Is the darkness before harvest myth dead

Northwood said:
Plants are very "conservative" so likely 48 hours is too much. In the research, plants store enough easily accessible carbon to last just a bit longer than the regular nighttime cycle. I'm pretty sure that the majority carbohydrates would mostly be used up within a single cycle as the research says. In other words,, just harvest your plants after their dark period without having their lights turn on in their morning.
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Northwood said:
Keep in mind that the carbohydrates created during the day for storage during the night represent a pretty small proportion of biomass that would be available for smoking. Lol

But it's not "bro science" that darkness would help lower biomass (carbon) to THC ratio to at least a small degree. Most of the biomass in your bud is likely more stable cellulose and lignin. But who wants to smoke sugar or simple starch? Yuke! Allowing your bud to mellow out in darkness can use those compounds up because... well... cannabis is a plant like any other.
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Bro-Science is Bro-Science, even if you put a dress on it.
 
PadawanWarrior said:
Bro-Science is Bro-Science, even if you put a dress on it. :lol:
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Yeah I realize that many who grow cannabis don't actually consider them to be plants, and photosynthesis and have night cycles. :bigjoint:

Personally I think they are regular plants, even like hot peppers, that during the dark they use up the carbohydrates they stored to survive during the day as so many scientific publications confirm. I'm not sure if this is a hill you want to stand on. I used to enjoy your posts. WTF is going on? You believed in science before?
 
Billy the Mountain said:
You need better sources or reading comprehension.

37:03 for the darkness b.s.
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Yeah okay, the science is wrong and plants do not consume carbohydrates during darkness after accumulating them during the day through photosynthesis for later respiration (survival) during the night cycle according to you. I suggest you publish your findings along with the data and experimental observations you've based that upon. You have the chance to force so many peer reviewed papers to be retracted. You will be famous!

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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Northwood said:
Yeah I realize that many who grow cannabis don't actually consider them to be plants, and photosynthesis and have night cycles. :bigjoint:

Personally I think they are regular plants, even like hot peppers, that during the dark they use up the carbohydrates they stored to survive during the day as so many scientific publications confirm. I'm not sure if this is a hill you want to stand on. I used to enjoy your posts. WTF is going on? You believed in science before?
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I know huh. I'm a fan of your posts too man, and always love watching your grows.

I agree with a lot of what you're saying. And totally agree that at lights out the plants use the starch reserves to turn them to sugar. I'm all on board with that. My issue is with 48 hours of it.

It's all good man. I'm still totally cool with you, and I hope you still are with me.

Let's agree to disagree, lol.
 
I put mine in the dark. Sometimes don’t.

Is there a difference? Yes.

Can I tell it when I smoke it? No.


Although I did have a blueberry plant which was subjected to some incredibly cold dark nights as we lost power and was fucking freezing. Was drinking every 2 days. Dropped to every 5 days. What I noticed is that the smell increased dramatically (smell = taste).

After resuming normal heat/watering habits the smell never came back as strong. Gonna try dropping temps down to low 60’s again (lights on) end of flower to try and replicate.

At the end of the day though. It’s only you who experiences getting high so do as you please with your weed. We all live in a subjective reality not an objective one. So no cunt ultimately knows what’s what lol
 
Nutty sKunK said:
I put mine in the dark. Sometimes don’t.

Is there a difference? Yes.

Can I tell it when I smoke it? No.


Although I did have a blueberry plant which was subjected to some incredibly cold dark nights as we lost power and was fucking freezing. Was drinking every 2 days. Dropped to every 5 days. What I noticed is that the smell increased dramatically (smell = taste).

After resuming normal heat/watering habits the smell never came back as strong. Gonna try dropping temps down to low 60’s again (lights on) end of flower to try and replicate.

At the end of the day though. It’s only you who experiences getting high so do as you please with your weed. We all live in a subjective reality not an objective one. So no cunt ultimately knows what’s what lol
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It takes weeks for the plant to produce resins, which to my understanding are a byproduct of the plant protecting itself from light intensity and pests ..like sunscreen with deet. So, take away the sun (light), and the plant has no reason to "protect" itself or produce more resins.

And, don't trichomes take weeks to ripen as well? So if you have a final 48 or 72-hr push for trichomes, theoretically wouldn't they just be new, clear heads?

I dunno, the whole dark period sounds like pseudoscience to me.
 
kingzt said:
Just curious if anyone still does this. Things I’ve read is that terps would be better and thc content would be higher since light can potentially diminish both. I did 24 hours darkness twice and didn’t notice much. Some of the white pistils changed color that’s about it. Is 24 hours not long enough or is it a complete myth?
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Yes its a must. Makes flowers more resinous. Huge win!!!
 
There aren't any credible studies on this subject. However, I suspect there is a small increase in terpenes and possibly a smaller increase in THC. Neither of these small increases would make a noticeable difference to the smoker.

The plant has been making terpenes and THC for months. How much can it make it 24-48 hours? Not a lot.
 
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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