Harry_Ba11sach said:

well technically the plant would never actually finish flowering. It would revert to veg and you'd just completely fuck everything up. What gave you the idea this was a good plan?

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NightGrower said:

since it seems you are trying to achieve a better yield, consider complete darkness for the last 24-48 hrs and watch as the trichomes pop out at ya! Im afraid the opposite doesn't work

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Harry_Ba11sach said:

well lengthening the amount of light they receive near harvest will only sabotage your efforts

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NightGrower said:

since it seems you are trying to achieve a better yield, consider complete darkness for the last 24-48 hrs and watch as the trichomes pop out at ya! Im afraid the opposite doesn't work

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Harry_Ba11sach said:

I have tried it. The end product was delicious, very potent and covered in trichs, just like every other grow I've done whether I do that or not.

very hard to get conclusive evidence to be honest. Every harvest my stuff looks pretty damn good so I have a pretty hard time saying whether or not the dark period will help or not. I've heard a bunch of other experienced growers in Colorado claim this is amazing and that they've seen improvement with their very own eyes though so I'd call it likely beneficial in the end.

Something I'd like to add though, I consider the 12 hours of light right before harvest essential for finishing the flush. If the plants aren't photosynthesizing then they have no reason to consume the extra nutrients and other foods stored in their leaves and I think this may be detrimental to the completeness of the flush. Also, they might be growing still, but by consuming sugars stored from photosynthesis which may negatively impact taste. Granted, this is all speculation, but it makes sense to me.

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