Bored. gonna try something different.

[303hydro]

I used to hear these rumors that Columbian Gold was gold because before harvest they would wrap a cinch around the main stem and starving the girls to death causing the buds to slowly cure on the plant and turn gold.

Thinking about trying this on a lady who's about done, anyone f%& with this method?

 

[Chem&M]

I used to hear these rumors that Columbian Gold was gold because before harvest they would wrap a cinch around the main stem and starving the girls to death causing the buds to slowly cure on the plant and turn gold.

Thinking about trying this on a lady who's about done, anyone f%& with this method?

You just blew my mind.... Could that really work?

 

[yortbogey]

WTF............. Columbian gold was gold because of the genetic mack up and the natural soil contents of Columbia.......

My.DGS............ Merlin's Magic........ Acapulco gold x c99......cares sum of this gold trait in late flower...........the trich's kinda glow in a gold amber color in full sun........
and the plant dry's and cures to a nice gold frosty shinny...bud

then again..who knows WE............potheads can cum up w/ sum crazy idea's......

U know like injecting insulin in MJ to strregthen the plant cell walls......

IT'z.one crazy world.......

 

[heady blunts]

i've heard that same thing. curious to see how your little experiment turns out.

 

[Squire5683]

I love growing... I have never smoked.... But yall sound like yer smoking some good shit, and I want to know what it is so i can grow it!!

 

[303hydro]

From a DJ Short Srticle in 2005:

"A retrospecive of the best marijuana varieties from the 70's and 80's" (article published in 2005)

COLUMBIAN

Colombian Gold

Colombian Gold came from the highland Colombian valleys near the equator, as well as on the coast (the Caribbean and the Pacific).

This was specialty pot offered commercially in the mid-70's, for about $60 to $100 per ounce. It was seeded, but most of the seeds were undeveloped, white and useless. A few rare, viable seeds were found that were dark, small-sized and roundish. The buds were leafy and the most beautiful golden blond color. Legend has it that upon maturity the plants were girdled, then left standing to die and cure in the mountain sun and mist.

The color and cure were unique, and the aroma, flavor and high were equally so. The smell was that of sandalwood incense, almost like frankincense. The flavor was that of a peppery cedar. It was some of the most unique tasting herb in the world, and the high was just as exciting. It was truly psychedelic, powerful and long lasting.

First came the great flavor, then the stupefying awe of the shift in consciousness followed by a giddy excitement and bursts of joyous laughter. Smile-lock and red-eye made it painfully obvious who was under the influence of this great psychedelic herb.

The plants from the seeds of the Gold were primarily of Sativa origin. They grew a medium to tall size outdoors at 45°N (Seattle), and were mostly symmetrical. On occasion the symmetry was interrupted by one side outgrowing the other, causing a rounded and bulging tipped bush look. The leaves were long and slender.

When grown in Washington state, the finished product was a sweet, spicy Sativa bud that matured around mid-November. The high was adequate but not as good as the Oaxaca Highland grown at the same latitude. The plants were also slightly hermaphroditic.

 

[!!!]

Interesting. Just came across this:

Girdling is also used as a technique to force a fruit-bearing plant to bear larger fruit. A farmer would place a girdle at base of a large branch, and remove all but one fruit from that branch. Thus, all sugars manufactured by leaves on that branch have no sinks but the single fruit, which thus grows to many times normal size.

and from another forum:

Girdling is used in agriculture for many different types of plants. You ever see a 500 pound pumpkin or super large fruits? that may have been helped by a mixture of girdling and hormone treatment, and possibly other techniques. Girdling itself, has the potential to increase not only your yield size, but also the individual size of each flowering cluster. It can also make your buds sweeter with a stronger aroma, and also speed maturity.

Girdling is closely related to supercropping. Except supercropping changes the concentration gradient to allow for better passive transport within the plant. Girdling is essentially the opposite. Girdling can be risky if done excessively or improperly. It can kill any area that is above the girdle. You essentially want to restrict the flow alot or slightly by either cutting a complete 'ring' of the stems outer surface, or for an easier, safer method, tieing a strap around the main stem or branch, tight enough to slightly restrict flow without breaking or completely crushing the stem.

This can be done for best results, 2-4 weeks before harvest. You can even use metal twist ties to serve this purpose. If you remove every bit of flower growth on a girdled stem, except the main growth (optional), the left over growth will recieve the full nutrition every leaf has to offer above the girdle, increasing flower size. This method is also used to create a gold coloration in the buds. when near flower maturity, a girdle will restrict the flow, and basicly slowly strangle the branch or stem area above the girdle. this will cause the flowers to use up all of the available nutrients in these leaves, and they will slowly die off.

The buds themselves will also slowly die off, and can change into a golden color. ever wonder how they make "Acapulco gold" buds gold? well, they say it is the columbian strains natural characteristics, which may be true. But girdling can also give your buds the same 'golden' color, and contribute to resin producton, along with quicker, less problematic drying/curing. It is an easy technique, but the timing must be right for it to be beneficial and not harmful or useless. It is an interesting approach.

Anyone thinking of trying this, should girdle only a few branches, each with different girdle pressures. Since it is the same plant, you have a control factor. After harvest, You can compare the girdled branches to the ungirdled branches, and see which came out better. I have never tried it, but I would be eager to see results and comparisons. Anyone reading this, that may be growing, and only have 2-4 weeks to harvest could give this a try and in less than a month, we can see results of how well this technique can work or not. If done correctly, there is no doubt it would work. But comparisons from the same plant would be interesting to see.

 

[supaleeb]

Interesting. I thought light was a bad thing during the dry/cure stages.

 

[HighDesertJoe]

In the late 70's I grew some seeds that where suppose to be Columbian Gold Columbian Red and Acapulco Gold. Grown in the high desert of Calif in a greenhouse they started flowering in mid-late Aug and finished up in rather cold night temperatures. They where as red as a fire engine and as yellow as a lemon. The red buds cured and looked black and the yellow buds where a golden color with them being the better of the two types that I grew that year.

 

[B. Friendly]

anybody heard of Malawi Cob, it's when they wrap the mj and bury it or something, it comes up with funky colours and is suppost to be amazing.

Jason King writes about it in the cannabible

 

[redspaghetti]

I used to live in Colombia for years and never heard such thing ....

there are many different colors of buds there not just gold

we had blue, purple, hue, blond red and black

these colors varies from the soils and altitude they were grown in.

the higher altitude will provide you better buds and more vibrant colours ...

cheers,,,

p.s

there were acres upon acres of these things, i dont know who would have the time to go tide each and one of them up lol i could be wrong tho