DrOgkush
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We’re talking harvested plants man. Cut and flipped upside done with no access to water
Sun drying to continue THC production?
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yeah, you get it, there are plenty of people in the world who do this and the product is great…I’ve traveled and try to smoke local flavs everywhere I go…and I already knew my question defied what most of us know learn and abide by, exactly why I asked it here. And I was happy for the responses, excluding DudofSuds who obviously just wanted to joust rather than contribute.
you are correct, obviously, but the intracellular functions are still occurring for 48-36 hours after chop. I mentioned that in my original post. Trichs continue to degrade and amber all the way during a long cure too.
DrOgkush
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Trichomes don’t become THC rich after you harvest them. Otherwise we could harvest whenever we wanted to.
Short answer. You cannot dry in the sun. The plant will not continue to grow once it’s chopped. Essp in the sun. The only way it remains alive is with some sort or environmental assistance. This is bad info to spread for novice growers. There is a reason we dry in complete dark and cool surroundings.
DrOgkush
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that’s about the only thing they do over time
twentyeight.threefive
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So much for those advanced science degrees...
bk78
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Lordhooha
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Where temperature and humidity are both highly influential to cannabis degradation, high exposure to UV light and oxygen can perhaps cause the highest rates of degradation in the shortest time frame. UV rays can break down organic matter at a rapid rate, causing cannabinoid degradation and loss to occur. This process can only be slowed by limiting light exposure to cured flowers. Elevated exposure to oxygen can also cause rapid cannabinoid degradation. THC, when left in highly oxidized environments, will convert more rapidly to CBN, which is why it’s important to control both oxygen levels and RH when curing cannabis buds.
Yeah, ok thanks. Wow this board has become a nice little place to hang out. Take a look at my previous posts, I know how to grow and yes I do have degrees (not that it matters on a msg board). There are a lot of reasons one might want to harvest a plant/crop kind of early, especially outdoor and I happen to grow a LOT outdoor. Some things that come to mind are rainstorms, coming frost, PM issues near harvest, etc, a LOT of reasons to harvest early and again, I only ASKED if anyone had ever tried it, because I had. Never gave advice to noobs, never said it was good or bad, never tried to influence anyone I just ASKED. I already knew when to harvest, I already know it isnt ideal and I understand why you shouldn’t but thought I’d just ask. Thanks
Herb & Suds
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To be fare
Like many regions and grow styles it was often based on what was available
If ya live in a desert climate and the most economical way to dry and cure is chop it and let it sit in the sun , that is what ya do
I personally have dried pounds in the sun under window glass , the results were less than inspiring
I have also dried under tarps
Why… cause that was what was available
I even dried in an old tobacco barn
This is not tobacco
Temps were to high and fluctuating humidity
Ultimately I found building a room and controlling the environment was the best answer
Ultimately we all learned to work with what we had but I never found an increase in anything using a sun dry method
DrOgkush
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Sounds like you practice harvesting early often. You see a storm coming and you harvest before it even hits huh?
PopAndSonGrows
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This is like chicks who make wine with their vaginal yeast. 
I'm not super picky, but if I'm over for dinner and you tell me your weed was "sun cured", I probably won't smoke it.
I'm not super picky, but if I'm over for dinner and you tell me your weed was "sun cured", I probably won't smoke it.
MyBallzItch
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April showers make may flowers and apparently this guy chop his plants
Jimmy Slade
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^ this
twentyeight.threefive
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To be fair, you didn't ask if other people did this... You asked why it would be bad. Then followed up with reasons why you think it wouldn't be.
People gave you reasons it's not a good idea and then you got butthurt that the responses didn't align with what you wanted to hear.
But hay, enjoy that early harvested sun dried fire.
yeah, i guess that’s sort of what I did. That’s because I know the buds are still technically alive for 2-3 days after chopping and because I’ve tried a lot of shitty looking weed from other countries, especially in the 80s-90s from Mexico that was sun dried and often it kicked my ass. For the record, I don’t dry in the sun, actually in my special little dark room, light breeze, perfect temps and even humidity control, my product turns out great. I’m about to chop the rest of my outdoor in a few days now and won’t be drying it in the sun.
DrOgkush
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But it’s the most potent way. If your such a firm believer. How come your not doing it? Rather telling other people it’s a good idea?
and you got scientific evidence that’s plant with no water supply or high rh continues to grow for three days? Lmfao. Because iv dried in a shed and had bud ready to smoke in 3 days lol
I think the easiest way to resolve this is, would you even notice 3 days worth of growth?
Idk for sure but it seems like three days wouldn’t be enough time to make the bud noticeably stronger at any stage. Like if you chop at 56 days or 60 days there’s not gonna be much difference.
Idk for sure but it seems like three days wouldn’t be enough time to make the bud noticeably stronger at any stage. Like if you chop at 56 days or 60 days there’s not gonna be much difference.
yeah, I took botany, cytology, mycology, microbial and molecular genetics and multiple organic chem, biochemistry and microbiology classes as I obtained multiple advanced college degrees. Also, read these (rather dated) articles:
Your vegetables are alive — and they change in response to light and dark
The discovery, reported in Current Biology, suggests that what time we store and eat our produce may affect its nutritional value
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How long will a vegetable live for after being harvested?
I understand this might depend on the types of vegetables, but is there an average or studied specifics? Does it die immediately? Is there a way to precisely diagnose death in plants? If so, what a...
Is a cut flower alive? | ContextResponse.com
Whether or not your cut flowers are living or dead is a matter of debate. Since it is not clear which one they are, you can sort of see them as zombies, not really alive, but not dead either. Flowers wilt for a simple reason: there is not enough water getting to the plant.
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