Leaving lower branches for 2nd harvest??

rickymac21

rickymac21

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I have looked but can't find a definite answer. I'm always getting stuck with some of that popcorn on the lower branches at harvest time. I know I've heard of people leaving those buds to flower an extra week or two after the first initial cut
So questions are. ...
1. Will this increase the bud density/weight.
2. Since the colas have already been cut, will the plant be stunted for a solid week? Meaning this method is basically ineffective?
All insight is appreciated. Thanks!
 
TokeHoldCough

TokeHoldCough

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I don't know about chopping everything but popcorn buds.. But I do know if you let it flower(over ripe) the buds get heavier due to resin glands hardening.. Cash crops do it all the time. You gotta be careful though, mother nature will through pollen after being to over ripe so her genes don't die. You will have seeded bud, which, again is more potent and adds weight.
 
rickymac21

rickymac21

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Ringsixty said:
Just make Butter out of the Popcorn Budz. That's what I do.
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Well I've done that before but most people don't want to pay for an edible with no idea of what's in it. It's just easier to rid of nuggets. I suppose I can't lose any weight by doing it so ill just see what happens
 
rickymac21

rickymac21

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Stellah said:
Let those little nuggs stay and keep it goin.The smoke will be awesome.Use it as personal.
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That's good news. Would the reason for this just be due to the further development of the thrichs. And will they actually start to swell up and gain some density to them ? Right now there's nothing to them.
 
Flares

Flares

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Yup, you can do a number of things. You could also reveg. it if ya like. Could also take the lower under developed branches and make clones. YES it is possible as I have clones from 1 of my girls that I just cropped. when I started my flush I cut 3 lower branches off and cleaned,clipped and rooting hormone. 2 weeks later and there growing good. Also, when ya take a clone from a flowering plant you will have a very branchy female plant to take more clones off of.
 
ineverveg

ineverveg

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i let em go an extra week and they really harden up , i too use it as personal unless they are really under developed then they go in the oil pot
 
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Sampras1489

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How about avoid the popcorn buds all together and prune those nodes early on so all your left with is colas? Just a thought.
 
ineverveg

ineverveg

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If you grow 12/12 from seed which I do,there is no getting away from popcorn with some strains.with my current grow in my Sig i just lollipopped some og kush,although I hate cutting nodes off in flower I wanted to do a sog from seed
 
skunkd0c

skunkd0c

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depends on the size of the plant mainly and strain too, if its just a small plant with a little bit of schwag at the bottom i wouldn't bother
just take it all down, if it is a large plant and the lower bud is on solid branches but just got shaded and is less mature it could produce some good extra yield if you give it some extra time to finish off

peace :)
 
legallyflying

legallyflying

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Yeah. Ditto what Spock says. I always harvest the tips then lower th light fOr an extra week. They will put on weight and develop better color.

If I have plants waiting to get in the flower room however, they all just go in the trash. Fuck hash and fuck
Oil. ;)
 
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ilikecheetoes

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lol i just dug out a bunch of trimmings ive had around and tried the iso thing. I only smoke bud but my buddys like all this new hocus pocus so i figured id give it a shot.
its easy but this damn iso isnt evaping as fast as I thought it would.
 
Greggos88

Greggos88

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Hash it! I've been making dank BHO dispensary grade earwax for about 8 months now. 1 can 5x filtered butane can blow 1 oz of bud material and whip that up to 2-3g of fire. Never going to purchase hash again myself, still working on supplying myself with herb. But hey, that's why we're all here isn't it?
 
Uncle Ben

Uncle Ben

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Moon Goblin said:
I believe legallyflying and skunkd0c are correct. So does Steven Tuck- although he might be a little hard to understand, he is a botanist:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bj_pudE9iwE
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Most of what he relayed I've been writing about for 15 years. I've also posted many times about my double harvest drill and included photos, which is taking off buds as they are ready. Aint no different than picking peaches off the tree. I harvested outdoor plants about a month ago and did my usual drill - took out the bulked up colas and left the lower part of the plant out in the sun to bulk up. Like this guy said, it's all about apical dominance which also affects the lower buds, commonly referred to as popcorn buds. Most folks believe those airy buds are there because they don't get enough light. That is a false paradigm.

UB
 
Slab

Slab

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A secondary harvest is not the same as a second harvest ( revegging)?

Tuck mentions OverGrow and the wealth of knowledge that was lost, like the library in Alexandria.

He has MS if anyone was wondering about his appearence.
 
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