keeping plants in the dark to ripe trichs?

johnwashburnx30

johnwashburnx30

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ive got too many sacs growing on my hermie now, im gonna chop er down. i heard u can leave them in the dark for 3 or 4 days to amber up those babies? anyone know if this works or not?
 
LeRoy JaBluntski

LeRoy JaBluntski

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i've wondered this before too as i hear it all the time. i tried it once and the trichs did amber up more than they were.... but i don't know how effective it is
 
twnty8gramz

twnty8gramz

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DARK, DARK, DARK....hells yea guys you want that darkness. Iv done 24 hours,48,72, all the way up to 120 hours of complete darkness. the perfect number i get is 72 hours. after that i notice no difference. Heres the science behind it......... I give her a good watering 5 days before choppin her. 72 hours before i want to chop, the lights go off. What this does it it tricks the plant into thinking winter is coming faster than ever; maybe even making it think that the sun has died. When this happens the plants "sucks up", or uses all the remaining nutes to stay alive. It uses these nutes and sugars it has to increase thc production exponentialy. It produces the thc to coat and "protect" the buds from the cold, harsh winter conditions. When my lights go off for 72 hours i dont even peek at my plants. When you go three days without seeing them, then see them right before your harvest you'll smile. You will actually probably hop online and try to get my address so you can send me some!!! lol hope your grow works out man keep the updates a'rollin.
 
johnwashburnx30

johnwashburnx30

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twnty8gramz said:
DARK, DARK, DARK....hells yea guys you want that darkness. Iv done 24 hours,48,72, all the way up to 120 hours of complete darkness. the perfect number i get is 72 hours. after that i notice no difference. Heres the science behind it......... I give her a good watering 5 days before choppin her. 72 hours before i want to chop, the lights go off. What this does it it tricks the plant into thinking winter is coming faster than ever; maybe even making it think that the sun has died. When this happens the plants "sucks up", or uses all the remaining nutes to stay alive. It uses these nutes and sugars it has to increase thc production exponentialy. It produces the thc to coat and "protect" the buds from the cold, harsh winter conditions. When my lights go off for 72 hours i dont even peek at my plants. When you go three days without seeing them, then see them right before your harvest you'll smile. You will actually probably hop online and try to get my address so you can send me some!!! lol hope your grow works out man keep the updates a'rollin.
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hey thanks very much man. ive put them in the dark. tomorow morning will be 48 hours. woo i cant wait.
 
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smellychronic

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twnty8gramz said:
DARK, DARK, DARK....hells yea guys you want that darkness. Iv done 24 hours,48,72, all the way up to 120 hours of complete darkness. the perfect number i get is 72 hours. after that i notice no difference. Heres the science behind it......... I give her a good watering 5 days before choppin her. 72 hours before i want to chop, the lights go off. What this does it it tricks the plant into thinking winter is coming faster than ever; maybe even making it think that the sun has died. When this happens the plants "sucks up", or uses all the remaining nutes to stay alive. It uses these nutes and sugars it has to increase thc production exponentialy. It produces the thc to coat and "protect" the buds from the cold, harsh winter conditions. When my lights go off for 72 hours i dont even peek at my plants. When you go three days without seeing them, then see them right before your harvest you'll smile. You will actually probably hop online and try to get my address so you can send me some!!! lol hope your grow works out man keep the updates a'rollin.
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This is all f'sho
 
johnwashburnx30

johnwashburnx30

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well i checked my plants this morning. after 72 hours the trichomes dont seem to have changed in color at all. There does seem to be more crystals though. But its hard to tell because my plant didnt have very many crystals to begin with. So im gonna leave it for another few days, ill try another 3 days. if i dont see amber trichs by then ill just chop er down the way she is.

it has been almost 11 weeks and this plant is still going. its a ruderalis-sativa.

any comments, advice?
 
twnty8gramz

twnty8gramz

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the plants wont nessesarily change color. They will swell a little and become more potent. mine produce a few new crystals but not many
 
johnwashburnx30

johnwashburnx30

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twnty8gramz said:
the plants wont nessesarily change color. They will swell a little and become more potent. mine produce a few new crystals but not many
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ah ok, sorry i mis understood, im an idiot what can i say, haha. well ive chopped her down now, the buds are drying, 69.8 wet. what u think ill get dry? sticky and very sweet smelling stuff. had her in the dark for 4 full days. so whatever 24x4 is, is how many hours of darkness she had.

i posted some pics
 

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