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Kind of sounds like folklore to me, I did try it for a few grows but saw no difference. I do believe it is best to harvest at the end of the lights off cycle.
add 1 more, day 3 days is the way to go. i've seen it done 4 days with no probs, if ur girls eat everyday u'll need to get in there with a green light n handle ur bizz or they'll b all wilted when u do go inn there to chopIm gonna Try two days dark before chop. Its not gonna harm anything so y not
I'm with you on this one TheoneandonlyZ, and lex0415. Unless there is a study of plants (same strain) grown side by side using identical methods from start to finish and then one is put to 48 hrs. darkness before harvest and one isn't, as well as having them laboratory tested, then I don't think we'll ever really know if a prolonged period of darkness at the end of the flowering cycle makes for more THC or not. I mentioned this to my favorite Hydroponic store associate today, as I am giving it a shot right now, and he looked at me puzzled and said exactly what lex0415 has expressed, that THC is produced through photosynthesis so this wouldn't make much sense (to him). I'm one day through this little test myself, and with the green light on (a few minutes ago) I was happy to see that the leaves, plants, didn't wilt or fall.i dunno about shutting lights off for 3 days a week before finish... to me it seems like your stressing your plant out at a very important time of the flowering cycle. so much takes place during the last couple weeks.
Ive tried a couple days of darkness pre-harvest, didnt notice to much difference. Its hard for me to grow the same strain over and over again, every cycle is different and if it is the same strain, every cycle i grow that strain, it seems like it does a little bit better than the last... Like Outwest said, doing a side by side and then getting it tested would be the best way to confirm.
IMO if you want to try a dark period, apply 24-48 hours darkness before you cut down (no science to back that up either). i did it last run and it took me 5 days to process, so there were some that sat for a bit longer. nothing bettered, nothing worsend.
Z
If you are doing everything right leading up to harvest you won't need tricks or gimmicks. If you look to the essential oil industry, you'll find lots of methods for increasing the production of essential oils in plants. You won't find anyone leaving their spearmint in the dark, that's for sure. Do repeated side by sides and get them tested by a lab, and let us know what you find.
outwest
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