What to do before HARVESTING? BIGGER BUDS AND MORE THC?

I have done this technique before & it produced extremely resinous purple & green nuggets that in spots began to ooze small (1-2mm) liquid thc droplets which I harvested into a greenish white ball that sizzled & bubbled as I smoked it...

It's worth trying. Seriously. You can even give them a 48/24/48 or a 72/48/72 dark/light/dark cycle, which I am planning on trying this time around. Remember it's not the light period, it's the dark period that determines flowering. The key is to store enough light energy to really make this long dark period method work. The longer dark/light period works. Theoretically, you could flower the plant on these types of cycles the whole time & harvest gigantic amounts of thc.

- Rom

that tells us about 36 hours, but what about 72? has anyone tried the full three days at the end of there flowering cycle right before harvest?

RavenMochi said:

that tells us about 36 hours, but what about 72? has anyone tried the full three days at the end of there flowering cycle right before harvest?

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I am going to give mine a 36 hour darkness just before harvest, so darkness will begin thursday night this week.

I am harvesting at week 7.5 of flowering and i believe its a bit earlier for me because i lowered the light cycle by an hour a day from 18/6 to 12/12 . I honestly think this sets off chemical changes in the plant earlier which means by the time it hits 12/12 it will already have pistils all over it (as mine did) . I dont really believe in keeping them in darkness for 36-72 hours between veg and flowering. with that method the idea is to shock your plants into thinking theyre going to die so they hurry the hell up and start to flower. I just dont believe in shocking my plants in any way shape or form. I would rather gradually lower the light period as mother nature does in her garden

Thats my 2 cents, take it or leave it but everything i do i try and base on common sense and proven science

upon much deep deep thought SensiStan, I have to say.... I like the idea of shocking them into thinking they're going to die...they are, and if they don't come out female, they're gonna die quicker...I'm not playing with them, they better get to work!! Who do these bitches thank I am, they're sugar daddy?! †said right after he feed his baby girls molasses† Oh, shit...I guess I am... ::

mmmm allways yes and no's sigh sigh sigh

i think i might do the 48 hr darkness just incase it works.... i also heard letting the soil stay dry before you harvest can help the buds try quicker, but i guess unless you leave it so dry the fan leaves droop majorly it wont help

I'll be trying it...not for the flowering part, mine that I'll be testing on are auto's, but for the 3 days before harvest...

after the stress they put me through, I'll get a kick out of shocking the shit out of them the last three days of their lives...kinda...since any female I'll be cloning...so it'll live on, kinda...kay, I'm high, I'll shut up...or stop typing...

"I blacked out your sun bitches!!! how do you like your sugar daddy now!!??!!"†L† kay, now I'm done...

yea man thats uvb lighting and if u research you will find it is essential for thc production

well do you think that 3 days in the dark at the end of flowering will hurt your ladies? and for the UV light. doesent the sun give off UV rays? so is that why outdoor bud is so much better?

you cant really beat the sun. Look what it has done for life already, it literally has vitamin K in its rays even. If u let an outdoor plant get couple days of darkness im sure youd see some serious ripeness go on. I believe plant use their energy they collect through-out the day, at night. and seeing im sure they store energy, i can just understand why this theory works. I will be doing 3-4 days of darkness before harvest.

i8urbabi said:

you cant really beat the sun. Look what it has done for life already, it literally has vitamin K in its rays even. If u let an outdoor plant get couple days of darkness im sure youd see some serious ripeness go on. I believe plant use their energy they collect through-out the day, at night. and seeing im sure they store energy, i can just understand why this theory works. I will be doing 3-4 days of darkness before harvest.

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thats what i mean. 3 days right before your harvest wouldent do any harm

thc is created as a reaction from atmospheric conditions. The production is the plants way to create a protective layer from things such as intense UV light and very low humidity. I found that dropping down the humidity to around 25% for the last 4-5 days to increase resign worked. I am curious about the uv light never tried it personally cause hps does not emit uv rays. mh however does.

many of you wrote here that you will do 48 or 72 dark period before flowering, but none posted how it went? is it worth it?

I done it before. I usually make sure the soil is drying out also. I think it increases resin.
Not bad. Worth a try.

59fifty said:

many of you wrote here that you will do 48 or 72 dark period before flowering, but none posted how it went? is it worth it?

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The point of the long dark period is to give the plant a period to burn off starches and sugars to start the curing process early.

This theoretically gives it a nicer flavor, and if there's less starch, it means a higher percentage of the mass is resin.

I switch from an HPS bulb to a MB bulb for the last 2-3 weeks. MH have higher UVB levels than HPS' and UVB exposure forces more resin development. Everybody should do it, it's the cool new-ish thing.

As far as the dark period. Makes sense to me. I'd even look into a 3-5 day dark period

mrCRC420 said:

I switch from an HPS bulb to a MB bulb for the last 2-3 weeks. MH have higher UVB levels than HPS' and UVB exposure forces more resin development. Everybody should do it, it's the cool new-ish thing.

As far as the dark period. Makes sense to me. I'd even look into a 3-5 day dark period

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Almost all grow lights including MH have coatings against UVB. I think there maybe some lights that lack the coating. but I know that there is a regulation regarding coatings to remove any uvb from the output spectrum.

mrCRC420 said:

I switch from an HPS bulb to a MB bulb for the last 2-3 weeks. MH have higher UVB levels than HPS' and UVB exposure forces more resin development. Everybody should do it, it's the cool new-ish thing.

As far as the dark period. Makes sense to me. I'd even look into a 3-5 day dark period

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ive done a whole grow in the dark. my shit was off the charts.

post some photos

Ashes !
Wood ash or like I do save
the ash from hemp paper joints.

Cognotive-theory said:

post some photos

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Dude the thread is 4 years old...