light burning. I'm super careful with distance of light, pH. Environmental controls. This plant is just such an enigma. I don't have much experience but has anyone out there know an auto to be what this one is going to be like maybe a hundred and twenty-five or a hundred and thirty days old?

[desertdan]

Strain could lack trichs or it could be root aphids. Root aphids severely impact trich development.

[Potted]

Could thay have been burned off,...for lack of a better word.... what I mean is could the lights have been to close and destroyed them?
i figure you know the correct distance already but it’s something to check off the list. Good growing 👍

[Greenpassion]

Got to tell you guys that I do not mean to diss Nirvana, but since day one which was in June there have been a lot of mishaps with buying seeds from Nirvana. Believe it or not this particular one I'm talking about is one that was the first grow I've done out of five. They were harvested months ago. This one is now a hundred and ten days old, And still weeks from being ready. In room 2 which is the 12 12 room, I have another one that was supposed to be an auto that's clearly a photo. It's baffling what they've given us. This is the third grow buying seeds from Nirvana that I have completely different looking plants that come into maturity at way way different rates or have not been Autos but have been photos. I bought five ak48 for example, and two of them have long long dark narrow very very saturated leaves, and the rest have very broad less serrated leaves and are lighter green. Clearly a different strain but still an Auto, so I guess I shouldn't complain right? As a new grower this is so frustrating because there's no way I can pinpoint it anyway harvesting or what they actually need. They're selling us stuff that are not what they say they are. Not cool. I will try to post a picture of this plant tomorrow I'm exhausted right now. I have to pull it out and bring it downstairs to photograph it and I have a lot to water and I have to work a 12-hour shift.

[Toker1]

I have grown strains that look like that. But I could still see them under a microscope.
The crystals tend to show themselves much more definitively after the cure process. Few weeks in the jars might surprise you.

[Redwasp]

[freddyyola]

looking forward to seeing pics..

[Redwasp]

There are a few strains that do not have anywhere near the same amount of trichomes as others. Is it the same strain as the others? Sometimes strains have few trichomes compared to others yet produce a very strong effect when smoked. So it depends on the strain as to whether or not it's odd. As far as the time period some take alot longer than others even from the same strain. So that may not be odd either. Pictures and more info will help.

So it may or not be strange. And it may or may not be an issue. Not enough information to say.

[Greenpassion]

Hey again GWE. I don't know if anyone has been actually following some of my posts about these issues that I'm having of supposedly Auto and photos. But I have what is an auto that I got in a group of five seeds from Nirvana four and a half months ago. It's a hundred and twelve days old, but I will post pics tomorrow or as soon as I can but the buds are colas or whatever you call it are fattening up but there's no trichomes at all. Which I think is a little strange. The whole plant is strange. Two and a half months ago the other four plants from the group of five seeds were harvested. I've had so many issues with this plant because it's in kind soil or was but that ran out long ago with its nutrient levels. Anyway what do you do with a plant that has no trichomes on it? It should be all crystally. Shouldn't it?