I’ve googled and found a ton of posts based on this process. So I thought it would get some more info because people expect some sort of increase in potency or something... so my questions are:
1. Has anyone tried giving their plants 24-72 hours of darkness before harvest? If so, what growing medium were you in and did you water before placing them in darkness?
2. What difference did you see in these harvested buds? (I don’t expect a difference in potency, but a difference in flavor/harshness.)
I’m curious because I had a friend who would give his plants 2 weeks of darkness and I found his bud to be the best smoking bud I’ve ever had. In those 2 weeks the bud would also be curing obviously, so maybe it’s just the curing process that’s giving the buds a better smoke?
The reason I think darkness is also effective is because the plant will bring nutrients in from the tops down to the stems/roots thinking that the tops aren’t getting light so it will try to redirect those nutrients to a top that is getting light to try and survive, but since no tops are getting light, it’s basically just flushing itself out and dies and dries with its nutrients away from the flowers. From a survival perspective it makes sense, and you can see it for yourself. If you don’t give a top enough light, the plant tries to kill the top off and it becomes flimsy and basically prunes itself. Let me know what you guys think.
1. Has anyone tried giving their plants 24-72 hours of darkness before harvest? If so, what growing medium were you in and did you water before placing them in darkness?
2. What difference did you see in these harvested buds? (I don’t expect a difference in potency, but a difference in flavor/harshness.)
I’m curious because I had a friend who would give his plants 2 weeks of darkness and I found his bud to be the best smoking bud I’ve ever had. In those 2 weeks the bud would also be curing obviously, so maybe it’s just the curing process that’s giving the buds a better smoke?
The reason I think darkness is also effective is because the plant will bring nutrients in from the tops down to the stems/roots thinking that the tops aren’t getting light so it will try to redirect those nutrients to a top that is getting light to try and survive, but since no tops are getting light, it’s basically just flushing itself out and dies and dries with its nutrients away from the flowers. From a survival perspective it makes sense, and you can see it for yourself. If you don’t give a top enough light, the plant tries to kill the top off and it becomes flimsy and basically prunes itself. Let me know what you guys think.
