How I accelerate fade in soil

[budrock61]

Common method is plain water last 2 weeks of flower.

But if the soil is still too hot, or the plant is just stubborn, I simply PH the plain water down to under 4.0. That low of PH causes nutrient lockout, and accelerates fade.

Tried it on three runs so far with great results. Try it, you might like it.

 

[UpstateRecGrower]

what's the point tho?

 

[xtsho]

Why would...

Nevermind

 

[budrock61]

what's the point tho?

To cause a plant that's not fading to fade. That is of course, if fading is what you want.

To be clear, I'm not suggesting this is something everyone should do. It's simply another tool that can be used if need be.

 

[UpstateRecGrower]

To cause a plant that's not fading to fade. That is of course, if fading is what you want.

To be clear, I'm not suggesting this is something everyone should do. It's simply another tool that can be used if need be.

Whats the point in starving a plant tho? no one starves a cow before the butcher shop..

 

[Budzbuddha]

You tube must be stopped.

 

[PopAndSonGrows]

Fade shouldn't be something you "want".

Fade is something you "get", and, not always.

 

[PopAndSonGrows]

You tube must be stopped.

FUCK NO, where else am I gonna see two dudes build an underground pool with sticks

 

[budrock61]

Fade shouldn't be something you "want".

Fade is something you "get", and, not always.

I think that depends on the grower. I prefer mine well faded out at chop, as do many others. I like the colors, and I don't like the taste and harsh smoke of green chlorophyll.

 

[Billy the Mountain]

I think that depends on the grower. I prefer mine well faded out at chop, as do many others. I like the colors, and I don't like the taste and harsh smoke of green chlorophyll.

Neither of which have anything to with "well faded" plants

 

[budrock61]

Neither of which have anything to with "well faded" plants

Please explain.

 

[HydroKid239]

To cause a plant that's not fading to fade. That is of course, if fading is what you want.

To be clear, I'm not suggesting this is something everyone should do. It's simply another tool that can be used if need be.

What’s the potency on that fade?

 

[HydroKid239]

FUCK NO, where else am I gonna see two dudes build an underground pool with sticks

Right here!

Well it’s close enough to an underground pool built with sticks

 

[FirstCavApache64]

The taste and harsh smoke is usually a product of improper drying. Fading or not feeding the last few weeks won't change the harshness of the smoke, it just starves the plant at a time when it's putting on it's last bit of weight. It's a personal call, but I feed until chop with organics and have green plants with a few yellow leaves usually. When the dry goes right the smoke is very smooth with no green chlorophyll taste ever.

 

[PopAndSonGrows]

That's weird, I've smoked plenty of killer weed that was still green.

Taste and "harshness" isn't determined by yellow, purple & red leaves. Those are signs of a starving or dying plant, not one at peak ripeness. I think you're confusing weed with like actual fruits.

 

[UpstateRecGrower]

I think that depends on the grower. I prefer mine well faded out at chop, as do many others. I like the colors, and I don't like the taste and harsh smoke of green chlorophyll.

You can’t taste chlorophyll lol

 

[GangaDownUnder]

The taste and harsh smoke is usually a product of improper drying. Fading or not feeding the last few weeks won't change the harshness of the smoke, it just starves the plant at a time when it's putting on it's last bit of weight. It's a personal call, but I feed until chop with organics and have green plants with a few yellow leaves usually. When the dry goes right the smoke is very smooth with no green chlorophyll taste ever.

Yep. This

Its all in the drying and curing process.

Don't starve your plants at any stage.

 

[budtoker221]

I’m doing the same thing op,
I’m not completely sure if yellow leaves are always correlated with better taste but 8/10 of the best weed I’ve grown had some fade at harvest. Coincidence?
Everyone in these comments acts as if theres been 100 controlled experiments on the topic it’s ridiculous. So many know it all’s here.

 

[Nutty sKunK]

Another way to induce fade is a microbial bloom.

I found using those microbial powders bubbled in worm castings and molasses for 24hrs produces so many microbes they horde all the N.

But in all fairness as others have mentioned drying is what makes or breaks a harvest. Although I seem to be able to rush dry my stuff in a couple of days and still be smooth :/

 

[DoubleAtotheRON]

Another way to induce fade is a microbial bloom.

I found using those microbial powders bubbled in worm castings and molasses for 24hrs produces so many microbes they horde all the N.

But in all fairness as others have mentioned drying is what makes or breaks a harvest. Although I seem to be able to rush dry my stuff in a couple of days and still be smooth :/

Man, Im in day 13 of dry, and this stuff went from dank to hay to dank...it may take 17-18 days before this is ready to buck and trim. It's still damp... 65 degrees, 55%RH. Super huge colas tho, and did a no pre trim hang. It is in sections tho, and not whole plant hang.