All I can tell you is what I do, because it seems like it works. When I start seeing amber at the very top, I wait till the next watering day when I give her a good watering, drive a nail through her trunk, and I put her in the dark for 36 hours, minimum. Some people make that last watering ice water, just to further emphasise the point.
When you say amber at the top, do you mean amber trichomes?There sure are a lot of opinions out there on this, aren't there?
All this nonsense seems to make the trichomes grow noticeably longer than in a plant that doesn't get this loving treatment, and I believe that it adds to the potency of the final product. Unlike your method, I am giving her water in those last moments to complete the tasks she needs to do, and put that last bit of energy into those buds and it is in that process that I think she uses up the last of the sugars available, instead of just drying them up from a lack of water. It would take extensive side by side tests to see which of our methods resulted in the better product, but the bottom line is that stress at the end does add to the process, dramatically.
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Thank you!
I've tried the darkness period before chop. I didn't see anything fruitful from it. Tho many people do. I'd just try it out and see how it goes. It definitely can't hurt anything. Have fun with it
Hmmmm, ok. I just watered today and typically go 4-5 days between watering, so I think I'll shoot for Wed or Thursday for their last drink and will put a screw through the base. The mothers have been ahead of the clones most of the way but the clones are turning quickly the last couple of days. Sorry for hijacking this post, but can you tell me what you think of todays pic? I see amber in the upper left for sure.
Hahah hijack away. I’m learning more and more from everyones input on the topicHmmmm, ok. I just watered today and typically go 4-5 days between watering, so I think I'll shoot for Wed or Thursday for their last drink and will put a screw through the base. The mothers have been ahead of the clones most of the way but the clones are turning quickly the last couple of days. Sorry for hijacking this post, but can you tell me what you think of todays pic? I see amber in the upper left for sure.
Great pic by the way!Hmmmm, ok. I just watered today and typically go 4-5 days between watering, so I think I'll shoot for Wed or Thursday for their last drink and will put a screw through the base. The mothers have been ahead of the clones most of the way but the clones are turning quickly the last couple of days. Sorry for hijacking this post, but can you tell me what you think of todays pic? I see amber in the upper left for sure.
Hey Em. Do u have a photo of the nail or screw installed ?
OK.
Yes, right there near the top of the soil. This convinces the plant that its end is definitely near at hand. We know that certain stressors, like slitting the trunk at the bottom, putting a rusty nail in it, or in this case, a dry wall screw, will cause the plant to rush all of its processes toward completion so that as it drops to the ground, the seeds will be viable and the species will continue.
I tried Emilya's screw tip last week, which was my first harvest. I don't have anything to compare to, but the trich's on my buds are all glistening and very easy to see with the naked eye. I also bud washed.
Do you begin harvesting immediately after 36 hrs plus of dark ?
Yes, right there near the top of the soil. This convinces the plant that its end is definitely near at hand. We know that certain stressors, like slitting the trunk at the bottom, putting a rusty nail in it, or in this case, a dry wall screw, will cause the plant to rush all of its processes toward completion so that as it drops to the ground, the seeds will be viable and the species will continue.
I am sold on washing those buds.
I used AdamInCO's method. First 5gl bucket was 32oz of Hydrogen Peroxide with water, next bucket was a cup of lemon juice and a cup of baking soda, then 2 buckets of just water to rinse. You go into both buckets one after the other to rinse.
