*moved from a different section, figured advanced techniques was a better fit. I am new to growing as i am a new medical patient. I know that you can go to 100% darkness indoors in the last 24-72 hrs before harvest to trigger strong trichome production and development. I was just wondering if anyone has experimented with this technique on outdoor non greenhouse plants. Certain circumstances may be causing me to harvest 1-2 weeks early and i want to ensure quality nugs as they are just shy of where i want them to be. Any advice helps! Thanks!
I see this is advised by an established seed maker here: Dinafem - White Widow In the late nineties, White Widow earned admiration the world over, for all the right reasons as it was something new, different, with more resin than any other strain at the time. From then on, we have been receiving the legacy from that particular strain. It is an indica-sativa hybrid with clear indica predominance, especially in the growing stage. Not very vigorous, it has many side branches making it easy to control indoors. The leaves are small, dark and shiny, whilst remaining quite wide. The smell of the stems rubbed between your fingers is deep, sweet & sour and very strong; it is important to use carbon filters indoors. Production may be lower than for other strains but this is compensated by its resin coated flowers, offering very good strength and a mixed physical and mental medicinal effect, which is truly pleasurable. The flowering period lasts around 60 days indoors, which is necessary for maximum resin production; it is advisable to leave them in complete darkness for the last 5 days, to increase resin production as much as possible. This technique also increases the concentration of essential oils and flavours, so it is recommended if you want a very tasty final product. Bear in mind that it can be eaSily affected by mould in humid climates and can be harvested till the 10th October, so it is advisable to harvest it quickly. In dry climates you can sit back and enjoy its wonderful aroma. But it don't make it right, as in fact you are depriving those very plants of the energy to make those very trics in the first place, ...this and many other areas of canna are a growing controversy, I don't.
Stoner science at best. There is no peer-reviewed scientific evidence supporting the darkness theory, only stoner's incorrect undocumented opinions. Cannabis is not the only short day plant growing outdoors and they have been flowering for ages without any light manipulation when the photoperiod reaches the correct length.. Giving a plant a total dark period will not increase anything. You will be flowering your cannabis for 8-12 weeks to finish. To think that any kind of treatment in the last few days of flowering would make a difference is absolute nonsense. If you want to maximize the terpenes for flavor and smell, harvest at first light, the day of harvest to keep the light from degrading the terpenes. PW
How did you know you can go 48-72 hours without light to trigger strong thc production? The internet mustve lied to you. Dont harvest that early unless you want a bunch of leaves, hair and fluff. Good luck trying to trim that. They're still packing on weight and resin during the last stages. You are for sure not going to get quality nugs trying to stress them out with darkness before harvest and then chopping them early. I knew it was nonsense when it was first brought up.
I've seen multiple people try that method including myself personally with some plants in total dark while the others got 2-3 more days of light and there was no noticeable difference at all.