Please enjoy this canna photo album! Just in time to be dried and cured for 4/20, my crop of Reclining Buddha cannabis plants have hit maturity. THC, CBD, and dozens of other cannabinoids have been produced from nothing but dirt, light, air, and water.
That zoom shows a scattering of milky white and yellowish trichome heads, telling me the plants have reached an excellent point for harvest. Last week they weren't quite ready:
Today, these plants are looking ready for the blade. They've produced the medicine I grew them for, and a good crop of seeds to populate future gardens. And they're beauties!
Here's another look at some trichomes, this time from the side:
I notice a lot less mature trichomes there, but that's normal. Trichomes mature from the inside out (from the center of the bud to the tips of the sugar leaves).
What a pleasure these plants have been to grow and photograph!
Who wants popcorn?
I find that massive buds are fun, but not necessarily better. Per gram, I'd almost always rather have "fluffy" bud than hard-packed bud. Fluffy bud has a lot more surface-area for trichomes, which are the active ingredient. Hard bud is mostly fiber, not medicine! And larger buds have less surface area per gram, so "popcorn nugs" are usually what I'm after.
I guess you're probably tired of looking at cannabis by now, but I have a few more images to show you. :oP
Even at 18 weeks old, having added no nutrients of any kind, these girls look great. Just a few dry leaf tips. My plants don't "fade" toward the end - brown crispy leaves, for example. Some growers find that attractive, and even strive for plants that look almost-dead at harvest. I'm not knocking it, I just don't understand it. Feedback appreciated!
Growing 200% organically means there's no "flush" necessary. My plants get nothing but plain water, right from day 1. And they never become burnt out or faded. Healthy happy plants produce top-notch cannabinoids and terpenes, in my experience. My plants are still in the prime of their lives at harvest.
Thanks to a mid-crop lighting upgrade, my plants decided to produce some new growth, kind of late in the game. Check out this spire of wild bud growth:
Talk about a 'cola'! In the past 10 days that bud has taken on the shape of a coke bottle.
Even the lower branches are seeing sudden surges of lighter-coloured growth. Check out that protrusion toward the top, and another (blurry) one coming out toward the camera at the bottom. My theory is that the change to brighter light made the plants believe we were just hitting mid summer, ie, there's still time for new growth. Woops! In reality, it's supposed to be late fall for them. I don't think it will hurt anything, but I'm definitely looking forward to the next crop, which will be Reclining Buddhas again, and the light source will be constant from the start. Should be my best crop ever!
Thank you for scrolling through my garden! All images taken by me, April 9-10 2021.
And big thanks to Hive and WeedCash for not censoring cannabis content!
Grow in peace.
DRutter
The 'noids appear to be done. Should be a good buzz! ReHived <3
Looking incredible! I want!!
Whoa, thank you for putting this post together @Drutter.
Cannabis is such an incredible and photogenic plant. We can just about smell those flowers through the screen :))
Yes, great photography. The post was enjoyable to read.
As for the smell.... I can smell them right now! Like sweet dank coffee aromas.
Yeah large buds are fun, and have that appeal. But small nugs ate just as good. Especially since mold can effect large buds easier
Good point on the mold. Sometimes going for size can really backfire on the grower... although monster nugs make great photos or conversation pieces!
Drutter I notice your canna posts aren't doing as well lately. You were getting $30-50 on most of your really detailed weedcash posts, like many of the other canna vets on Hive. Now I'm seeing $10, $15, $17... it's better than nothing but what happened? Did you stop bribing the right whales? jk :p
Thanks for noticing. Something's going on with the "newsteem" gang around here. Now that HIVE is moving up in price, they're going after anyone doing self upvotes or team upvotes. Funny, because I used to be harassed because I never upvoted myself. People would say it's foolish, don't be a pariah, you deserve it, all that stuff. Nowadays I do upvote my quality content, but I'm getting the idea people don't like it. It's weird, because the "rules" of this platform could prevent such conduct, but they don't. Instead, vigilante policing of morals and beliefs seems to be the way peace is kept. Not sure I'm happy about that. Doesn't make me confident in Hive, knowing people with massive stake can cancel me at a moment's notice if they don't like how I handle myself. Slightly creepy, as well as annoying and aggravating. Not a happy work environment.
Looking good for sure, Still a little early for me but that's the joy of growing is you can pull when you think it is right for you
Yeah they're at the early end of finished. Probably a little higher in the THC and less in the CBD, maybe good for making dabs? Next crop will go another week or two, and then get made into topicals.
You have framed cannabis. Really amazing photography.
Thank you very much for your compliment!
I look forward to upgrading my camera and software some day, and seeing what I can really do with my hobby :)
Thank you,,, You are a good photographer.
Fantastic work. Thanks for sharing.
The girls are lookin healthy! I wanted to come introduce myself to some of the weedcash community. I am new here. Well kinda. I was an early adopter of steem, and I think I was the first cannabis blogger on the site. I let my page go dorment during the Tron takeover, but I finally found my keys so I can claim my Hive account. I'm pretty stoked to see the communites so well developed. When I posted last, weedcash was just a tag.
I've worked in the cannabis industry for years, and I am excited to share my experiences with this community! gonna go check out the rest of your blog now! keep up the good work!