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What to do if I haven't watered all week and about to chop em down?

DisTentAint4Campin
DisTentAint4Campinstarted grow question 3y ago
I made it to the finish line but question I flushed Sunday and didn't water all week today is Wednesday and I am putting them through 48 hrs before I hang em up will that screw my drying process up will it dry to fast ???
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GrowingTranny
GrowingTrannyanswered grow question 3y ago
Instead of talking about personal prefference it is better to search for a fact based answer. Here is a link to the Advanced Nutrients website. It is the number one nutrients used by cannabis growers. And they explain why you should not water your plants 3 days before harvest. https://www.advancednutrients.com/articles/harvesting-big-buds/#:~:text=Stop%20Watering%201%2D3%20Days,it%20will%20increase%20resin%20development. You can water again when you are planning to chop her in a few days. But when you are planning to cut her today I would not water again. Enjoy your harvest! 😋
GrowingGrannie
GrowingGrannieanswered grow question 3y ago
I, personally, don't flush nor put them through 48 hours of darkness - and I certainly don't withhold water from them in their last week! I made the mistake once of not watering for a week prior to the chop and damned near lost the entire grow as it was drying out (DYING out!) before my eyes... I delayed that chop in order to give it more water and get that moisture back into the plant... You don't want to dry an already dead and dry plant... Good luck!
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GrowingTranny
GrowingTrannyanswered grow question 3y ago
Do not water for 3 days before harvest. The soil should be fairly dry, but not dry enough that plants wilt. This will speed drying time by a day or 2 and not affect the quality of cannabinoids. When you bend the branches ant they break when bended 90 degrees they are dry enough to be cured. Put them in a Vacuüm container with 62% humidity. You can use a Boveda pack. I always use overkill packs for 500 grams (67 grams) for every 100 gram and stuff the weed in a little to wet and the Boveda pack will regulate within a day. But you can also just use the burping method to reach the 62% humidity. Cure for at least 2-3 weeks and you've got some top shellf cannabis! Enjoy your harvest!
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gottagrowsometime
gottagrowsometimeanswered grow question 3y ago
Ppl try dif methods of drying. This one I've tried. To be honest. Wasn't my fav stressed the plant to bits before went into dark rest and as there was no fluid in the plant idk even if the dark rest really done its proper job. I'm not sure. Your weed will dry really quick. And, a longer dry is a more likely to result in better end product. You can leave them. But, if you gonna not water just harvest without the dark rest. That's what I think. Good luck.
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