quick question about 48hr dark period?

shmow52

shmow52

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what should the temperature be like during the dark period?
Also do you guys think that it is ok to do this to a plant that has a minor very minor infection of PM? share yo thoughts
 
riddleme

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need to get rid of the PM before you harvest it will make you sick if you smoke it

and drowning your plant would be better than 48 hours of darkness
 
shmow52

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riddleme said:
need to get rid of the PM before you harvest it will make you sick if you smoke it

and drowning your plant would be better than 48 hours of darkness
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its not on the bud, its on a few leaves at a time, and is only restricted to the base of the plant where all the popcorn nugs are, haha probably gonna sell em. and wat is this drowning my plant you speak of lol, never heard of it.
 
SupraSPL

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I have heard that the darkness only helps for certain strains or certain phenos. Almost every strain I have tried will really frost up if given enough time. On the other hand if growing conditions are optimal it seems like they frost up and trichs swell early on.
 
riddleme

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go to page 41 of the calling all noob growers link in my sig and read a few pages (we've been discussing and doing it)
 
michojay

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Yeah This "Dark Period" why on earth would it be a good idea to put a plant in the dark for 2 days? where in nature does this ever happen? Its a bad idea I don't know how many people I have to explain this to not coming down on you bro but all these little bullshit ideas that you here of like the 48 hr dark is just that bullshit!! they would not help you just stick to the plan good light, good nutes on a normal schedule and clean air you'll be good. Also I would get rid of that PM it's bad bad bad!!
 
shmow52

shmow52

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michojay said:
Yeah This "Dark Period" why on earth would it be a good idea to put a plant in the dark for 2 days? where in nature does this ever happen? Its a bad idea I don't know how many people I have to explain this to not coming down on you bro but all these little bullshit ideas that you here of like the 48 hr dark is just that bullshit!! they would not help you just stick to the plan good light, good nutes on a normal schedule and clean air you'll be good. Also I would get rid of that PM it's bad bad bad!!
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damnnn about the pm its not a big deal ive been fightin and keepin it back with serenade. not even trippin about it. Well about the dark period i forgot who but someone did a study and alls of an increase they got was 1% in thc, but everything helps. right? Now anyone want to help me on the temps?
 
riddleme

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you'll have to wait for a newbie that thinks they know

experienced growers don't do it so how would we know the details of a myth???
 
pinxpointxpupil

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lol i dunno about the temps man but I know some strains will turn purple givin colder night temps.

Not 100% if that is like verified
 
riddleme

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The actual story is 72 hours not 48 (though some still say 36) and the notion is that trichs are developed during the dark period and decay in light, so the "myth" makes sense to folks based on these facts

While I have busted a lot of myths this is one I don't bother with, so no, perhaps you should just try it and see what happens put one in dark and leave one in light and see which one is better???

I gave you a "real" proven technique to check out but how you grow is up to you
 
shmow52

shmow52

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riddleme said:
The actual story is 72 hours not 48 (though some still say 36) and the notion is that trichs are developed during the dark period and decay in light, so the "myth" makes sense to folks based on these facts

While I have busted a lot of myths this is one I don't bother with, so no, perhaps you should just try it and see what happens put one in dark and leave one in light and see which one is better???

I gave you a "real" proven technique to check out but how you grow is up to you
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well why havnt you busted this one, i mean it is one of the biggest myths. anyone have any idea on the temps?
 
riddleme

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I have not tried to bust it because it has been discussed to death and I've read most of em, funny thing is not one single thread where they talk about it has anyone come back and said hey I did this and it worked

as for temps in ia proper garden the dark temp should be 10 degrees below that of the lights on temp so do the math and try it then tell us if it worked, you could be the 1st

the actual story does not include any info on temps
 
shmow52

shmow52

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riddleme said:
I have not tried to bust it because it has been discussed to death and I've read most of em, funny thing is not one single thread where they talk about it has anyone come back and said hey I did this and it worked

as for temps in ia proper garden the dark temp should be 10 degrees below that of the lights on temp so do the math and try it then tell us if it worked, you could be the 1st

the actual story does not include any info on temps
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alright idk wat im goin to do now lol
 
riddleme

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here is the actual story

"The Stichting Institute of Medical marijuana (SIMM), the first company to sell marijuana through the pharmacies of Holland, has been investigating the medical possibilities of cannabis, together with TNO laboratories and the University of Leiden. One of their discoveries has been that to keep the ripe plants in the dark before harvesting could increase their potency.

SIMM’s growers separated a crop of mature plants, harvested half of them and kept the other half in absolute darkness for 72 hours before cutting and drying. Analysis of the resulting dried buds showed that some varieties had seen an increase of THC of up to 30%, while CBD and CBN remained the same."
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the SIMM institute is real, if you go to thier website there is no mention of this study ???

if you google keywords from the above quote all that comes up is its mention in MJ forums

I promise you I have found proof of the drowning thing, take a look
 
shmow52

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lol i just read tht same post, by bricktop right, and ill check it out
if you google keywords from the above quote all that comes up is its mention in MJ forums
 
ElectricPineapple

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my dude, just go the the aforementioned thread, read the drowning techniques and do that. you will be glad you did. Riddleme puts a lot of his time in this and he knows what he is doing.

im doing the drowning method for 4-6 days before harvest, to kickstart the fermentation process. 17-20 days til harvest baby. not by choice btw, would let them go longer but have to chop round the 4th of july which is around the 8 week mark.
 
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