48 hours of dark before cutting down??????

i was told by a Buddie to put the plants i want to cut down in the dark for 48 hours first. why should i do this? is it a help is it worth doing this? pros and cons please people. +rep for answers!! and should i cut off fan leaves first before hanging up to dry or leave them on and cut em off after there dry? he tells me i should leave them on because it sucks the last water out of the leaves and makes it take longer to dry says it sweeter this way. any hints or tips out there? i just cut it and throw it out on a screen all cleaned up.

People say it stress's the plants and promotes resin production but I don't know if it's accurate. I doubt there would be any bad side effects so there is no harm in trying it. As to the fan leaves, I beleive a slow dry is better but cutting off the fan leaves won't make that much of a difference if you want a slow dry just leave the entire plant as a whole when drying instead off cutting branches.

i did it once really didnt see any thing different in the plant so i dont do it now. and it is eayer to cut fan leaves while they are green. i always trim up after i hang them to dry. its just easyer. to me, and once they are cut they are not going to use any nute left in leaves. but that why you flush and let soil dry before harvesting.

check out my journal and you can see them trimed and hanging

how about drowning the plants by putting the planter (not the plant its self) bucket of water to cut off the co2 a few days before cutting? i am going to try it and put it in the dark for 72 hours. has anyone ever tried it? i do feed with molasses but i have also heard that if you feed your plant with something like pure grape juice one week before you cut it will make it even sweeter. soooooo im going to put the planter in a bucket of grape juice in the dark for 72 hours before cutting down wish me luck!!

greenpeace31 said:

how about drowning the plants by putting the planter (not the plant its self) bucket of water to cut off the co2 a few days before cutting? i am going to try it and put it in the dark for 72 hours. has anyone ever tried it? i do feed with molasses but i have also heard that if you feed your plant with something like pure grape juice one week before you cut it will make it even sweeter. soooooo im going to put the planter in a bucket of grape juice in the dark for 72 hours before cutting down wish me luck!!

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no disrespect, but that sounds like a bad idea

sniklefritzz said:

no disrespect, but that sounds like a bad idea

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Grape juice is too low a pH, and you will kill the plant doing this... you want to harvest a live plant for best results, because if it is dead/dying when harvested, you will end up with cellulose break down, which will make smoke nasty, and flavors junk.

Molasses helps mostly because it is rich in trace elements. A good fertilizer has all the same nutes that blackstrap molasses does, and all the same trace elements. I personally just add a teaspoon of sugar to each quart to help prevent root rot, root burn, and also to help the bud production slightly.

Anything over 48 hours is a waste, as it would only kill the plant. When drying, cut the fan leaves before drying, as they can promote mold and the like. Personally I prefer a goo tight grooming of harvested buds, to get all the sugarleaf and shake I can so I can make other delectable goodies, like hash and edibles... btw, most hash sold and just about all edibles, are made from shake, sugar leaf, trim etc.

48hours max, dont cut the plant, leave it as is but in 48hours dark, it is ment to stress the plant creating more trichs
as for molasses for previous posters, it is just a rich source in K and carbs etc for microorganisms which break down nutes so they are available to the plnt better - http://www.onlinepot.org/grow/3lbsMolassesManual.htm
theres a greta read for anyone interested in the ins and outs of molasses

like i said the darkness to me was a waist of time. but hey to each your own, dont drowned your plants just flush and harvest. youll be happy you did. yall can read all you want but untill you do it for your self, only then you will see. and be able to make up your own minds. trile and error is the only way to learn, at least thats the way it was for me. and alot of help from some really good people here that know there shit. but hey buds as long as your arm is my way of saying hell yea! at least that what i have.

"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."

greenpeace31 said:

how about drowning the plants by putting the planter (not the plant its self) bucket of water to cut off the co2 a few days before cutting? i am going to try it and put it in the dark for 72 hours. has anyone ever tried it? i do feed with molasses but i have also heard that if you feed your plant with something like pure grape juice one week before you cut it will make it even sweeter. soooooo im going to put the planter in a bucket of grape juice in the dark for 72 hours before cutting down wish me luck!!

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my buddy is old skool n he was tryin to tell me that i could pat as much dirt off as possible without ruining the nutes. after that u put the roots into clean water buckets and let them spend the 2 days while in the buckets in the dark as well. i hear it completely sucks out all the chlorophyl.

if anyone can verifty this i would appreciate it....he says its old skool. he also says his pops boils his roots for a smooth tasty smoke

oops i mean without ruining the roots*

well bricktop i am going to try it!! 72 hours of dark it is!! thanks bro!!

Blunted247 said:

my buddy is old skool n he was tryin to tell me that i could pat as much dirt off as possible without ruining the nutes. after that u put the roots into clean water buckets and let them spend the 2 days while in the buckets in the dark as well. i hear it completely sucks out all the chlorophyl.

if anyone can verifty this i would appreciate it....he says its old skool. he also says his pops boils his roots for a smooth tasty smoke

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old school bs. no truth behind it. Smoothness can be achieved simply by a controlled and proper drying and curing.

He can come on over and pat off a few of my 5 gal rootballs...haha. A good RO flush a few times before harvest is about all you need and harvest at dawn.

good info Brick but the key word there is "could increase their potency" on first part, and then " some varieties had seen an increase of THC of up to 30%, while CBD and CBN remained the same." so in saying that to me its just a waist of time, but that my 2 cents. i my self wont do it again.