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How is this pre-harvest darkness for 2 days (or more ...)
bobo66started grow question 3 years ago
are you interested in when you leave the plants in the dark for 2 days then the pots should be dry?or do you water the pots before dark and then turn off the lamp for 2 days?
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GrowingGrannieanswered grow question 3 years ago
I don't give my plants a dark time before harvest... some of my friends do but only 1 day... and they can't tell me why they do it or what the benefit is so I don't bother. I WILL tell you I let one of my grows dry completely from its flush before I harvested her and I regretted doing that because it was like dry trimming which I absolutely hate (too much loss of trichomes as they tend to break off).
If I HAD to give my plants two days of dark, I would most certainly water them beforehand...
Good luck!
Kush_queenanswered grow question 3 years ago
I do 48 hours dark but I continue to water them I do personally believe that my girls benefit from the dark period 🙏💚
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bobo66answered grow question 3 years ago
I also read that in such cases the nutrients from the plants go back to the ground because they are not used in the dark, now what of these is true? I am interested in the answer of a producer whose diary I see some difference in whether it is worth doing this or a waste of time.
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