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SxIstew

SxIstew

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Yeah. Hit up Newbury Comics sometime and grab the latest issue of SKUNK magazine. The chief editor "The Rev" is quite popular in the cannabis world. And according to this article he wrote it really helps a lot.View attachment 2850724
this is only the beginning of the article. but this is what i am talking about. ;)
 
SxIstew

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dlftmyers said:
Thanks for the info Stew I'm shooting for about 5 days or so drying time In a closet complete darkness same closet that I flower in so I have the fan on low and not blowing directly on the buds The temps around 73 and the humidity is at 53%
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Drop the temp below 70 if possible. and maintain as close to 50% RH as possible for the best results.

Another thing I have read. It's better to harvest at dawn, right after a dark period. The weed is more potent this way.


But the 10 days is supposed to create higher levels of THC overall... because THC develops in the dark not light. :)
 
SxIstew

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This also helps to turn clear to milky without increasing the amber trichomes. Which occurs during the light hours.
 
dlftmyers

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SxIstew said:
Yeah. Hit up Newbury Comics sometime and grab the latest issue of SKUNK magazine. The chief editor "The Rev" is quite popular in the cannabis world. And according to this article he wrote it really helps a lot.View attachment 2850724
this is only the beginning of the article. but this is what i am talking about. ;)
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That's Funny wish I would of read this before I harvested, I gave my girls three days of darkness was reading somewhere that it could help
 
garlictrain

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It is certain that a "48hr dark period" at the harvest time increases thc and overall resin production as trichomes regenerate at night to gear up and protect the plant from damaging uv rays during daylight. I've personally seen plants become "wet" with resin, smearing anything and everything with a stinky glossy sheen after 2 days in the dark.

As for ten days I think that's excessive. I have never known any professional commercial growers to use this technique. I myself would be worried about mold and bugs. Is the "10days" said to increase yield or resin production?

As any grower knows a lot can go wrong in 10 days.
 
SxIstew

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garlictrain said:
It is certain that a "48hr dark period" at the harvest time increases thc and overall resin production as trichomes regenerate at night to gear up and protect the plant from damaging uv rays during daylight. I've personally seen plants become "wet" with resin, smearing anything and everything with a stinky glossy sheen after 2 days in the dark.

As for ten days I think that's excessive. I have never known any professional commercial growers to use this technique. I myself would be worried about mold and bugs. Is the "10days" said to increase yield or resin production?

As any grower knows a lot can go wrong in 10 days.
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According to The Rev it increases THC production beyond that of a 48-72 hour darkness, and gives an alien lime green to some strains. Exact words.SAM_0170.jpg
 
garlictrain

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Very interesting I would like to see some result fo sho. As for taking away a synth "bite" I think that has more to do with flushing and not pushing your plants in excess ppm's. Also I am curious if you harvest at wk 8-9 (day56-63) but push 10 days darkness that means you pushing plants 10 days past finishing but in total darkness? So then you make sure to water but not too much before the 10 day finishing darkness? Do you water during this phase? Is it primarily to take away the "bite" as said grower the rev has only tried this method with synthetically grown cannabis?
 
Dogenzengi

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Stew,
Super interesting article!
can you post the rest, or a link?
do you do 10 days dark?
How is it handled in hydro?
i.e. Water, no water, Nutes?
obviously Dark, can you use a green light to check for possible mold etc?

I am 5-6 weeks from finishing my first plant, I need to know how many days of Darkness are best!

Help a Brother out, ;-)



SxIstew said:
Yeah. Hit up Newbury Comics sometime and grab the latest issue of SKUNK magazine. The chief editor "The Rev" is quite popular in the cannabis world. And according to this article he wrote it really helps a lot.View attachment 2850724
this is only the beginning of the article. but this is what i am talking about.
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SxIstew

SxIstew

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I'll take pictures of the whole thing for you bro. It's not online. It's actually an entire light training article for the entire flowering cycle when running the same strain.
Different formulas for different (# of weeks) lengths of flowering....

It'll take me a few minutes. And i need permission of dlftmyers before hand.
 
SxIstew

SxIstew

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actually gimmie one minute to clear my photo's. Had taken some earlier for my thread but never posted em. I'll be back with pics for you if dlft says its cool
 
SxIstew

SxIstew

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just got all the pics taken. post em up now.
Kinda funny thing. At the bottom of every page is a quote by a different person. the last pic shows one from George Carlin(RIP)
 
SxIstew

SxIstew

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Save all the pics. It may get removed for copywrite issues. I purchased the magazine and took the photo's myself. but the mag is not affiliated to RIU.
There are no disclaimers stating i cannot use the article to show my friends once i purchased the magazine. so I hope it's all good. lol
 
bird dog

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Your new grow looks interesting dlf. Are those colas that you have hanging from your Blue Mistic? Either way, could you pull down one or two and put your scope on the trichs and let us see? Looks like she did a wonderful job for you dude. Jamaica Airee tonight! Peace
:peace:
 
SxIstew

SxIstew

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bird dog said:
Your new grow looks interesting dlf. Are those colas that you have hanging from your Blue Mistic? Either way, could you pull down one or two and put your scope on the trichs and let us see? Looks like she did a wonderful job for you dude. Jamaica Airee tonight! Peace
:peace:
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Buds needs complete darkness while drying to retain potency. The more they are handled or put in the light, the less potent they become. due to degrading THC.

Curing should also be done in complete darkness.
 
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