Extended Dark Peroid To Help Finish Flowering

traffic · Nov 22, 2007

That said, what do you guys think of this idea?

Giving a heavy dose of molasses towards the end of flowering would give the plant a decent supply of sugars to draw on for potent trich production, even in an extended absence of light (24-36 hour dark period before harvest). Therefore, the massive trich output caused by light deprivation at this point would be a good thing because the molasses would cause these trichs to be potent.

skunkushybrid · Nov 23, 2007

valuablevariable said:
Under your logic 1000W light is bad for potency because the plant doesnt produce a lot of trichs..

valuable I owe you a big apology mate. There was no need for what i said, and it's a mark of your sensibility that you didn't respond in kind.

I've just been disillusioned a little... anyway, no real excuse... and i'm sorry. :peace:

skunkushybrid · Nov 23, 2007

To answer your question, it is my belief that a 1000w HID lamp hasn't got the lumen capabilities of the sun.

Would you say that plants grow better under 1000w, or 600w... or the sun?

SmokerE · Nov 23, 2007

I still like part towards the beginning where someone thought video knew more about growing than someone else...... :roll:

indica44 · Nov 23, 2007

traffic said:
That said, what do you guys think of this idea?

Giving a heavy dose of molasses towards the end of flowering would give the plant a decent supply of sugars to draw on for potent trich production, even in an extended absence of light (24-36 hour dark period before harvest). Therefore, the massive trich output caused by light deprivation at this point would be a good thing because the molasses would cause these trichs to be potent.

now this makes sence supplying the the sugar to make potent trichs what about corn syrup or just plain table syrup not maple syrup I might be going out on the limb with these suggestions

tahoe58 · Nov 23, 2007

molasses, maple syrup, corn syrup...these have all been discussed in other threads. seems that molasses does phatten up them buds...but I am looking forward to an opportunity to test it out....still being patient though...ugghhh...ggrrrrr.... :hump:

skunkushybrid · Nov 23, 2007

Yes... I use carboload... and to answer this question I would say that plants are much better able to process sugars in the presence of high light levels. In fact, the higher the light levels the more sugars are processed and the bigger the plant.

skunkushybrid · Nov 23, 2007

I just mentioned this in another thread, but I forget where it is...

Cannabis does not respond to the dark, but merely low levels of light.

iblazethatkush · Nov 23, 2007

traffic said:
That said, what do you guys think of this idea?

Giving a heavy dose of molasses towards the end of flowering would give the plant a decent supply of sugars to draw on for potent trich production, even in an extended absence of light (24-36 hour dark period before harvest). Therefore, the massive trich output caused by light deprivation at this point would be a good thing because the molasses would cause these trichs to be potent.

You'll be able to taste it. That might work, if you don't care about fucking up the taste of your weed.

traffic · Nov 23, 2007

skunkushybrid said:
Yes... I use carboload... and to answer this question I would say that plants are much better able to process sugars in the presence of high light levels. In fact, the higher the light levels the more sugars are processed and the bigger the plant.

So adding molasses before an end-of-harvest dark period wouldn't really matter because the plant would still need light to process the sugars it obtains from the molasses?

That means the high levels of sugars from the molasses actually should be accompanied by a boost in light levels, not light deprivation.

It's seeming more and more like an extended dark period is to be avoided at all costs.

skunkushybrid · Nov 23, 2007

traffic said:
So adding molasses before an end-of-harvest dark period wouldn't really matter because the plant would still need light to process the sugars it obtains from the molasses?quote]

Yes, exactly... also as Iblaze said, it'll leave quite a nasty taste behind with all that unprocessed molasses if you do it in the final few days, even worse if you give the poor plant no light at all.

smokinjs · Nov 23, 2007

I have been using molasses in one plant, how soon before harvest should I stop using so I wont taste it? 2-3 weeks?

skunkushybrid · Nov 23, 2007

Not sure on molasses, too organic for my tastes. But most growers flush the final 7-10 days to clear out any unused nutes.

natmoon · Nov 23, 2007

I always do the dark period.
Skunky may well be right that the trics that are sprouted may not be very potent,however it does raise the plants levels of thc but probably only by about 1% at the most and it does definitely increase resin production and weight of the finished product.
I also believe that it creates a slightly better smoother end smoke.

I reduced the amount of molasses in my water to only 1 dessert spoon per 3 litres and i fed them this every week apart from the last week.
This stopped my soil and my weed from smelling like molasses.
It has to be said that i like resin :mrgreen:

scias · Nov 23, 2007

hey erb, like the avatar. did someone say molasses? dont know if anyone is aware of this, but not only does it work, its usually the "secret ingredient" in organic soil mixes

pastafarian · Nov 23, 2007

iv heard of it and am going to try it myself with this current grow

skunkushybrid · Nov 23, 2007

natmoon said:
I always do the dark period.
Skunky may well be right that the trics that are sprouted may not be very potent,however it does raise the plants levels of thc but probably only by about 1% at the most and it does definitely increase resin production and weight of the finished product.
I also believe that it creates a slightly better smoother end smoke.

I'm not saying not very potent, i'm saying they have no potency at all.

Added weight? The final 3 days are imperative for adding weight to your bud. The final 3 days of the photoperiod that is. How does a plant add weight with low light levels?

It is the amount of potent trich's we are after, and these are aged by light.

natmoon · Nov 23, 2007

skunkushybrid said:
I'm not saying not very potent, i'm saying they have no potency at all.

Added weight? The final 3 days are imperative for adding weight to your bud. The final 3 days of the photoperiod that is. How does a plant add weight with low light levels?

It is the amount of potent trich's we are after, and these are aged by light.

Well i hear a lot of things and basically i do what i know to be best from experience :mrgreen:

traffic · Nov 23, 2007

Natmoon- if it doesn't make sense, why do it? if the dark period actually is a good thing, there is an explanation somewhere.

Also, it's kind of funny to me that 10 pages and 8 months later, we have arrived at pretty much the same overall conclusion as the second post.

GraF said:
the only thing it does is basically make your plant think its dying so it will push out more resin glands in order to protect itself,

more potent?? not sure on that

more crystals?? yeah

skunkushybrid · Nov 23, 2007

natmoon said:
Well i hear a lot of things and basically i do what i know to be best from experience

If you say so... :neutral:

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