Hey you fine horticulterists, another question t...

Hey there so i know theres much speculation about resin and other benefits to the dark period, whether this is true to all plants i do not know. However to me it is this, when you officially cut a plant down it is still alive for quite some time, once the plants stem fills with air it really dies (thats why clone clippings must go straight into water), i feel the 24 hr + time of darkness allows the plant no confusion its time has come. Some people reveg their plants and so a dark period may not be desirable for them...but if you're doing 1 cycle, giving the plant a small amount of absolute darkness just brings the cycle to a close. Any final processes it may need to do it will know to do immediately. Gotta love mother nature she's a beautiful mystery at times. Before you do your shut off if you choose, i would most definitely remove all of your largest leaves, and try leaving the plant with just small sugar leaves(most of them are full of trichs and good for baking or concentrate making(lol excuse the rhyme) ) Happy Harvesting...enjoy the trimming 😁😬✌️

Hi @MissFlowerPower! What a controversial topic you bring here :) This process is supposed to increase resin production by giving the plant a final stress, as the plant would consider this like a death signal. In my opinion, you can't radically change your 8 weeks old buds in a 24h window, and this never happens in nature. However, harvesting in the morning (before the light turns on) is a great way to improve potency and terpenes, since daytime heat/light degrades THC and terpenes. You can try by yourself on a single plant: harvest the main stem and/or a few branches first, then put the rest of the plant under dark period. I've tried, and never noticed any kind of improvement, but I'm curious to read your analysis if you try. Happy growing 👋