"no-chop" drying on the plant?

densefoggyforest

densefoggyforest

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I'm not willing to try this with my current run, but an idea for an experiment came to me recently. I'm wondering if this has been done before:

What if you stop watering earlier than normal... let the roots and soil dry out %100 by the time it's ready for harvest... and let the buds/whole plant just dry out right there without chopping it down?

This is just my guess, but I'm assuming it would help achieve a nice, much slower dry without putting it at as much risk of mold as other slow-dry methods can.

Looking forward to hearing your thoughts or experiences :)
 
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oill

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densefoggyforest said:
I'm not willing to try this with my current run, but an idea for an experiment came to me recently. I'm wondering if this has been done before:

What if you stop watering earlier than normal... let the roots and soil dry out %100 by the time it's ready for harvest... and let the buds/whole plant just dry out right there without chopping it down?

This is just my guess, but I'm assuming it would help achieve a nice, much slower dry without putting it at as much risk of mold as other slow-dry methods can.

Looking forward to hearing your thoughts or experiences :)
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Lots of people stop watering a few days before harvest. Never herd of not chopping them tho
 
weedstoner420

weedstoner420

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Definitely has been done, slowness of death/drying depends on container size. I tried this in a GrowBox SIP planter and it took much longer than I had anticipated - over a week for the plant to start wilting, then another week for it to actually seem "dead." I ended up chopping it at that point and it still took another 5-7 days to dry.

Unless you know the strain/pheno really well it's probably best to wait until the plant is actually "done" to stop watering, rather than stopping water early in anticipation of when it will be "done."
 
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waterproof808

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what you are considering is not a slow dry but a slow death of the plant...the drying wont begin until the plant is actually dead and water uptake stops.
You're really just going to end up with a plant that is possibly in poorer health when the plant finally dies, and poorer health means more susceptible to problems. The drying part is going to take the same amount of time it normally does once the plant is no longer alive.

IMO, there is no need to reinvent the wheel in regards to drying. Keeping your temps in the 60's with an RH of 60% will slow your drying down adequately enough. Having adequate air exchange and circulation without having fans directly on your plants will avoid mold. You also want to make sure you cut out any mold spots prior to drying or they will only spread.
 
athlete

athlete

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Not a fan of this.

I don't want my plant to degrade when it thinks it should be growing.

It's a stupid idea. No person of value in the cannabis community does this.
 
mistergrafik

mistergrafik

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bk78 said:
Highly unlikely you will have seeds on a fully ripe plant that’s left in a pot to dry.
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overgrowcannabis said:
Ive always got 100% fem seeds by letting the plant flower until she pollenates her self which from what ive read is the natural thing they will do for survival . Let me correct myself every fem seed ive grown that ive planted has been females but i have some i havent planted yet . Maybe im just lucky . Also i dont chop the whole plant i leave part of it flowering .
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DarkWeb

DarkWeb

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Yes but you'd have to keep watering........seeds don't develop overnight.
 
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mistergrafik

mistergrafik

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DarkWeb said:
Yes but yod have to keep watering........seeds don't develop overnight.
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If a plant kicks into death mode, nature can find a way. More so common in pure strains not so much Hybrids. U are correct tho seeds take time to develop / i don't think it would need to be watered
 
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