so, during the grow, there is only a certain temperature level you can keep it at to keep the plant alive and healthy and still change color to a purple tint. but what about instead of chopping the plant to harvest it, putting it in a freezer for 48 hours? would this make it turn dark purple? i know its a wacky idea but i have a small plant like 10cm and im really thinking about trying it in a month.
New Grower do you think this is a good idea to make the plant purple
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well my other plant is already turning purple-ish because of 70f temps. so temp manipulation does work well. i am just thinking whether this would have a stronger effect since it would be like 30f, though maybe it would take time to change temp? it might die to soon. maybe i should warm it a little inside the freezer to like 50f for a day before dropping to 30,If you just buy purple genetics there's no need to bring the temps down..
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I think it would work better in the fridge. The freezer will kill any living organism in the plant and it wont do anything.
yeah, it would need more time than it would have in the freezer. but i only have a freezer to use. im thinking of therefore of putting it in a slightly insulated box so it would slowly decrease in temperature over a longer period of time. the end goal is o kill it though. that is what happens when you harvest. i would of course not attempt this in the middle of a grow!
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I doubt it will have the effect you're after. The purpling is result of P uptake being inhibited from lower root temperatures. It doesn't happen overnight, but slowly when root temps remain in the 60s.
well, thanks for that info, yeah i read more online just now and it seems i would need to do it for weeks according to most. i wont expect much but ill experiment anyways since the plant is tiny and only going to yield about 3g, not much of a risk.
actually after research the plant could potentially stay alive in the freezer... in which case maybe i should star doing it at night and putting under light in the day
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The back and forth to the freezer routine seems like a hassle. What I you want a frozen pizza? True colored genetics is what you want. You might also consider over igniting it on the patio or something- depending where you are it may well be getting cold enough in a month or so it should be cold enough at night from about 35 degrees north or so. In a couple months 30 degrees north should be cool enough.
The freezer isn't a great option for real full size plants also- just some stuff to consider. But hey- if you do it, post pics.
The freezer isn't a great option for real full size plants also- just some stuff to consider. But hey- if you do it, post pics.
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No no no! The goal is to grow healthy plants for a bountiful harvest of epic proportions! Remember, all autos die, but not all autos truly LIVE! :hug:
I accidentally purpled out a Dinafem Auto White Cheese in my tent during fall last year. Temps were in the 50's and 60's during the day; dropped to 30's and 40's and night with my fresh air intake being on a basement window (lights on at night to combat the cold.)
Do you have any idea what your freezer temp even is? You're talking a maintained sub 28 degrees in there man. Here's something to think about too; prolonged exposure to freezing and sub freezing temperatures is going to affect much more than just the color of your leaves of the uptake of P. The colder temperatures get; the more brittle the trichomes on your plant will be! You stick it in the freezer for a length of time and you might have a crystalline time bomb on your hands. Accidentally shake the plant or hit against something and you risk the removal of a lot of what makes your bud awesome. On top of that; if you go from one extreme to the next in temperature; you're affecting the terpene creation/destruction. Terpenes are constantly created and destroyed through the cannabis plants life; it's best to keep your temperatures maintained. Temps too high; destroys the terpenes at an alarming rate (terpenes become very volatile when the plant is chopped, as in, you will see terpene destruction around 75 degrees Fahrenheit after the plant is chopped.) If you take a plant out of the freezer and are trying to "warm it up," I'd be worried you were just flat out wrecking the plant.
I agree with goauto, better to just look for purple genetic strains. I'd ditch the freezer idea bro. :coffee break:
I dunno- I say screw harvesting it at all- just throw her in the freezer whole til she's purple- and then just shake all the trichs off her and smoke that while you stare at a pretty purple plant...
Cut out a lot of the work in the hash making process. Hahaha.
Cut out a lot of the work in the hash making process. Hahaha.
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