48 or 72 hrs dark?
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Guest
wat?? im also confused are you talking of during flowering towards the end
do you mean after the plant has reached maturity, leaving in complete darkness for 2 to 3 days straight before harvesting. I have only heard of such things, Im not sure if it does anything or if it is a useful technique. I think what the darkness does is put the plant under some forms of stress maybe that will trigger a boost in buds or some other boost??
anyone else with me on this???
anyone else with me on this???
Dr.Feelgood
Member
If you're talking about putting them in dark when they're ready to harvest, it is 48hr. That's the number I hear most often.
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Guest
whats the reason for this Dr?
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Guest
dmcheatw said:
48 hours is the usual amount of time. You should try to keep them in a dark area that is free of light leaks. You also want to water the plants a few days before they go into the dark room because you want them to be dry for harvest.
The point of this is to trick the female plant into thinking its life cycle is ending causing it to produce more resin to collect male pollen. Which leads to frostier buds.
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Guest
Ahhh I get it i''ll need to try this , id herd of putting ur planst in darkness befoer harvest but didnt know the reason why so never bothered thanks cough
now, i am going to be using coco slabs with a soaker hose.. should i just stop watering 3 days before harvest and not water during it? it will all be timed so i wont have to go into the room.. the room is totaly self sustaining.. atleast for a couple days.. also, if i do stop watering for the last three days, should i stop feeding nutes 3 days earlier then expected harvest?? like 7-10 days before instead of 4-7???
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clear and blue
theres always mixed opinions on this subject.
one thing to bear in mind is that the 48-72 hours of dark is also likely to speed up maturation so if the plant is already at its peak, it could be sent over the edge into the abyss of mongyness.
one thing to bear in mind is that the 48-72 hours of dark is also likely to speed up maturation so if the plant is already at its peak, it could be sent over the edge into the abyss of mongyness.
i think that the theory about the female plant looking extremely hard for male pollen makes sense if the plant is in 48 hr darkness. Light is only need for photosynthesis, and that mostly means producing leaf material with light+CO2 and nutes. I would try out this technique before you totally discredit it.
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Guest
This is pure rumor until someone posts some evidence as to why it actually benefits the plants. No photos? Physiologically, it seems far-fetched to think the plant could pack on a bunch of extra trichs in 48 hours if it has already matured... again no evidence though. 48 hours isn't very much time at all for anything significant to happen...
... guess I will have to try it though, find out for myself.
... guess I will have to try it though, find out for myself.
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