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The girls are ready two plus weeks of flushing is done .
Now I've heard that leaving in the dark 24 hours or 48 or more (as much as two weeks?)will improve potency or trichome production .
Any body got any ideas on this ?
I was thinking to keep them in the for 48 hours and then 12 hours of light again and 12 dark and harvest .
And don't forget to KEEP them in total darkness as much as possible throughout the drying and curing process!
Take a plant(25% of your crop would give you a better ratio for an experiment) and put it in the the dark for two days, take pics before. Then compare them to the others. Pics do not lie. If you notice a dif. then send in some samples to have them checked out.
Plants make up this process during lights out, but I do not think they have the capacity to keep up the processes during lights out for days as they need the light to keep the process going. JK
check this:Have to find out more about curing .
This method is particularly effective for folks who are starting out, those looking to maximize quality in a shorter period of time, and folks who's like to produce a connoisseur-quality product each and every time with no guesswork involved.
It's a very simple and effective process:
Cut the product, trim it per your preference, but don't dry it until the stems snap. Take it down while the stems still have some flex, but the product feel dry on the outside. This is a perfect opportunity to drop the dry-feeling flowers onto a screen and collect prime-quality kief that would otherwise get lost in the jar.
Jar the product, along with a Caliber III hygrometer. One can be had on Ebay for ~$20. Having tested a number of hygrometers - digital and analog - this model in particular produced consistent, accurate results. Then, watch the readings:
+70% RH - too wet, needs to sit outside the jar to dry for 12-24 hours, depending.
65-70% RH - the product is almost in the cure zone, if you will. It can be slowly brought to optimum RH by opening the lid for 2-4 hours.
60-65% RH - the stems snap, the product feels a bit sticky, and it is curing.
55-60% RH - at this point it can be stored for an extended period without worrying about mold. The product will continue to cure.
Below 55% RH - the RH is too low for the curing process to take place. The product starts to feel brittle. Once you've hit this point, nothing will make it better. Adding mosture won't restart the curing process; it will just make the product wet. If you measure a RH below 55% don't panic. Read below:
Obviously, the product need time to sweat in the jar. As such, accurate readings won't be seen for ~24 hours, assuming the flowers are in the optimal cure zone. If you're curing the product for long-term storage, give the flowers 4-5 days for an accurate reading. If the product is sill very wet, a +70% RH reading will show within hours. If you see the RH rising ~1% per hour, keep a close eye on the product, as it's likely too moist.
I have seen a few people do this with great results.. I personally saw a noticeable difference in trichome coverage and they bulked up a bit more. I will be doing this next week on a room full of Sour Diesel.. can't wait!
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So anyways, looking for a car thats good on gas mileage right, a trusted source turned me on to A Toyota Prius. Did some research(edmunds, car&driver, etc) and just couldnt find any specs or data specifically on Prius's But.. found out hondas (different manufacturer, but its a car nonetheless
have great gas economy due to variable valve timing) just couldnt find anything specifically on the prius but this is pretty close i thunk..
Im gettin the prius. Thoughts?
Much love for the fact checking, Mother! I got so tired of being misinformed myself that I'm going to college for this shit just to have my own references.
On chlorophyll breakdown-
Leaf Senescence: Correlated with Increased Levels of Membrane Permeability and Lipid Peroxidation, and Decreased Levels of Superoxide Dismutase and Catalase
by Rajinder S. Dhindsa, Pamela Plumb-Dhindsa and Trevor A. Thorpe
Department of Biology, University of Calgary, Alberta, Canada
"The changes in membrane permeability (soluble leakage), lipid peroxidation, and activities of superoxide dismutase (SOD) and catalase have been studied during in situ senescence of leaves of Nicotiana tabacum L., cv. Wisconsin 38. After full leaf expansion was reached there was a rapid, almost linear increase in the rate of 86Rb leakage from the preloaded leaf discs, with leaf age. Parallel with this increase in membrane permeability was a cumulative increase in the level of lipid peroxidation. At the same leaf age there were changes in the activities of SOD and catalase. SOD activity decreased on the basis of fresh weight but did not change when measured on the basis of protein content probably due to relative stability of SOD during the senescence-associated general decline in protein content. Catalase activity first increased parallel with the chlorophyll content of the leaf and then, after full leaf expansion, declined on the basis of both fresh weight and protein content. These changes in membrane permeability, lipid peroxidation, and the enzyme activities coincide in leaf age with the decline in protein and chlorophyll contents and in chlorophyll a: b ratio. When the senescence of the bottom-most leaves was reversed by removing the stem from immediately above them, the senescence-associated changes in protein and chlorophyll contents, lipid peroxidation, and the enzyme activities were also reversed. It is suggested that leaf senescence may be a consequence of cumulative membrane deterioration due to increasing level of lipid peroxidation probably controlled by, among other factors, the activities of SOD and catalase."
Just says that a drop in proteins (flushing) along with degradation of chlorophyll (light deprevation) triggers ripening and finishing processes in the plant. If resin production is one of these outcomes in cannabis is as of yet unproven.
On light deprivation to induce hermaphrodites-
The Role of Chlorophyll Fluorescence in The Detection of Stress Conditions in Plants
by Hartmut K. Lichtenthalera & Ursula Rinderlea
Just says that the same chemicals from above in large doses at the wrong time trigger stress induced abnormalities.
Not trying to be a smart ass. It just comes natural.
So anyways, looking for a car thats good on gas mileage right, a trusted source turned me on to A Toyota Prius. Did some research(edmunds, car&driver, etc) and just couldnt find any specs or data specifically on Prius's But.. found out hondas (different manufacturer, but its a car nonetheless
have great gas economy due to variable valve timing) just couldnt find anything specifically on the prius but this is pretty close i thunk..
Im gettin the prius. Thoughts?
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