I have a question for all you veteran growers out there!

I have heard from friends, and read about, a technique that is supposed to stress the plants in a way that they produce more crystals, like the maximum amount, but im not sure if it works. They said to turn the light either off completely or down to 8 hours on instead of 12 durring the last week or two of flowering, then I met a guy who said he shuts the light off the last 3 days before harvest... does anyone have some insight into this? anyone practice this technique or any variation? Does it really add resin?

supposedly it forces the plant to think its dying and start squeezing every bit out before the end (harvest). I dont do it, i just harvest in the morning as usual.

I've heard of this to, and actually read something about it on a seed sight for purchasing White Widow seeds. It's supposed to be left in the dark for..i forget how many days to increase the resin to it's maximum.

see my thread, white widow 3 days dark , good info on first couple of pages .

I don't know about this.

I harvested some of the stickiest smellyest shit anyones ever grown straight from the tent as lights were going out, and a pal growing the exact same clones with everything from nutes to soil and lights the same lost power a few days before he harvested, and everyone, "well everyone but then him says my grow was stickier and tastier and the high was even a little better .

So for now I'm going to keep doing what I've been doing.

sorry bros extra darkness does not add to trichs or potency...

I have to leave my flowering girls in the dark for 3 days... every 2 weeks... for my entire 8 week flowering time...thats 4 times of 3 days of darkness

i grew them their whole life trying to minimize stress...i want them to never see the knife descend.


does pampering and protecting a lamb until it grows up into a nice fat sheep and then locking it in a tiny cupboard for the last three days of its life make it's wool more fluffy and the meat more succulent?
maybe....maybe... but i can't really say.
i wouldn't do it myself...i couldn't.
Same goes for the plants for me.

Why do u have to leave them in the dark for that period?

The answer to your question is a little more complicated than, yeah, it works, or no, it's bullshit. There are a lot of variables. Specifically lineage. There have been actual scientific tests done in advanced labs by scientists on this subject. I tend ot pay more attention to those findings than a guy who calls himself Chubby Soap. Do some research & experiment. This is one of those questions where there is no "one size fits all" answer. Good Luck!

I read about this in High Times a while back. Water with cold water, then 3 to 5 days of dark before chopping.

colonuggs said:

sorry bros extra darkness does not add to trichs or potency...

I have to leave my flowering girls in the dark for 3 days... every 2 weeks... for my entire 8 week flowering time...thats 4 times of 3 days of darkness

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Anyone dumb enough to put their plants in total dark for 216 hours during flower or, for that matter, Any Time, should not be posting on an advanced forum...much less in an advisory capacity

Jack Larson said:

Anyone dumb enough to put their plants in total dark for 216 hours during flower or, for that matter, Any Time, should not be posting on an advanced forum...much less in an advisory capacity

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I agree with this!! 3 days dark every 2 weeks is a horrible thing to do!!

Light is the driving force of phtosynthesis and carbon production. Thc like evrything else is in this planet a form of carbon. Thats what my brain told me so Im not gonna try it. jacklarson apparently had good results doing this and if you think its magic, no ones holding a gun to your head so go ahead and try it. If it works for you then Im sure it will become a habit.

Jack Larson said:

Anyone dumb enough to put their plants in total dark for 216 hours during flower or, for that matter, Any Time, should not be posting on an advanced forum...much less in an advisory capacity

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Before you call someone Dumb....better know what your talking about I grow Medically in denver... hand water...in dirt

xqshaun said:

I agree with this!! 3 days dark every 2 weeks is a horrible thing to do!!

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hahahaha.... droll bros droll...6 ozs a plants all day long.....Over 20 yrs experience growing weed young bloods

I have had to do this darkness routine because I;m out of town.....doesnt hurt the plants at all...been doing this over the past year... perpetual grows

These are my typical plants in 10-12 inch potters (2 gallon pot)

Jack Larson said:

The answer to your question is a little more complicated than, yeah, it works, or no, it's bullshit. There are a lot of variables. Specifically lineage. There have been actual scientific tests done in advanced labs by scientists on this subject. I tend ot pay more attention to those findings than a guy who calls himself Chubby Soap. Do some research & experiment. This is one of those questions where there is no "one size fits all" answer. Good Luck!

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That test is bullshiz. Try it for yourself and conduct a blind test with your patients. My money is on the fact that no one will notice a difference.

I will stick with my previous statement! but nice story .

and WTF is droll ? your special nutes ?

Jack Larson said:

I will stick with my previous statement! but nice story .

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Show me one of your grows brother I let pictures tell my story