What is your biggest question about growing cannabis?

[Rwise]

I never hid from anyone even when it was not legal.

[alexny420]

How are your relatives, wife/girlfriend usually react on growing? Do they support you? Did you hide the fact of growing from them?

[PeterMatanzas]

It is a fascinating topic, with a touch of mystery. During senescence plants are producing anthocyanins, a red pigment, inside the leaves. I wonder what taste if any is imparted by other pigments. Why? Because the chlorophyll is foul, what about other pigments?

[PeterMatanzas]

I'll walk that back a bit. It worked on this one auto, the light cycle was changed to 12/12, the buds continued to grow, got frostier with a scent. So I should say it worked for this one plant under all the variables involved: what strain type, what genetic background does the breeder introduce. I'm a numbers guy and my qualitative observation is this worked one time and maybe it will work again.

[Rocmonkey]

Thanks, NuggetMan. I grow outside with full sun. I’m not sure why my plants wilt so soon, after reading your post. My one good plant (I killed one experimenting and 2 others went male) grew to about 7 foot tall and was fantastic bud. Hopefully, this year’s grow will be as good (same strain).

[Rocmonkey]

My biggest question is a bit of a though one. I wanna know the DNA make up of each cell that suports the color transfermation of the different colors. Long story short how to make buds turn blue purple pink orange ect... there has to be a chemicle compound in the celluar lever that recates to diffent chemicles to turn the buds color. I know there's chemicles out there like purplemaxx that turn parts of ur buds purple I have used it but I wanna know what chemicles make what colors in the buds and why they produce that color.

Before I found GWE I poked around for info about brightly colored buds and how to grow them. I found this page- The Science of Color. In addition to Nebula’s article, which as good as any, you may want to read this one (link below). I like to read as much as I can from different sources just to see if one missed something important.
Here is the link-

https://herb.co/learn/bud-colors/#PostHeading1

No offense is intended to GWE. I think you’re the best there is and I have learned so much from the GWE site- I never read other forums on growing, maintaining and harvesting my plants. Thank you for a fantastic website!

[RagWeedDWC]

What was the answer? Someone else may need the same question answered.

[Rocmonkey]

Budmarsh- if you’re still here,
I am new at this growing thing. My first harvest was from seeds of unknown origin given to me by family who said, “It’s good weed”.It wasn’t- unless that’s what passes for ‘good’ to them. Anyway, my plants grew like, well, a weed but were worthless potent wise.
My second harvest was from seeds that somehow slipped in at the dispensary and
we’re from ‘Trinidad-Blue Dream’. The best plant grew to about 7 feet tall and looked like someone had literally sprinkled sugar all over it- everything was covered in Trichomes. It very good smoke and I’m very (very) new to growing.
I said all that to say this, all I used was a simple 50/50 of potting soil and peat moss. I also added Miracle Grow fertilizer every 4-6 weeks until about 10 days from harvest. It may seem too simplistic to be true but that was as good of pot as we and others around
us have ever smoked- some in 40 years of toking. Im very inexperienced but why change something simple that works extremely well.
I did the same thing this year and they look amazing at 5-6 weeks. I’m even gonna try manifolding with one or two plants this year (2021).

[PeterMatanzas]

how can I delete this post? I have the answer

[Rwise]

Autos can run as short as 45 days from sprout to harvest or more than 130 days, it's all in her genes. So you cant give a time line for all autos, only a strain/hybrid. I have also heard of an auto that does not start flowering at 3-5 weeks (as most do) but vegges longer, then flowers.
Also you might try giving a 4 hour dark cycle, many will tell you they do need their beauty sleep, and it may help ripen those trics.

[PeterMatanzas]

I don't grow autos, but I have seeds from Night Owl and one day yes.

If an auto is reluctant to finish, does it help to change the light schedule to 12/12 ?

[CannaDragon]

CannaDragon I have had autos that did not go amber. I have also seen cheap lenses that dont produce good color and therefor you cant see the amber.
We need input, Lights, temps, RH, etc..
Welcome to GWE!

Thanks. Nutes and Ph. is fine as is temp and RH, lighting not as good as it could be but sufficient and on 24/0 for autos. I use a mobile camera and get get close up to the trichomes that show they are milky with some still clear. Maybe should just use an optic lense instead.

How long would you say maximum time period from seed to harvest for all autos? A rough window? I think until I master the sweetspot for harvest I will stick with autos.

[Rwise]

CannaDragon I have had autos that did not go amber. I have also seen cheap lenses that dont produce good color and therefor you cant see the amber.
We need input, Lights, temps, RH, etc..
Welcome to GWE!

[CannaDragon]

I am a brand new grower and I have a question.. I know how to germinate the seeds. But I do not know how to get the plant to grow under a grow light. Do I keep the light on 24/7 ? Do I let it sit in the sun lit window and let nature provide light on her cycle? Do I put it into a grow tent until I transplant outside? I need advice.

Mertle from canada

I struggled a few attempts with this. What I found works best is to use 4 kitchen roll sheets and place the seeds inside of two each side, spray them wet so they are misted but not soaking, place these inside a ziplock bag and maybe leave one third open to vent some airflow inside or to allow warm air to escape out.. Then place bag of seeds onto a heated propagation dome or heat mat and you do not need to place the lid ontop, just the bag. No light is necessary at first either. Check each day to ensure moisture is maintained and once tap roots are there plant after a day or so. 2 - 5 days and should be ready to plant. optional: you can use 3% hydrogen peroxide to cleanse seeds and soften shell, drop seeds into small cup for 3-8 hours and leave in darkness then rinse off and do the above.

[CannaDragon]

My worst problem is the maturity of bud trichomes. I can get a fairly healthy plant to get far into flower stage but the trichomes do not go beyond what appears to be white clear to slightly milky trichomes but all pistoles are amber orange. Each attempt so far this happens and as they get more less healthy it becomes a problem because they pretty much are ready to die off. I do get flies or spider mites but managed to keep under control this time. The problem is we need photosynthesis and for this the plants needs it leaves still in order for trichomes to fully mature? I understand I ideally need 30% trichomes amber. I have never managed one single amber trichome even. Tried different strains so that cannot be it either. I think I keep missing this each time because of that and the leaves are almost all gone now even the sugar leaves are mostly gone. I need some in depth help and advise for this so should probably start a dedicated thread on this. Since about 3 weeks now the buds no longer smell good even now, barely at all. I think this is a failure so will need all the advice I can get to make this work next time before I finally give up on this. Everything else is fine, the yield is also good. I feel like not going off the trichomes at all but just appearance of pistoles and aroma of buds because that seems like a better indicator really, i know everywhere says trichomes are the only sure way but I have never seen one single amber one ever.