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SpiralArchitect

I've had trichomes on shitty bud. They may not be as apparent but they are most assuredly there. If you have a magnifying glass, take a peek.

I could be mistaken, but the trichomes have a lot of purposes besides just THC, for example marijuana not pollinated grows trichomes in abundance in attempt to 'catch' pollen to develop seeds. The resin glands are sticky so floating pollen is likely to get 'stuck'.

Right before the marijuana plant is harvested growers sometimes leave them in absolute darkness and make it a little colder because the plant is tricked into thinking it's about to die, so in a hectic attempt to continue breeding/making off spring it enters 'resin gland production overdrive'.

Trichomes basically act as a shield, both for helping capture floating pollen, keeping the plant from drying out and assisting in taking in light.

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ShivaSpaceTechnology

the last 3 sacks ive had (from same dealer) have been really crystalized like totally white like smoking a cinnabon it was really good but ive had better that wasnt nearly as crystalized so idk what it means

kcbennie

Trichomes have many purposes that have to do with the health and growth of the plant. All plants have trichomes, you just don't see as many of them on comercial grade weed because of the way it's handled at harvest time. When you see alot of crystals on a bud, you know that that bud has been given special care to preserve those trichomes. Comercial weed is chopped down, hung upside down for a few days, clipped away from branches and pressed into bricks. Many trichomes are knocked off of the bud in this process. As far as the what they do for the strength of the bud, they can be deceiving. More doesn't always mean stronger, sometimes it means tastier, or more expansive smoke, or burn slower. You never know. I saw a video on you tube where Marijuana Man was talking about UV light when you grow and how the trichome catches light and focuses it on a cell that process sugars or protiens and the biprodect of this is THC. He was saying the more UV light causes a much higher level of THC. It was pretty heavy. You should check it out. Bottom line though is:

Crystals = Trichomes = Good

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rich420

crystals make the nug look that much danker

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schrodie

Mmmmm... crystals! Mmmm... kif!

Yummers!

 

Richi

http://www.marijuana.com/attachment....1&d=1217870055

You can see some of the crystals on the buds and even the small bud leaves near them.

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JBone

those crystals arent always easy to notice, even though they could be there in abundance. best way to find out, it to take a macro picture of your bud with flash on. they reflect light amazingly, so everything will be revealed.

ive had some of the best weed that looked like schwag simply because you couldnt see any trichromes on it, but after taking a picture with a good flash, you notice everything.