White Rhino x El Niño 400W grow

Stgeneziz said:

Ok first of all, congrats on the upcoming harvest. Now, explain this torture business to me, and if you wouldn't mind, the benefits from your exp.

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Thanks alot Stgeneziz,
Well the torture technique is something I read on a forum a while back now.
The theory is that if the cannabis is being stressed a week before harvest it will start to increase it's trichome sizes to help increase the chance of pollination.
This will in turn increase the amount of THC each resin holds and that results in you getting higher much quicker.

I've tried this once on a crop of 4 plants.. 3 were tortured and 1 wasn't. The one which wasn't, had significantly less resins on the buds.. and it was noticeable when smoking it, the highs came slower and lasted less longer.
I've had testers try the same strain twice in difference orders and the results were unanimous.
I wish I had pics of this harvest, but I started torturing them about 10 days before harvest, right when I started flushing.
I added the stem chopsticks and thumbtacks all over the stem. The plants were getting massive sugar coatings.. and the single plant that wasn't tortured wasn't getting much more then average..
So then is where I decided to always torture my plants in the final phase of flowering.
I'm not going to be adding thumbtacks this time around cause well they're almost done.. and I don't even know if the torture from today will even make a difference.. but it didn't hurt trying


Here's an old pic of my Northern Lights getting thumbtacked..

wow, thats very interesting. Once I get the clones a flowin, I'll do a side by side using your technique. I love experiments.

damn that seems really interesting was it a HUUUGE difference?

BlackRoses said:

Thanks alot Stgeneziz,
Well the torture technique is something I read on a forum a while back now.
The theory is that if the cannabis is being stressed a week before harvest it will start to increase it's trichome sizes to help increase the chance of pollination.
This will in turn increase the amount of THC each resin holds and that results in you getting higher much quicker.

I've tried this once on a crop of 4 plants.. 3 were tortured and 1 wasn't. The one which wasn't, had significantly less resins on the buds.. and it was noticeable when smoking it, the highs came slower and lasted less longer.
I've had testers try the same strain twice in difference orders and the results were unanimous.
I wish I had pics of this harvest, but I started torturing them about 10 days before harvest, right when I started flushing.
I added the stem chopsticks and thumbtacks all over the stem. The plants were getting massive sugar coatings.. and the single plant that wasn't tortured wasn't getting much more then average..
So then is where I decided to always torture my plants in the final phase of flowering.
I'm not going to be adding thumbtacks this time around cause well they're almost done.. and I don't even know if the torture from today will even make a difference.. but it didn't hurt trying


Here's an old pic of my Northern Lights getting thumbtacked..

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BR I am going to be looking into this technique more towards the end of my grow. It is very interesting...was that the only time you used this technique....?

You should do that experiment on clones from the plant
Lumens and feeding regimen the same...
Idk that might be an old myth, I think that a plant that is left untouched to flourish without any damage done to it would out produce the damaged plant
The stickiest looking plants I have ever seen were on normal untouched plants
Either way your plants look good and will give you some major nuggage

i read about torturing the plants towards the end of flowering in a recent high times. the grower explaining it swore by it

Probably a preferential kind of deal. I plan on trying it on some of my blueberries, they are all clones from the same plant which should be interesting. So do everything as normal and then one week before harvest add the tacks?
Your'e plants are looking really good. Can't wait for the harvest!

Like Tom said, for the best result comparison you should have I believe 6 clones and 3 should be left untouched and 3 "tortured".
Then do a side by side comparing throughout the grow and harvest.
This technique should be done right when you start flushing them.. so about 10 days before harvest.

In the final 10 days of flowering the buds should be right about done growing and now the calyxes start to swell and fill up.
This makes total sense cause the plant is dying off and the sole mission of the female cannabis is to grow as much as possible so there's more pollen caught during pollination.
But if the plant senses that there's something wrong and it might not make it, it will use all it's final reserve of energy to do nothing else then to increase it's trichome sizes for bigger odds of pollination.

I haven't documented the grow unfortunately but I've done this technique for every single grow I've done afterwards on all my plants..
And my ganja is truly awesome shit!!!!! I'm not even kidding..
My dope beats the shit outta alot of coffeeshop weed here in Amsterdam.. (not really talking about my current grow though.. didn't have much time for the ladies in the end here...)
It's sooo strong and it lasts and lasts..
And I swear to god I can smoke 2 good random coffeeshop Northern Light to get as high as 1/2 a joint of my previous Northern Light grow..
It really was the shit!! compliments all over from major smokers I know..
Anyways enough of me being annoying..

(GLAD TO SAY I THINK I FOUND A NEW APARTMENT THOUGH..) let's all cross our fingers..

I tried to rep ya back but I need to spread some more around
I got you once it lets me again though bro

That is a comparison I would watch eagerly

I am interested, I have 4 clones from 1 plant in flower now? I think i am going to give it a whirl definitely though. Congrats on the NEw apartment. you have been talking about this for a while. Is it a growing friendly space?

Great healthy plants , shit load of buds , fucking God.

tom__420 said:

I tried to rep ya back but I need to spread some more around
I got you once it lets me again though bro

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awhh shoot.. and I need just 7 more to get my 3rd block

theloadeddragon said:

That is a comparison I would watch eagerly

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I'll include that in my next journal for sure!
or just watch wonderblunder's journal and see his results

wonderblunder said:

I am interested, I have 4 clones from 1 plant in flower now? I think i am going to give it a whirl definitely though. Congrats on the NEw apartment. you have been talking about this for a while. Is it a growing friendly space?

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You should definitely do it and I'm sure you'll do a fine job documenting it too
I'm also going to do again in my next grow and I also have 4 blue cheese clones ready for the job..

passdabud said:

Great healthy plants , shit load of buds , fucking God.

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lol thanks man!

It'll be a few months before I could do the comparison... But I'll do it the way you described. Congrats on the place, I'm sure you've got an area picked out for the girls. =)

love your info br im learning alot from all you guys keep up the good shit!!!!!BR you just got the first +rep i ever gave out!!!!! torture technique fucking crazy im gonna try that one!!!!

@#$%, just harvested last week. Oh well, I can always try it on a future grow. Really nice grow you've got going.

This whole torture deal seems very intriguing...I would love to see that side by side comparison

Thanks guys, didn't think I'd get so much interest in this technique.. otherwise I would have definitely done it again on time so you guys could see.
+rep to everyone I could rep in here

And thanks for the reps I finally got 3 green blocks

w00t, somehow I made it to 4 blocks... Do I get a prize? lol. I've gotten mixed info on the torture technique, Ill just have to wait and do it myself.. the only true way to know for myself.. not that I don't believe BR. =)

lol Stgeneziz I believe that was my doing
I repped you just in time to see your blocks evolve.

And yea just do it, you have well nothing to lose at that point.. so why not give it a try and see for yourself