Is the darkness before harvest myth dead

xtsho

xtsho

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conor c said:
I was thinking about this last night maybe the difference people that swear by extra dark hours at the end well maybe think they got extra taste whatever could it just be the chlorophyll compounds starting the process to break down earlier due to microbes and the extra dark this is mere speculation just throwing this out there lol ?
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I've been too lazy to trim up plants before so some have sat in the tent with the light off and just the exhaust fan running for days. I didn't notice anything different from the plants that sat in darkness for a few days and those I trimmed up right away. There may be some slight differences but nothing noticeable.

I have been too lazy to trim and let plants just dry on the stem in the pots. That was some real smooth and good tasting weed. I think I'll let one dry on the vine again and compare it closely with one dried the traditional way. I had a couple plants growing at my mothers in the garage years ago. I never got around to harvesting them and when I went over they were dead and dried in the pots. It was some damn fine smoke as well.
 
Budzbuddha

Budzbuddha

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As @xtsho mentioned - i find leaving them in solitary for a couple days or until “ i feel like “ taking them down.

Or as stated leave in pot ( dark tent / air exchange / hygrometer ) . However the day before final lights out i give then a trim job ( like a prisoner ) then they wait for execution
 
ComputerSaysNo

ComputerSaysNo

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Northwood said:
Edit: I watched the entire thing, and I do agree especially that "flushing" has no efficacy. That's Bro-Science for sure.
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Flushing is not even bro science, it's just a cargo cult.

For something to be "bro science", it at least has to sound scientifically, there needs to be some bogus reason. Or some wrong assumptions that sound intuitive, and then going from there to arrive at whatever conclusion does feel right.

I actually think that 48-darkness is even more outlandish than end-of-harvest flushing, for that matter.
 
Lenin1917

Lenin1917

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The pistils turn brown/red as the flowers ripen. If they’re white you’re still weeks away from being ready. Stop going by listed breeder times, they’re only useful as a guideline. I don’t give mine a special long dark period, but I do harvest right before lights on.
 
conor c

conor c

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resinhead said:
Do you know why?
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I may be wrong but i think if you consider when lights are on on theres some things like monoterpenes that are volatile when lights are off you notice them more cos they aint being cooked off this is just a thought no real scientific basis or nothing what about you man why do you think they stink a bit more during lights off vs on ?
 
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