when to harvest day or night?

lampshade

lampshade

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usuf said:
Great thread, very entertaining.. cept for the fact that if ppl come on here looking for solid info there is none basically.

That bit about leaves storing nutes back down to their roots at night... well buds are considered to be the fruit right? and if the leaves are the part of the plants that gather energy for the growth of the buds, I don't see how it makes a difference that the leaves transer shit ??? am I going crazy?
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Yeah everything is just anecdotal, but i guess the idea is that whats in the main stem will drain into the buds, if its not kept in the roots. And in between floral bracts (calyx) there is alot of tiny sugar leaf, most of it looks like bud. But actually there is alot of leaf in it. So thats another reason. And also if you leave the leaves on while drying, then you REALLY would want to do this, as the plant was think it was dying and seen it sugars to the buds. As those are the plants main concern. To reproduce. Hope this helps. Lamp.
 
collectselltrade

collectselltrade

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lampshade said:
Yeah everything is just anecdotal, but i guess the idea is that whats in the main stem will drain into the buds, if its not kept in the roots. And in between floral bracts (calyx) there is alot of tiny sugar leaf, most of it looks like bud. But actually there is alot of leaf in it. So thats another reason. And also if you leave the leaves on while drying, then you REALLY would want to do this, as the plant was think it was dying and seen it sugars to the buds. As those are the plants main concern. To reproduce. Hope this helps. Lamp.
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ok so it is during the day when its working and not at nite when it sleeps.
which thats how i thought about it but either way would work! also noticed some of the buds are starting to get some burning , if i ontinue to see this i will yank it. and its on the choc. chunk, and not the bubba og kush!?
 
theplantkiller420

theplantkiller420

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i dont remember where i watched it but i did see something that said right befor your lights come on is best because sugars and starches(not nutes) are in higher concentrations during light period or something to that affect.. like someone already said aint no fn way someone could tell the difference so who really cares..but then on the other hand stalk is hallow so something is deff comming and going up and down and im pretty shur its happening at specific times so maybe, who knows?
 
collectselltrade

collectselltrade

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theplantkiller420 said:
i dont remember where i watched it but i did see something that said right befor your lights come on is best because sugars and starches(not nutes) are in higher concentrations during light period or something to that affect.. like someone already said aint no fn way someone could tell the difference so who really cares..
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I did!
 
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peach

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I just read that start to finish, some of the replies are so funny the way they're worded

Although I don't remember sugars containing nitrogen, they're carbohydrates after all

The most logical reasoning I thought was the one of light breakdown; since that's chemically proven. Although, precisely when the plant makes resin during the day I'm less sure of. If it was making it during the day, it could be higher at night even with the breakdown
 
Brick Top

Brick Top

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ika667 said:
Day or night should not really matter come harvest time!
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Sunlight/grow lights and also heat (if hot enough) breaks down THC. Plants lose THC levels during the day and regain it and then some during the night. It is best to harvest as early in the day as you can if growing outdoors and if growing indoors and you know you will harvest the next day when your lights turn off on the last night unplug them so they do not turn back on again before you can harvest.

Both of those will assure the maximum levels of THC that you can achieve with your plants and the genetics they have and the care they were given.
 
collectselltrade

collectselltrade

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peach said:
I just read that start to finish, some of the replies are so funny the way they're worded

Although I don't remember sugars containing nitrogen, they're carbohydrates after all

The most logical reasoning I thought was the one of light breakdown; since that's chemically proven. Although, precisely when the plant makes resin during the day I'm less sure of. If it was making it during the day, it could be higher at night even with the breakdown
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well i would say it smells the best after it sleeps at nite!
 
Brick Top

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collectselltrade said:
ok so it is during the day when its working and not at nite when it sleeps.
which thats how i thought about it but either way would work!
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Plants do not sleep at night and in fact not only grow but grow more efficiently than they do during hours of sunlight/grow lights. During the hours of light a plant multitasks, it performs numerous functions, one of which is storing energy. During hours of darkness a plant ‘runs’ off its stored energy but it shuts down many of the functions that occur during hours of light and most of its stored energy goes for growth. It also processes sugars gathered in the roots that is then used for that growth. That is why a 24/0 light cycle is not better than an 18/6 light cycle since the most efficient growth a plant performs is during hours of darkness.

Something else the plant does during hours of darkness is produce THC. Light and heat (high enough heat) breaks down THC so it is at night, when the plant is not sleeping, it regains what THC it lost during the hours of light and also produces more. That is of course why you want to harvest as early in the day as possible or before your lights turn on or if you know you will be harvesting the following day unplug your lights so they do not come on before you have a chance to harvest them.
 
thehole

thehole

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As soon as the lights turn on come harvest day I'm chopping and doing my second trim. About 1-2 days before harvest I cut off all the fans I can right in the flower room, so come chop day all I'm trimming is true leaves from the bud and into the dry room they go.

Day or night meaningless.

Seeded female plants are just as potent as sensimilla plants, just a loss of yield and more time consuming picking them out, should have let it go longer.
 
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SetMeFreeAgain

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Stoney Jake said:
Morning is the best time.
THC is degraded by light as most of us know. The light lowers the potency of the pot, its best to harvest in the morning
Im sure its not that big of a difference but there is one
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I want you to just think for a second about what you said. Picture this, I'm growing a whole field of Marijuana outside in the sun. It's harvest day. Suddenly the potency of my Cannabis drops because I didn't harvest in the morning. :clap:
 
W Dragon

W Dragon

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SetMeFreeAgain said:
I want you to just think for a second about what you said. Picture this, I'm growing a whole field of Marijuana outside in the sun. It's harvest day. Suddenly the potency of my Cannabis drops because I didn't harvest in the morning. :clap:
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Might want to have a look back and see when the post your quoting was actually posted mate lol
 
iNFID3L

iNFID3L

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collectselltrade said:
ok so here is one i have not seen a definate answer, best to harvest day or night, my thought i want to chop it when the plant is sending all its energy in to the buds, not the roots , also i had a plant and noticed it was seeding, i cut it down after 6 weeks of flower, should i have left it?
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pls excuse my utter ignorance, but why not just harvest before the lights come back on ?

we spend months growing and feeding a plant, taking care of it and watching it, making sure we do everything as best we can, only to then stress right at the end, when everything is already done.

i really cant see that it makes a big enough difference, not one that you would ever notice anyway...

say you grew and treated 2 identical plants the exact same way, then chopped one in complete dark.

and the other just after lights off.

can you HONESTLY tell me you would notice a difference ?
 
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