bleaching

[SWvoodoo]

Anyone had problems with bleaching and the side effects?

 

[HunterHunt]

Bleaching is usually caused by light to close or touching parts of the plant. I have read that bleaching usually has little or no potency.

 

[AMGrows]

had sun bleach the other day

heres the picture of the one leaf

i took this picture whenever i first noticed the leaf discoloration, that was literally the only bit of discoloration on the plant

i realized there was a tiny bit of water pooled on my greenhouse so i suspect the light glared through the water directing a more powerful beam of light on the one leaf

haven't noticed any problems as a result....

AMGrows out

 

[SWvoodoo]

Thanks guys was more interested in what the end result of the bleaching was. As hunter said its reduced potency but to what degree and how latein the cycle it must be to have those adverse effects. Here's a sample pic of the bleaching under my 600w coolhood.

 

[SWvoodoo]

Unfortunately I underestimated the stretch and it all got a little messy but I've gained some distance from the light now just wondering if its too little too late

 

[AMGrows]

Wow my little bit of sun bleached leaf seems so futile now that I see your pics,
Hope all goes well

 

[SWvoodoo]

Yeah pretty nasty. most of the damage was done prior to the flowers developing... Oh well I guess ill let you know how bad it is in a few weeks.

 

[HunterHunt]

To my knowledge once the buds are formed and then gets bleached it degrades the THC to almost nothing. Just like light degrades thc on cured buds. Light bleaching while growing is just a magnification of this. If the bleaching was done mostly before flowering i believe you will be ok and should have some good potency buds! Just watch them lights!

 

[SWvoodoo]

Just an update on the bleaching... Well buds are coming along nicely the bleaching stopped spreading as soon as I got some distance from the light its all stinky and crystalline. One effect I hadn't counted on was the stress prompted a bit of maph to show I removed all stamen as the developed and it seems like they too have ceased. All now seems to be good but I won't be making that mistake again!

 

[SWvoodoo]

Cant have hurt them too much.