72 hr dark period and a double chop?

[kbc2007]

hey, it's almost that time, i'm at day 54 of flowering.
i want to try putting the plants in a 72 hour dark period b4 chopping them but what if some of the buds need more time?

can i do the 72 hour dark period, chop some off, put what's left back under 12/12 for another week or so?

also i want to re-veg some of them, will this have any effect on re-vegging?

THANKS

 

[Albert Hofmann]

don't waste your time with 3 days of lights off...just harvest your plants right before the lights come on....

 

[rounders02]

i agree 3 days of dark does not do anything i always pull when lights go off.

 

[Anghellic]

There has been a lot of debate about a 36-48 hour hark period before harvest. Some believe the plant thinks its dieing and releases the last little bit of punch, some report a very slight frost difference. Choose to believe it or not, but the way i look at it, nothing negative happens. So if there is nothing to loose but some time, then it really couldn't hurt to try it. I know ill leave mine in 48 hr dark before chopping.

 

[Shady Smoka]

What about numerous chops....2 maybe three? Would that be alright?

 

[FreezerBoy]

Nothing wrong with harvesting in waves. Gets you smokin sooner and lets every bud mature.

 

[Shady Smoka]

Sweet, cause I have a lot of buds and not enough light. I wanna make like 3 chops. This way all the buds are mature when harvested. Thanks Freezer.

 

[FreezerBoy]

Every bud is sacred,
Every bud is great.
If a bud is wasted,
God gets quite irate.

Every bud is sacred
Every bud is good
Every bud is needed
In your neighbourhood

Every bud is useful.
Every bud is fine.
God needs everybody's.
His and yours and mine.

apologies to Monty Python ...

 

[fsaebud]

i have a question regarding this 48 dark period and staggered harvest.

is it possible to put the plants back under 12/12 after this 48 dark to let the lower buds finish out?

if not i will just put the last bit of buds in the 48 dark period. but if i can put the lower buds back into 12/12 then i will do that to let them finish up.

anyone have any thoughts on this? i guess it will not hurt to try it out and see what happens this is my first harvest ever so any thoughts by some more experienced members would be much appreciated.

 

[Barn Owl]

I have tried leaving plants in the dark 48 hours before the harvest and I do not think it makes plants anymore potent. Perhaps there are different strains that respond differently to this. I just never have been able to find any value in it.

I personally think it is a myth. Kind of like the "harvest in the morning for better potency".

 

[fsaebud]

i don't know i am going to try it not much to lose i am probably just going to chop the top off before the lights come on and then put the last bit in the dark for 48 after the bottom finishes out and see what the difference is. i think the main reason for doing this is that the roots need the nutes and carbs at night to grow so the main stalk would be dryer or have less water and left over nutes in it (flushing should be enough though). i am sure 12 hours of dark is enough but i am going to try the 48 in the dark to see if there is any noticeable difference.

 

[MobbDeep]

there are alot of experimanetla ways to increases resin content,..ive heard verything from

uvb light ,to boiling the roots,dark period befroe harvest cold shocking...nail through stem,etc..and imho all these methods involve stressing the plant as much as possible ,so the plant feels its life is ending,and it must put all its strenght in in the flowers,thus ensuring the survuival of the species....its simply biology,all life forms NEEDS to survive...

i also believe that resin plays a role in the female getting pollen on her buds..the resin "sticks"to them..and quite possible attracts wildlife,wqho eat the buds filled with seed,and later plant in elsewhere in the forest...again,most plants have done thig for mollions oif years...

i support the dark cycle 24-76...also you might wanna exopeimrne the teh nail through the main stem..and get creative..rember we WANT to STRESS them as much as humanly possible....so thatb the plant thinks its dying..be creative,let your anger out on the wimpy,littel runt!!!

 

[ChronJohn]

Damn I have a harvest coming up and I was just wondering this question myself haha. I am apprehensive of doing an extended dark period, then chopping the top and leaving the bottom because I heard drastic light changes increases the odds of plants hermie-ing and I don't want that happening to the nugs I'm trying to increase the quality of! Maybe it takes a long time and lots of drastic changes to cause that and my fears are unfounded but if someone could clarify that for me and I think it will help the original poster make his decision on which option to choose a lot easier as well. Yea Sorry for the rambling. Homegrown dro does that to ya.

 

[mrjim5000]

If you are chopping in waves I wouldn't bother with extended dark periods before each chop, only do it on the very last chop if you really want to do it.

I imagine the chops would be spread over 1-2 weeks, so 14 days, and if you are doing extended darkness twice during this you are effectively cutting 3-5 days of light from your plants, right when they are at the end of flowering and every little bit of light is converted to buds.

 

[kash_959]

Maybe it takes a long time and lots of drastic changes to cause that and my fears are unfounded but if someone could clarify that for me and I think it will help the original poster make his decision on which option to choose a lot easier as well.

it doesn't take alot to make a plant hermie, especially when its late into flower since it wants consistency. jst dnt f...k wit ur plant man

 

[Ninja Grower]

good thread, going to stick a nail through the stem of my plant now and see if anything happens, chopping tonight anyway

 

[Hydro-Soil]

is it possible to put the plants back under 12/12 after this 48 dark to let the lower buds finish out?

YES

 

[Greendog*0069]

Good idea about re veging . All taht ya need to do is flush feed 3 times after flower evry 3 days .. Black out is a load of pants In less ya have taken them down already and they are hanging still on the plant.
Im using 14 ltr pots in coco with bloombastic cropping soon easy 72g per plant.. Blueberry / cuttings
Take care and call for advice anytime
Cannabis greendog engineer..

 

[Guest 88950]

Damn I have a harvest coming up and I was just wondering this question myself haha. I am apprehensive of doing an extended dark period, then chopping the top and leaving the bottom because I heard drastic light changes increases the odds of plants hermie-ing ...

i dont see how your plant could hermie on you b/c its 48-72 hrs and then you chop it down.

 

[copperheadroad]

thanks hydro-soil i was wondering if you could do this too as i ll be out of town for 3 days and woudl feel safer turning my set up off they are all bout done except one sativa leaning nycd so after your resounding YES i think i will turn things off for a few days then harvest the girls that are done whe ni return and turn the lights back on for my last nycd for another week or two maybe, once again thanks you anwsered the question.