when do cut plants stop photosynthesizzzing?

anonymuss

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• Apr 28, 2011

• #1

when u cut plants and air dry them, how many days till they stop actively photosynthesizing when exposed to ambient light?

 

anonymuss

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• Apr 28, 2011

• #2

shoulda made the thread about bricking into your soil for added nutrients then it would be 78 pages deep

 

MIway

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• Apr 28, 2011

• #3

anonymuss said:

shoulda made the thread about bricking into your soil for added nutrients then it would be 78 pages deep

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lol


I've generally understood that once the cell walls collapse, it's all over... so maybe the first 24~48 hours, then it's done, done... with plant metabolic functions that is.

 

anonymuss

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• Apr 28, 2011

• #4

MIway said:

lol


I've generally understood that once the cell walls collapse, it's all over... so maybe the first 24~48 hours, then it's done, done... with plant metabolic functions that is.

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does it show a physical trait when they collapse?

 

sso

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• Apr 28, 2011

• #5

since thc degrades in light, you might want to keep them in darkness anyway.

it might last an hour or 2 in direct sunlight, maybe less, maybe 1 or 2 days in indirect light if you put the stem in water lol. somewhat shorter if you didnt, probably not half a day.

 

sso

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• Apr 28, 2011

• #6

the leafs collapse, the soft part of the stem as well.

the main stem works as a pump, keeps the water pressure up and the plant as well, cut the stem and the pressure dies down, soon the plant cant keep up and it droops.

 

MIway

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• Apr 28, 2011

• #7

anonymuss said:

does it show a physical trait when they collapse?

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what sso noted... ditto that.

basically the difference between a somewhat outstretched & turgid leaf (say one of the close sugar leaves) vs soft, folding & drooping... the cells that hold the plant together & in form are no longer doing it.