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OimRausch
OimRauschstarted grow question 5 years ago
Allright fellow Cannabistas, I could need your advice. As I'm comming to an end here with my Black Domina, I'm thinking of givin her 24-48h of darkness before chopping her down. Anyone who did this before and is it really worth the try, or is it just Fairy Tales? Thx O.
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OGgrows
OGgrowsanswered grow question 5 years ago
Hi @OimRausch its good and bad, the dark period will slightly aid trichs that arent quite fully ripe and prevent those that are from breaking down. light terpenes can build slightly during this time with less heat and light.however you also arent blasting away chlorophyll etc, and you can accidentally over feed making the cure a bit less efficient. Good luck 👍
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OutForReal
OutForRealanswered grow question 5 years ago
Yes I did it and I had a better terpenes because profile but not the THC level or at least it wasn't noticable . , the 1st time I did it I didn't let a fan or a air extractor and after 48h my weed was full of mold so since I've not doing it without a good aire circulation.
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OimRausch
OimRauschanswered grow question 5 years ago
@Fruitgrower @Ga4rd2en0er @chasv77 Thx a lot 4 your input.. I'll give it a try and will shoot some pics before and after and upload it to the diary end of next week.. Thx again and take care of yourselfs.. cheerz. OimRausch
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Fruitgrower
Fruitgroweranswered grow question 5 years ago
There is a good YouTube video of a guy doing experiments with thc lab results on this subject and from his data 24-48 hour darkness did improve terpenes, flavour and thc% but after this it deminished slightly 🌱👍buds are looking great though!
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Ga4rd2en0er
Ga4rd2en0eranswered grow question 5 years ago
I also feel its urban legend. I tried it once and didnt notice a thing. If you want to do anything to boost your thc and resin levels, the only proven way is with UVB lighting supplements, but that will cost about $100 to get the ballast and bulb and you need to run it from about 2 to 3 weeks after you switch to 12/12. I even stopped flushing before harvest, I havent noticed a difference in bud quality but I dont overfeed and burn my plants. Problem with cannabis growing is it's a long time guerilla activity with lots of wives tales and not much data to back it.
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chasv77
chasv77answered grow question 5 years ago
I tried doing 48hrs darkness, but nothing visually happened. Except my fan leaves wilted a little, as the extra 48, bypassed my next scheduled watering. Did my buds get any more swollen/sticky, it was GG#4, so really hard to tell. I vote myth, awaiting more evidence from someone who swears by it.
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