Banizzle Experiments

I experimented with light deprivation on one of the plants–the purpose of reducing light to 12-12 was to drive flowering even harder and finish sooner. The potential advantage here in the Mid-Atlantic US, was to avoid our wetter Septembers and hopefully avoid Botrytis (bud rot). This was successful in that this plant was ready to harvest about three weeks sooner than the other plants. It did, however, trap a lot of moisture inside the tarp and thus created the conditions I was trying to avoid. Ultimately, heavier rains before harvest and tarping caused Botrytis. Luckily I caught it early and only discarded six branches. However, I had to harvest immediately (decreasing potency). I then used this method to wash the harvest: https://www.growweedeasy.com/bud-washing-should-cannabis-growers-wash-buds The flower is fine to smoke, but I’m using most of it in edibles because of the lower potency. Also, I do not enjoy the flavor of this flower as much as the other plants, but this may be a result of the early harvest or tarping–not sure.