how to get dense buds?

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Bullmark

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wakeNbaker46 said:
they were hovering at 15 wks, and i noticed that they were on the cusp of diminishing odor, the plants weren't drinking water really at that point, all calyxes were orange and receded, leaves had been fading for weeks, trichomes were all cloudy, etc. i'm fairly confident that if i had let them go much longer, i would have crossed a threshold.
i've got a new run in the tent, different breeder and strains. running the same medium, lights, etc so we'll see what happens...
thanks for the reply, appreciate it.
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Sounds like letting them go longer would not have been the thing to do.
I’ve let plants go too long waiting for amber trichs that never happened……and lost a lot of Terp profile in doing so.
Fluffy buds could be caused by a number of things. How was the health of the plants ?
Healthy plants finish up like they’re supposed to while plants with issues tend to get stuck and never wrap it up.
Too much N can be one issue that will result in leafy buds.
But, more than likely, it’s genetics.
Lastly, I’m no lighting expert but maybe someone can comment on your setup……I use 2 HLG r-specs and the buds have always been super dense….but not all lights are created equal.
Good luck.
 
Tolerance Break

Tolerance Break

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ab2t2000 said:
Just like smoking a cigarette increases the chance of cancer and stuff if u don’t use a lot you’ll be fine
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I've spent time with people who have stage 4 cancer, and I wouldn't wish it on my worst enemy. Risking ones own health is a choice, but doing it for more weight on something as easy to grow as weed? Selling that weed for profit?

I just think it's morally wrong and it gives weed a bad name. Suggesting it to someone without a disclaimer is also messed up in its own right.
 
compassionateExotic

compassionateExotic

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no Offense but a pgr is A lot of things and a lot of organics will too including even kelp to alfalfa ….

i don’t agree people should be using synthetic versions exp made for non edible consumption made pgr’s but there’s nothing wrong with adding organic pgr’s.

another point is compaction isn’t everything if using certain things to force such look vs genetics and environmental stability , huge con is when qc degrades for super compaction , anyone remeber bush master and growers in Canada pushing hardcore pgr produced buds aka beasters ?

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zoomer428

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wakeNbaker46 said:
i just harvested and cured my first four plants. smoke report is better than i thought it would be. buds are sticky, smell like a skunk got dipped in gasoline. pretty happy with it, honestly.
however, during the trim job, i realized that the buds were fluffy AF. like, when i trimmed back leaves there was very little flower to be found. curing helped a bit with compacting it down, but still...i feel like i grew cannabis leaves vs cannabis flowers.
what are the tricks to dense, thick colas and buds?
my first grow was all auto from RQS, 3 indica dominant and 1 cbd. i ran them in FFHF with Dr Earth dry amendments, fed every 2-3 wks. lighting is ES300 x 2 in a 4x4 tent.
is it genetics? is it grow medium? will photos have denser buds?
i'm open to all advice and suggestions.
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Some genetics respond extremely well to schwazzing. If you didn't do any defoliation, I highly recommend you try it. I just started and after doing more research, I'm positive it has impacted my bud development.
 
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joesoap2013

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Know what I do I think works maybe it dosent like
But see why a big bud wouldn't be one bud it would a few smaller buds like stuck to the main stem
I would always pull the bottom buds away from the main stem
Like your trying to get airflow at a big bud

Do it when your in gazing at them late in flower when they are near done last few weeks denseing out
 
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