When you guys do your dark period before you cut your plant down do you water slightly before the dark period as to prolong the drying process? Or do you do one final watering say 2-3 days before putting the plant in darkness and then cutting her down? I've done some searches and really haven't come up with the "ideal" method most people seem to use. Any suggestions/help would be really appreciated.
Final cutting question / Darkness period
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gopherbuddah
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I tried a 48 hour dark period for the first time my last harvest and I watered a couple days before the dark. She got no water after going dark.
Metalarc Lemon
Active Member
X2, after the lights go out I unplug the pump and they get no more.
stuckonsticky
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I had my lights go out on day fifty or so and when they came out of about thirty.six hours dark theyd grown new pistils..thick and white..so id bet it does create more resin trichs whatever but arent clear trichs useless anyway?
RawBudzski
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I have tried 24 hours, 2 days, 3 days, 4 days, & will be giving my upcoming plants 5-7 days of complete darkness with 0 water. (watering heavy before lights out.)
Simply because, the plant is still growing / producing trichs & there is no light from a hot 600w light degrading them.. 2nd reason, I am lazy & it takes me several days to chop.. .so why not keep them in the dark.
Simply because, the plant is still growing / producing trichs & there is no light from a hot 600w light degrading them.. 2nd reason, I am lazy & it takes me several days to chop.. .so why not keep them in the dark.
slonez47
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Did you notice a bump in resin production?
slonez47
Active Member
Depends on the strain. With indica, the more you let your trichs darken the more couch lock effect you get.
slonez47
Active Member
I heard you get a bump in resin production with the contiued darkness period. Any truth, in your opinion? Is it the same as having lower humidity so the plant will be forced to produce more resin to protect itself?
unlucky
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if my plants have one week left then i give them a flush of just water then i go in at the end off the week with the lights on then i turn the lights off i dont need so i dont get to hot my self and i start to cut the fuckers down then dry them then smoke them mmmmmmmm high times 
Beansly
RIU Bulldog
If you are growing in soil, don't water during the dark period. If you're growing in hydro, keep watering. You don't want the plants to dry out and die.
thing is, some people say that the dark period thing doesn't make any difference at all. Some strains don't respond at all. It looks like mostly 'white' strains love it.
thing is, some people say that the dark period thing doesn't make any difference at all. Some strains don't respond at all. It looks like mostly 'white' strains love it.
I appreciate the info guys.. I should of mentioned that i'm in soil (3 gal smart style pots). I generally know what time frame I have until the plant is completely dry. So i'm assuming without the 600 on them the evaporation/entire process would slow down a bit. So as to not worry about mold/etc maybe water a bit less than usual on my last water then yank them?
I just so happen to have a few of those 'white' strains so I guess it couldn't hurt? (=
Beansly
RIU Bulldog
Yeah then I'd say go for it. They seem to respond the most.
gopherbuddah
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Saw A huge production of new trichomes and some extra frostiness
