Is the darkness before harvest myth dead

hotrodharley said:
"No matter its sensitivity to day length and darkness (LD, SD, or DN), a plant will not experience growth with fewer than 10 hours of daylight."

LD is Long Day v SD is Short Day. Cannabis is short day except for ruderalis. Nothing frigging happens in the dark with a photoperiod plant eh? Nothing.

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Here's a nice companion video to that article. Spells it out quite nicely and really goes in-depth across the board as far as light-cycle, intensity, and dark-period exposure.

 
I have noticed zero benefit to giving a plant less light in bloom at any stage. I've tried the 11/13 tricks early bloom to get "Faster flowering" but that type of stuff is just providing the plants with less energy in their lifespan. Per Aptus Bible 1 week of a cannabis plants life is the equivalent of 10 years of a human life. If you want your plants final glory days to be in darkness go for it.
 
kingzt said:
Just curious if anyone still does this. Things I’ve read is that terps would be better and thc content would be higher since light can potentially diminish both. I did 24 hours darkness twice and didn’t notice much. Some of the white pistils changed color that’s about it. Is 24 hours not long enough or is it a complete myth?
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I play them death metal, then speed metal then sweet leaf loop after loop
 
This guy (Ed Rosenthal) may have contributed to the issue many years ago. All I can find is this statement that it is best to harvest after a dark period. He says 1 or 2 days of dark bears looking into but I cant find anyone who specifically states a given number of days or hours in the literature (on the internet).

I may get flogged at dawn on this forum for it - However, I have been giving them 36 hours of dark before harvest which seems to work OK for me. Main idea being that it contributes to increased THC levels and it is a heavy dose of dark compared to 12 hours.

The concensus of this thread looks to be that most think it is not proven............ I got the idea from somewhere years ago but cant recall exactly where since I am older now and more senile.

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If it works for you or even if it doesn't and you think it does, it probably doesn't hurt anything. I can't not look at my plants that long, even when they are hanging during initial dry. Maybe guys are not looking at their plants for 2 days and forgot how frosty they were.
 
I leave them in the dark 36 hrs before I chop them............ Not after. Then they hang for a few days to dry.

that is what I meant.
 
One thing for sure- the fundamental biology of the plant has remained the same in how it reacts to light cycles. Genetics may play a role also with different strains. It seems human attitude changes along with the technology constantly and that is what puzzles me most at times.......

yo- the more I learn, the less I realize I really know so I am sure no expert by any standard
 
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