[AmeriSkunk]

The title basically sums up what this thread is about, i just heard about this on youtube, the grower of a video posted that information either in the description or somewhere in the video. Anyway what was said was that you could take a sterile needle and poke a few holes in the branches of the plant about half-way through flowering and the plant will think its being attacked by insects and start producing more oils. in a way it made sense because the oil production in cannabis is to keep insects from destroying the flowers of the plant.

Has anyone ever tried this? i dont think it would even be harmful to the plant but i am not in a situation or place to be growing right now so i cant try this myself but i did think this is possibly note worthy.. if.... it works.. which is a 50/50 imo

I am also curious to hear other peoples methods of increasing the oil production.

Peace and Pot, Cheers..

[sweeperman]

not sure ,but i did read the same thing

[VerdantGreen]

its a fairly traditional practice with some other plants too - for instance some farmers bang nails etc into trees to improve crops. not sure if it actually works or not but it would make a good subject for a side by side grow.

personally i am suspicious of 'interventionist' techniques and i suspect human nature makes us like to feel that we are doing something pro-active to make things better....

VG

[Hammerhead]

I agree with VG. Nail have been used for many years. I have never noticed any improvement.

Distressing the plant,with physical torture to increase THC production has been disproved numerous times.You can distress it with nutrients and light.

Why is someone who doesn't grow,posting hearsay on an 'Cannabis botany and advanced science' thread.

If your a 'theoretical' grower,"I heard" if you hang the plant upside down the THC will be squeezed out of the roots,now spread more hearsay

This 'gem' of a thread belongs in the new grower forum

[MaynardG_Krebs]

back in yesteryore, I aw several mentions of tortouring plants to increase yeild/potency, but I've never tried it. I've also read that this sort of trearment can stress the plants to hermie or just not do well.... I wouldn't torture my kids or family, so why do it to my plants?

mgk

[soil margin]

Originally Posted by AmeriSkunk

in a way it made sense because the oil production in cannabis is to keep insects from destroying the flowers of the plant.

This would make sense except the oil production in cannabis is to protect the plant from UV light.

As anyone who has grown seriously can tell you, the resin does a very poor job of protecting the plant from insects.

[AmeriSkunk]

Look people i am a grower by trade but i am not growing at the moment for legal reasons, i do intend on growing in the future if you must be so fucking nosy to know... On top of that i am not a newby at all, i used to post all of my grows on another site i cant mention because its blocked out, i swear some of these people at ICmag... you guys act like "if your not in my club and i dont know you how could you ever be a good grower" could you guys ego's get any bigger? I promise you i have grown buds bigger than all of our faces, so cut out the kiddie bullshit okay. I was asking a serious question because the comment had about 40 thumbs up beside it so aparently there was something to this... idiot.

im not aiming that at everyone but its clear which comments go to whom, peace out

[supermanlives]

i doubt it works .as i have never noticed a difference between plants with lots of pest issues and those without.

[supermanlives]

Originally Posted by MaynardG_Krebs

back in yesteryore, I aw several mentions of tortouring plants to increase yeild/potency, but I've never tried it. I've also read that this sort of trearment can stress the plants to hermie or just not do well.... I wouldn't torture my kids or family, so why do it to my plants?

mgk

i remember reading something about it. it would seem that stress might slow down growth rates but not resin production . so you get less yield but more thc. actually the same amount of thc but on less plant matter, so more concentrated. makes me wonder cause some of the best smoke i had was from fucked up plants with tiny yield. no way to know for sure without lab tests