Agreed lol.lol @ this thread
You make way too many assumptions for anybody serious, to take you serious.also tell me professor what it is exactly that causes a plant to produce extra trichomes....
I'll answer for you... stress. Stress causes a plant to produce extra trich's. Stress can come in all shapes and sizes, the most obvious being of course not getting pollinated. That's really stressful to a female plant, that's why many will show hermaphroditic traits at the end of the grow. But that's normal stress... we don't need to worry about that because that's what we want. Another type of stress for the plant is poor nutrient availability, not exactly sure why the plant responds in producing extra trich's for a while but it does. ever noticed that? also of course other types of stress including beating the plant around a little, large temperature shifts... uhm, pathogen... and i can't think of any more so saving my personal favourite till last, the drought response. right at the end of a grow, dry the medium and plant right out. best form of extra stress as you don't lose on yield if you do it properly... imo.
So when the plant is producing extra trich's after a dark period... what does this tell you about the dark? Plants do not like the dark at all, in fact they find it stressful. so stressful they will stretch (cell elongation) in search of light and produce extra trich's. I do not believe plants (cannabis) have an ingrained circadium rhythm as is claimed. if they did, they would know the time and know not to stretch when the lights go down. a plant stretching when the lights go down is merely a shade response but with the entire plant. for all the plant knows a large tree has just grown to block out the sunlight completely. darkness means death.
With that in mind... in regards to an extended dark period early in the grow i do not think it is a useful option. Yes of course the dark triggers the flowering hormone, but we don't know enough on how that works to assume that extending the period will make the plant flower any faster. For example a plant needs energy, which can only come from photosynthesis... i realise there are dark responses that happen independently of photosynthesis, but photosynthesis is the catalyst for everything. so a plant builds so much energy to last during the lights off period. during lights off however this costs a plant far more energy as none is being replaced. eventually of course the plant will die... i once tried to grow a plant in the dark by foliar feeding with a sugar solution. the plant died, even after i tried to put it into light after a month or so. probably because of all the glucose, fructose and sucrose blocking the pores of the leaves. I don't think a plant trying to survive the dark would concentrate on budding, but would instead slow down it's growth processes completely to conserve energy until light is restored.
Most cannabis plants only need i think 9 hours of dark to maintain flowering. So why give any more than they need?
so you actually think theories are pointless? a theory is merely an assumption. And assumptions are rife in scientific circles. Often facts are not really facts at all and this leads to travelling down the wrong road completely.You make way too many assumptions for anybody serious, to take you serious.
To learn something, you must accept inherent ignorance.
Your the only one saying 3 days.so you actually think theories are pointless? a theory is merely an assumption. And assumptions are rife in scientific circles. Often facts are not really facts at all and this leads to travelling down the wrong road completely.
Is it not an assumption that plants will flower faster with 3 days dark?
You haven't got a clue... but don't tell anyone i said that
he has my vote+1 vote for Professor Marijuana as a mod
36 hours or 72 hours are still extended dark periods and quite unnecessary.Your the only one saying 3 days.
What your referring to is actually half that,....... 36 hours!
yeah, pagey no workyYour page is having technical difficulties...
bahahahahaaa. you are trying to help nobody but your own pocket. i have not had to pay for 1 piece of information i know about growing, people like fdd and unlce ben and subcool seem more than happy to create threads and stickies giving help and advice whithout asking for money. you've not given any real evidence, advice, help, photo's etc etc, your site doesn't even work, and yet you are claiming very very desirable results and redusing information to others. good luck sellign your dvd and book LOL. i think you'll find Rosenthal's books sold because he had respect from people.. Try and help and all you get is attitude. For the life of me I don't get it.
i do believe i payed alot of money for my book from ed rosenthal...... your all a bunch of fucking hatersbahahahahaaa. you are trying to help nobody but your own pocket. i have not had to pay for 1 piece of information i know about growing, people like fdd and unlce ben and subcool seem more than happy to create threads and stickies giving help and advice whithout asking for money. you've not given any real evidence, advice, help, photo's etc etc, your site doesn't even work, and yet you are claiming very very desirable results and redusing information to others. good luck sellign your dvd and book LOL. i think you'll find Rosenthal's books sold because he had respect from people.
That sounds like a good deal to me... where do i sign?3 days later and your page still wont load....
It would seem that someone who gets paid 10K up front and 250 an hour would be able to afford an ISP that worked.
But that is OK, I produce 20# of medical grade marijuana in 20 days in 3'x3'x3' space and I will tell you how for only $999.95... Yes YOU TOO!! could be a WEED BARON!!!
and i guess you're fucking gullible and a sucker. you probably own an iphone yeah?i do believe i payed alot of money for my book from ed rosenthal...... your all a bunch of fucking haters
There is nothing new in this post that hasn't been said a million times in this forum or any other forum for that matter. No new knowledge, no new experience, nothing.And so there is the reason why folks like myself don't frequent sites. I have asked nobody for anything. How I wonder does one know the stage of developement of cannabis from a photo of that nature? That statement in and of itself shows the hate and jelousy of someone offended by the chance someone may have a touch more insight. Can you see the trichomes from there? And if in fact that's how you tell you're plants are ready to harvest you're allready behind the eight ball my friend, instead of hating put your nose in a book that doesn't require crayons.
As far as the SOG, my thoughts were this. I am assuming you're using a ebb and flo, if so remember there is a direct relationship between the size of the rootball and the size of your yield. Put a slab of rockwool below your cubes and raise the overflow valve accordingly. Make the roots chase the water, don't or water them. If you haven't purchased C02 equipment that's next. Kick your plants into flower with 36 hours of darkness then 12/12. Just lets then know the Fall equinox is here (sept 22 Prof's B-day) and it's time to flower. Do that again when you start flushing before harvest and trichome production will increase. 80% of the trichomes are produced in the plants last two weeks of the life cycle. Pick a week early and you're at half strength, when in doubt wait a week. I measure the plants sugar and know within hours of the perfect time to pick. Sura as hell couldn't tell from a photo of a cell phone at 20 feet. Of course I learn something new every day.
And now I will leave you in the hands of the rocket scientist for further info.
Ego, Hate, and Greed kill this community. What the hell is their problem? My friend have you put your ass on the line in the face of Federal Prison for your beliefs as I have and changed history of cannabis? I doubt it. Have you donated decades of work and knowledge? or is this your second grow? Will you be speaking at the worlds largest Cannabis Convention or did they forget to call?
Get it people or these laws will never change.
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