HydroKing_87
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I droughted my girls before (3 days before harvest) for research purposes, but it was to aid with faster drying, not increasing thc production which it most certainly won't.
One helpful tip to increase trichome production in the last 2 weeks of flower is to add UVB to your spectrum. The increase in UVB typically leads to the plant responding with higher trichome production to protect itself from the uv radiation increase. I recommend utilizing Eye Hortilux PowerVEG T5 uv full spectrum lamps, two 4' 54w t5 uvb bulbs per 4x4. The environment can also affect thc production in the end, replicate fall by dropping day temps 5 degrees (strain dependant though) and lower RH to 40% if possible.
In addition, off topic but adding a bit of blue to your spectrum in the last 2 weeks of flower will help the plants express more purple in the genetics, given the strain exhibits it.
Most importantly IME, well balanced microbial colony should also not be overlooked, even in hydroponic applications. I've experienced much lower yields and lower overall flower quality when running sterile systems or very low microbial levels and my yield/quality was always below average. Great White premium mycorrhizae is my go to (has trichoderma), paired with an enzymatic product like SLF100. This is just my 2 cents though, sometimes the only way to learn is attempting yourself to see how your plants react. I dropped a dual cmh light (>30lbs) on top of my canopy which demolished some of the main nodes I trained right before flower (was hanging the light and the rope ratchet failed) but my yield in the end neared 1/2lb per plant (walked away with 13oz cured flower from 2 plants) which I haven't been able to achieve again.
Here are the cookies I droughted in darkness for 3 days. It simply sped the drying process up, but I wasn't a fan and prefer to harvest a healthy plant not stressed out. The drought stress caused a few bananas to pop up in a last ditch effort to reproduce.
One helpful tip to increase trichome production in the last 2 weeks of flower is to add UVB to your spectrum. The increase in UVB typically leads to the plant responding with higher trichome production to protect itself from the uv radiation increase. I recommend utilizing Eye Hortilux PowerVEG T5 uv full spectrum lamps, two 4' 54w t5 uvb bulbs per 4x4. The environment can also affect thc production in the end, replicate fall by dropping day temps 5 degrees (strain dependant though) and lower RH to 40% if possible.
In addition, off topic but adding a bit of blue to your spectrum in the last 2 weeks of flower will help the plants express more purple in the genetics, given the strain exhibits it.
Most importantly IME, well balanced microbial colony should also not be overlooked, even in hydroponic applications. I've experienced much lower yields and lower overall flower quality when running sterile systems or very low microbial levels and my yield/quality was always below average. Great White premium mycorrhizae is my go to (has trichoderma), paired with an enzymatic product like SLF100. This is just my 2 cents though, sometimes the only way to learn is attempting yourself to see how your plants react. I dropped a dual cmh light (>30lbs) on top of my canopy which demolished some of the main nodes I trained right before flower (was hanging the light and the rope ratchet failed) but my yield in the end neared 1/2lb per plant (walked away with 13oz cured flower from 2 plants) which I haven't been able to achieve again.
Here are the cookies I droughted in darkness for 3 days. It simply sped the drying process up, but I wasn't a fan and prefer to harvest a healthy plant not stressed out. The drought stress caused a few bananas to pop up in a last ditch effort to reproduce.
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