I'm going to flush with 10 gallons of water
Yikes...
Old wives tale. Cannabis doesn't get a magic 24-48 hours of dark in nature. Might as well turn it upside down and boil the roots to get the extra THC...
I've heard a lot of people say they leave their plant in darkness for the last 24 to 48 hours before Harvest I was wondering what the purpose of this is
This is why I do it not for increased resin production. It's not a strict 24hrs anyway. My lights come on close to midnight and I don't want to start chopping at midnight so I switch the lights off until the next morning.Perhaps nothing more than an old wives’ tale; however, harvesting during the dark cycle isn’t.
I do it more so out of routine than anything else. Running a multi-strain garden from seed it’s easier to remove plants for darkness to then chop later outside the flower room instead of potentially disrupting light cycle to chop a plant or two.
"Timing the harvest is Paramount to the final quality. Harvest your precious buds in the dark, just before the lights normally come on. If possible, do not allow the plants to see direct light as long as their roots are attached. Direct light on a plant will draw up stored starches and sugars from the root system. During the nighttime hours, our ladies are busy storing food down in their root system that they made during the daylight hours. During “lights out,” starches and sugars produced by photosynthesis during the day drain downward to the roots.
Thank you for your messages Shmavis. I found them well articulated and helpful. You put it very nicely that you do not have info on the subject but are repeating what you have found out from good sources.
As said, very helpful and well shared information - Thank you kindly
This is why I do it not for increased resin production. It's not a strict 24hrs anyway. My lights come on close to midnight and I don't want to start chopping at midnight so I switch the lights off until the next morning.