No. 01 · The canopy
Why the net?
That white grid is trellis netting. It spreads the branches into an even canopy so every top fills out evenly, and it holds the flowers up as they grow heavy.
Photographed in our grow room.
No. 02 · Pistils & frost
Copper hairs, sugar frost
The orange strands are pistils. They start out white and turn copper as the flower matures. The white sparkle is trichomes: tiny resin glands where the plant makes its cannabinoids and terpenes.
Photographed in our grow room.
No. 03 · Trichomes up close
Frost check
Up close, each trichome looks like a tiny mushroom with a glass cap. Growers watch them turn from clear to cloudy to amber under a magnifier to help time the harvest.
Photographed in our grow room.
No. 04 · The cola
Top of the class
The long spear at the top of a branch is the cola, where the flowers stack up the densest. It sits at the top of the branch, which is why it's usually the biggest flower on the plant.
Photographed in our grow room.
No. 05 · Sugar leaves
Sugar coated
The little leaves tucked into the bud are sugar leaves, named for the resin that dusts them like powdered sugar. Most are trimmed away before the flower is dried and cured.
Photographed in our grow room.
No. 06 · Fan leaves
Solar panels
The big, jagged fan leaves power the plant, feeding the flowers above. Late in flower, many start to fade as the plant pours everything into its buds.
Photographed in our grow room.
