floridasucks
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are you saying u smoked weed that had the roots boiled and it was some of the best you ever had?
Boiling The Roots Before Chopping The Buds?
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laserbrn
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I thought that you were going to harvest some of the your buds as they become fully mature and that you were going to boil the roots of the remaining buds and see if there was a noticeable difference?
I will admit that I unsubsribed this thread for awhile and didn't read every post as it went downhill really fast and didn't seem to continue to have healthy discussion.
Did you follow through on this and boil the roots?
Was there a noticeable difference or any reason to believe that it had an effect?
This thread is a joke plain and simple
a friend of mine did do this when we where younger and had heard from an old hippy that boiling the root ball was a good way to increase potency we did it and it made a huge mess
his whole kitchen was covered in resin from the steam and was a bitch to clean up
it did not increase the potency and in fact left the buds fluffy and light like they had been washed
we were very disappointed in the results and have never done it again and have rarely heard people talk about it
thanx
his whole kitchen was covered in resin from the steam and was a bitch to clean up
it did not increase the potency and in fact left the buds fluffy and light like they had been washed
we were very disappointed in the results and have never done it again and have rarely heard people talk about it
thanx
Cannibustible
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No, i didn't boil the roots on her.i only had the one and decided not to make a mess. i'd rather wait till i have a few to toy with outdoors, where i don't have to clean. theres a couple pics of the buds i picked a couple pages back.
Horizontal Genetics
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so i found the information
Boiling attached Cannabis roots after harvesting whole plants, but before drying, is an interesting technique. Originally it was thought by cultivators that boiling the roots would force resins to the floral clusters. In actuality, there are very few resins within the vascular system of the plant and most of the resins have been secreted in the heads of glandular trichomes. Once resins are secreted they are no longer water-soluble and are not part of the vascular system. As a result, neither boiling nor any other process will move resins and cannabinoids around the plant. However, boiling the roots does lengthen the drying time of the whole plant. Boiling the roots shocks the stomata of the leaves and forces them to close immediately; less water vapor is allowed to escape and the floral clusters dry more slowly. If the leaves are left intact when drying, the water evaporates through the leaves instead of through the flowers.
Whole plants, limbs, and floral clusters are usually hung upside down or laid out on screen trays to dry. Many cultivators believe that hanging floral clusters upside-down to dry makes the resins flow by gravity to the limb tips. As with boiling roots, little if any transport of cannabinoids and resins through the vascular system occurs after the plant is harvested. Inverted drying does cause the leaves to hang next to the floral clusters as they dry, and the resins are protected from rubbing off during handling. Floral clusters also appear more attractive and larger if they are hung to dry.
Boiling attached Cannabis roots after harvesting whole plants, but before drying, is an interesting technique. Originally it was thought by cultivators that boiling the roots would force resins to the floral clusters. In actuality, there are very few resins within the vascular system of the plant and most of the resins have been secreted in the heads of glandular trichomes. Once resins are secreted they are no longer water-soluble and are not part of the vascular system. As a result, neither boiling nor any other process will move resins and cannabinoids around the plant. However, boiling the roots does lengthen the drying time of the whole plant. Boiling the roots shocks the stomata of the leaves and forces them to close immediately; less water vapor is allowed to escape and the floral clusters dry more slowly. If the leaves are left intact when drying, the water evaporates through the leaves instead of through the flowers.
Whole plants, limbs, and floral clusters are usually hung upside down or laid out on screen trays to dry. Many cultivators believe that hanging floral clusters upside-down to dry makes the resins flow by gravity to the limb tips. As with boiling roots, little if any transport of cannabinoids and resins through the vascular system occurs after the plant is harvested. Inverted drying does cause the leaves to hang next to the floral clusters as they dry, and the resins are protected from rubbing off during handling. Floral clusters also appear more attractive and larger if they are hung to dry.
ONEeyedWILLY444
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i cant believe people are still trying to make something good out of this thread. its all tree hugging hippy crap. from what everyone is saying this "technique" is older than most the growers on here, yet no one does it! if it really did work then it would be something everyone did. it would go> seed or clone, veg, flower, flush, "boil your roots", dry and cure. people have always cured weed for as long as i can remember, they do it for potency, looks,and smell and they do it cos it works. so if boiling the roots is such a breakthrough then why doesnt everyone do it. i know i would if it worked.
i was just on this thread for a laugh at first but it,s getting out of hand a bit now.
so chop your roots off, smoke some weed, chill out and forget about it.
peace and love
i was just on this thread for a laugh at first but it,s getting out of hand a bit now.
so chop your roots off, smoke some weed, chill out and forget about it.
peace and love
Horizontal Genetics
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Its not rocket science its just a safer way to dry your buds, more like " to each his own", this may not be apealing to you but to someone who has gotten mold in thei bud they might be wanting to try it, man you poeple need to chill out with all this " this is getting out of hand" stuff, its called being open minded.
maybe its you who needs to chill out man.
Oh ye as far as im aware curing does nothing to the potency of the weed only for the taste and smoke
And remember all to reach for that pinch of salt when browsing the web
anthony6216
Active Member
Yo whats up man yeah it was some of the best pot but the lady knew what she was doing outdoor So not saying its from boiling roots but she did boiler her roots every time she cut!
Peace and 1love,
anthony
Peace and 1love,
anthony
kingc
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You should take note of your profile name!!! This has to be in my top ten all time ridiculous, unfounded, facts from fools chart.
ahahha quote a quote
floridasucks
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hah.... thats cool. not proof that it does anything good, but its does prove that its not bad to boil the roots.
maybe someone should try growing 2 plants exactly the same then boiling the roots on one and see which is better.
anthony6216
Active Member
Yeah I dunno I never done it dont really plan too but you never know people have all there own crazy ass ways!
peace and 1love,
anthony
420weedman
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i pick you
floridasucks
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i would totally do it if i could. but i cant grow anything at the moment except for some small hidden plants. when i can grow again ill try it and post up my results.
anthony6216
Active Member
Yeah I can't grow either but oh well. Good thing friends are growers. Hopefully next month Ill be medical that's my plan. Ill have to try the experiment too
peace and 1love,
anthony
nickfury510
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give me 5 weeks....
ONEeyedWILLY444
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why are you talking about mold? did you even read my post before you quoted it? i wasd on about the root boiling being pointless! i never said anything about mold or drying.
how would boiling roots prevent mold.
people should read properly then think about what they are about to say before they post.