Lights off for last 24-48hrs
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spyvsspy
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Personally I do 24-48 hr. with the lights off right before chop. I've done this with all my crops other than one, and I could notice the difference. As with all theories there are opponents of this theory, saying its useless and what have you. There are a few other threads on here on this topic. But I do, personally, recommend at least 24 hour dark period right before chop.
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-spy
Keep it cool 10kdank, i just returned from your "location", and I wish I was still there.........
-spy
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10KDank is a registered medical card holder 5yrs now
getting closer to legalization.........
10KDank is a registered medical card holder 5yrs now
freeride high
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noone has mentioned why yet, increase in yield? potency? flavor?
whats the point?
whats the point?
greenthumb2
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I've read about this but never tried it. Supposidly the extended period of darkness swells the buddz a bit more and is suppose to get those triches perfect just before harvest.. a friend of mine does this but he turns his A/C down to the lowest setting and lets his girls sleep for 48 hours. Like i said i've never tried it but he swears by it.. this is kinda in the same catagory as flushing in hydro its all a matter of prefrence.
DKBuddy
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A local friend just tried this method with a control. Same cutting, same NFT system, one with the two day dark, the other without. We couldn't tell any difference, but his plants were pretty healthy. Maybe it would work better on stressed, or less than perfectly healthy plants?
I will say that moving plants further away from the light as they get more advanced in flowering DOES improve taste and quality for sure, and maybe yield too.
I will say that moving plants further away from the light as they get more advanced in flowering DOES improve taste and quality for sure, and maybe yield too.
why?
just asking cause i like to know what im doing
when you dry out the soil the plant produces more triches to help the plant from drying out. give it a try mate.
DKBuddy
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thats good to know since i soon have the possibility to do this
check this thread out mate. will give you more info:
http://www.icmag.com/ic/showthread.php?t=19021&highlight=drying+soil+produce+thc
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good drown
i heard the reason for this, is this is the last chance the plant has to get pollinated(it knows when its ready) so if you've done it right, the plant already knows its about to die, and thats the reason for all those trics building up in the last weeks, as its last ditch effort to catch pollen. well the lights out is like a 1-2 punch. it knows its dead soon, but now there is no more light. the plant will now do anything it can to be pollenated, and the only thing it can do, is spit out more trics
indicameds
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The plants will fight to survive is the theroy behind it all. When the lights are off and the soil is dry the plant will swell up and pump out thc to protect the plant and last a few more days. But i havent seen anything to back this up in fact. It makes sense to me but i dont know.
I have a buddy who does this and he flushes a week earlier than most. and then the last week he will simply stop watering and let the soil dry out for a few days before the chop and he drops the temps down real low for the last week using a window unit. He says it stimulates harsh weather and the end of the cycle for the plant. And we all know that the plants really start to pack on weight at the end of the cycle. And the cold temp help bring out the colors for some reason.
wether or not its all bullshit or not i dont know, I havent done any of it. But he sure does get some frosty purple nugs.
I have a buddy who does this and he flushes a week earlier than most. and then the last week he will simply stop watering and let the soil dry out for a few days before the chop and he drops the temps down real low for the last week using a window unit. He says it stimulates harsh weather and the end of the cycle for the plant. And we all know that the plants really start to pack on weight at the end of the cycle. And the cold temp help bring out the colors for some reason.
wether or not its all bullshit or not i dont know, I havent done any of it. But he sure does get some frosty purple nugs.
Thanks for all the responses...I've always done this method...not sure if it was just passed down to me in some hippie legend or if I read it on Overgrow years ago. So, in the end nobody really knows if this theory does anything at all. Sometimes things just MAKE SENSE TO YOU and you go with your INSTINCTS.
10KDank
10KDank
DKBuddy
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boiling the roots? could u please explain that?
