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Groseph
Hey all,
I was speaking with some folks regarding the final stages of life before harvest. They are true connoisseurs and go the extra mile for 100% organic smoke of the utmost quality.
They told me that they have been experimenting with death rooms where they would move the plants after their 8wk cycle or whatever is over and its normally time to harvest.
They would then place the plants in another room with a small fluorescent which maintained the 12/12 cycle. Watering would be cut off and they would let the plant literally die in its pot over the next 1-2 weeks - only then cutting the plant down and trimming it. They explained that it would go limp, then perk up, then limp again and so forth until it was dead.
Their rationale is that he plant will continue to cannibalize its self transferring all of the sugar left over in the leaves to the bud sites. The female plant would get more resinous/odorous in attempts to naturally attract bees/insects bringing pollen before its eventual death.
Makes sense to me.
I've always trimmed fresh for ease of trimming, but curious if I should change my methods. Their final product from their death room experiments was some of the dankest bud I've ever sampled.
So.. anyone else let their plants completely die (no water) in their pot for 1-2 weeks (after deemed "done")?
I've heard of letting them sit in the dark for 3 days before cutting them down. I've heard of hitting them with very cold water their final days....but this death room (1-2wks) is new to me.
I was speaking with some folks regarding the final stages of life before harvest. They are true connoisseurs and go the extra mile for 100% organic smoke of the utmost quality.
They told me that they have been experimenting with death rooms where they would move the plants after their 8wk cycle or whatever is over and its normally time to harvest.
They would then place the plants in another room with a small fluorescent which maintained the 12/12 cycle. Watering would be cut off and they would let the plant literally die in its pot over the next 1-2 weeks - only then cutting the plant down and trimming it. They explained that it would go limp, then perk up, then limp again and so forth until it was dead.
Their rationale is that he plant will continue to cannibalize its self transferring all of the sugar left over in the leaves to the bud sites. The female plant would get more resinous/odorous in attempts to naturally attract bees/insects bringing pollen before its eventual death.
Makes sense to me.
I've always trimmed fresh for ease of trimming, but curious if I should change my methods. Their final product from their death room experiments was some of the dankest bud I've ever sampled.
So.. anyone else let their plants completely die (no water) in their pot for 1-2 weeks (after deemed "done")?
I've heard of letting them sit in the dark for 3 days before cutting them down. I've heard of hitting them with very cold water their final days....but this death room (1-2wks) is new to me.
