There are lots of ways to complicate life by worrying/tweaking for higher cannabinoids and terpenes. I might do it for a plant I consider special but
I'm far from convinced that these manipulations are worth the effort. And though Waria gives a reasonable case for leaving them in the dark, i don't buy it and only testing on multiple plants including controls will prove or disprove it. I've not looked into it to see what scientific information there may be, and the only anecdotal information I'd except would be multiple bud samples sent to a lab. I guess it doesn't hurt one way or the other.
And I've thought a time or two that it would be nice to have my strains tested for THC/CBD but when it gets right down to it, if it gets you as high as you like, takes care of your medical needs, and is enjoyable to consume, it really doesn't matter. Growing should be laid back, enjoyable, not an exercise in stress tolerance...........lol!
As to flushing...... well most here know my viewpoint on that, it's a myth! And a complete waste of time and damaging to your plant. I'vre heard of some people who take it to the extreme. They pour boiling water through the pot to kill the roots.......... but maybe i shouldn't be giving people ideas!
You want more trichromes? Get better lighting, don't over feed, control your garden temperature and humidity. Yes a recent study suggests that drought conditions may increase trichrome production. However, there is no information on how to apply this to indoor gardens, even outdoors. There is no guideline to suggest how dry to let them get, for how long, under what other stressors. I hope we see someone look into this more as this seems to me to be a possible worthy endeavor as its using the plants survival abilities to trigger a response. Or, it too may be a waste of time!
I'm far from convinced that these manipulations are worth the effort. And though Waria gives a reasonable case for leaving them in the dark, i don't buy it and only testing on multiple plants including controls will prove or disprove it. I've not looked into it to see what scientific information there may be, and the only anecdotal information I'd except would be multiple bud samples sent to a lab. I guess it doesn't hurt one way or the other.
And I've thought a time or two that it would be nice to have my strains tested for THC/CBD but when it gets right down to it, if it gets you as high as you like, takes care of your medical needs, and is enjoyable to consume, it really doesn't matter. Growing should be laid back, enjoyable, not an exercise in stress tolerance...........lol!
As to flushing...... well most here know my viewpoint on that, it's a myth! And a complete waste of time and damaging to your plant. I'vre heard of some people who take it to the extreme. They pour boiling water through the pot to kill the roots.......... but maybe i shouldn't be giving people ideas!
You want more trichromes? Get better lighting, don't over feed, control your garden temperature and humidity. Yes a recent study suggests that drought conditions may increase trichrome production. However, there is no information on how to apply this to indoor gardens, even outdoors. There is no guideline to suggest how dry to let them get, for how long, under what other stressors. I hope we see someone look into this more as this seems to me to be a possible worthy endeavor as its using the plants survival abilities to trigger a response. Or, it too may be a waste of time!
... Damien is on point here with dark hours plant activity... it's the terpene content that getting restored, not more actual trichomes being produced... your conclusion about that would be correct if that's what was happening....
), what I was saying is that for outdoor plants, daily weathering from Sun, wind , Temps, all take their toll on terpene content; it's at night when they are getting built back up again... Indoor plants don't usually have such factors affecting terp's this way, not to the same degree to be sure. I know with absolute certainty that my OD plants have their strongest, most complex (rich) aroma in the early morning, after the Sun has warmed them up a bit... Cool T's really reduce the volatility of the lighter (molecular weight) terp's, conversely, warmer drives them out... If you smell strong aroma at mid/late day, early eve, it's because they are volatilizing strongly out of the bud, that doesn't mean the content in the trich's is at it highest, quite the opposite, right?
....They did take bud samples at various times of the day and test them, concluding levels were highest early in the day... But if you still have doubts, consider the other part of the Ag' industry that works with essential oils,...for example: Lavender farmers take their cuts after dawn to get the richest highest aromatic oil content....
... My mate Ribbzzy just finished Golden Tiger, a powerful Malawi/Thai cross from ACE, and it's now on the tops of the Killer list (read up on her for terp content and cannabinoid lab test results, ditto for Malawi)... sometime it all comes together and you get something that's beyond special, and absolutely not for novice tokers or those who can't deal with crushing head-highs, something African and Thai landraces plants are well known for...
