New Grower quick flush???

[Grey Bear]

pop22 the science of cannabis still has a long way to go as far as empirical scientifically peer-reviewed fact goes.
but do a few side by side of your own so that you have your own experiential proof.
It definitely makes a difference on taste and the quality of the burn.
As far as toxicity of the minerals used by the plant goes, I don't think there is much cannabis specific scientific study on how burning vs vaping vs consuming and how & if they enter our bodies.

 

[Muddy]

Plants shouldn't be yellow when you harvest them. You don't starve strawberry plants for 2 weeks before harvest to get the nute taste out of them do you? No, because it doesn't work that way".

Sorry, that's not a valid comparison as strawberries don't product trichomes. The yellowing of the leaves is the result of chemical changes taking place within the plant. At peak floral maturation the THC is at it's highest level and those leaves will still be green. If you're looking for a head high, high THC, low CBD and CBN, then by all means pick them at that time. But if you're growing for medicinal purposes, then you must wait for those leaves to die off to get the full medicinal effect from the plants. From Marijuana Botany by Robert Connell Clark:

Late Floral Stage

By this stage plants are well past the main reproductive phase and their health has begun to decline. Many of the larger leaves have dropped off, and some of the small inner leaves begin to change color. Autumn colors (purple, orange, yellow, etc.) begin to appear in the older leaves and calyxes at this time; many of the pistils turn brown and begin to fall off. Only the last terminal pistils are still fertile and swollen calyxes predominate. Heavy layers of protec tive resin heads cover the calyxes and associated leaves. Production of additional capitate-stalked glandular trichomes is rare, although some existing trichomes may still be elongating and secreting resins. As the previously secreted resins mature, they change color. The polymerization of small terpene molecules (which make up most of the resin) produces long chains and a more viscous and darker-colored resin. The ripening and darkening of resins follows the peak of psychoactive cannabinoid synthesis and the transparent amber color of mature resin is usually indicative of high THC content. Many cultivators agree that transparent amber resins are a sign of high-quality drug Cannabis and many of the finest strains exhibit this characteristic. Particularly potent Cannabis from California, Hawaii, Thailand, Mexico, and Colombia is often encrusted with transparent amber colored instead of clear resin heads. This is also characteristic of Cannabis from other equatorial, subtropical and temperate zones where the growing season is long enough to accommodate long term resin production and maturation. Many areas of North America and Europe have too short a season to fully mature resins unless a greenhouse is used. Specially acclimatized strains are another possibility. They develop rapidly and begin maturing in time to ripen amber resins while the weather is still warm and dry.

The weight yield of floral clusters is usually highest at this point, but strains may begin to grow an excess of leaves in late-stage clusters to catch additional energy from the rapidly diminishing autumn sun. Total resin accumulation is highest at this stage, but the period of maximum resin production has passed. If climatic conditions are harsh, resins and cannabinoids will begin to decompose. As a result, resin yield may appear high even if many of the resin heads are missing or have begun to deteriorate and the overall psychoactivity of the resin has dropped. THC decomposes to CBN in the hot sun and will not remain intact or be replaced after the metabolic processes of the plant have ceased. Since cannabinoids are so sensitive to decomposition by sunlight, the higher psychoactivity of amber resins may be a secondary effect. It may be that the THC is better protected from the sun by amber or opaque resins than by clear resins. Some late maturing strains develop opaque, white resin heads as a result of terpene polymerization and THC decomposition. Opaque resin heads are usually a sign that the floral clusters are over-mature.

Late floral clusters exhibit the full potential of resin production, aromatic principles, and psychoactive effect. Complex mixtures of many mon oterpene and sesquiterpene hydrocarbons along with alcohols, ethers, esters, and ketones determine the aroma and flavor of mature Cannabis. The levels of the basic terpenes and their polymerized by-products fluctuate as the resin ripens. The aromas of fresh floral clusters are usually preserved after drying, as by the late floral stage, a high proportion of ripe resins are present on the mature calyxes of the fresh plant. Cannabinoid production favors high THC acid and rising CBN acid content at this stage, since most active biosynthesis has ceased and more THC acid is being broken down into CBN acid than is being produced from CBD acid. CBD acid may accumulate because not enough energy is available to complete its conversion to THC acid. The THC-to-CBD ratio in the harvested floral clusters certainly begins to drop as biosynthesis slows, because THC acid levels decrease as it decom poses, and at the same time CBD acid levels remain or rise intact since CBD does not decompose as rapidly as THC acid. This tends to produce marijuana characterized by more somatic and sedative effects. Some cultivators prefer this to the more cerebral and clear psychoactivity of the peak floral stage.

So doing a final cleanse for the last two week isn't just about eliminating nutrients from the plant. Regarding whether the cleanse makes for better tasting smoke, the anecdotal information is overwhelming. Cleansed plants do taste better. One way to test this is to look at the ash from a J. A well cleansed plant will produce a light grey, almost white ash. Plants that still contain higher levels of nutrients will produce a darker grey, sometimes almost black ash.

 

[green76]

yeah u say the medium holds the nutes salts ect but im talking about cutting the plant and putting it in water to bypass the whole medium issue.....

 

[namvet25]

Strawberrys don't have trychomes?.that's news to me.

 

[Muddy]

yeah u say the medium holds the nutes salts ect but im talking about cutting the plant and putting it in water to bypass the whole medium issue.....

Not something I've ever seen tested but I suspect if it has been, and it worked, we would have heard about it by now. Do a side by side comparison, one plant with a normal 2 week soil cleanse and one cut. Report back and let us know what you find.

 

[Muddy]

Strawberrys don't have trychomes?.that's news to me.

Always the smart ass. :hug:

 

[Muddy]

Two threads on the same topic merged.

 

[Grey Bear]

Actually Strawberry plants do have trichomes, just not the ones we want.

Studies about trichome production in strawberry indicate the heavier trichome production is on the leaf, the less successful spider mites are infesting a plant as their egg laying is greatly reduced in the presence of heavy trichomes.

 

[namvet25]

Muddy,I told you so.

 

[Muddy]

Well I'll be darned. Learn something new everyday. But it's still not a valid comparison.