7 days of dark. The final flush.

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bigbro420

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tripboufe said:
i doint get it very well so for 10 week "flowering" plant
-Flush at 8 week
-flush again with cold water at wekk 10? wait 1 week to put under dark period
-flush the plant the 1,4 and 6 of dark period and on the 7th day harvest??

if its lyk this.. so the plant gets flushed 5 times on its life cycle have u had any side effects on this? or u just tryed with one plant? and what strain was it.. i have ak47 and bigbud
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It means week 8 through ten of blooming when the female is fully ready to go
 
gg2

gg2

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Read a bunch on the subject.

Found this quote.

"The Stichting Institute of Medical marijuana (SIMM), the first company to sell marijuana through the pharmacies of Holland, has been investigating the medical possibilities of cannabis, together with TNO laboratories and the University of Leiden.

One of their discoveries has been that to keep the ripe plants in the dark before harvesting could increase their potency.SIMM’s growers separated a crop of mature plants, harvested half of them and kept the other half in absolute darkness for 72 hours before cutting and drying. Analysis of the resulting dried buds showed that some varieties had seen an increase of THC of up to 30%, while CBD and CBN remained the same."


Overall really mixed reviews. Noticed many people say it works for some strains and not others. If you plan on running the same strain for a while cut some at the end, some at 24 and the rest at 48. :hump: I am going for 5Days.. flushing now and then to the darkness.. letmec4myselfbongsmilie:leaf:
 
gg2

gg2

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5000joints said:
Start flush 2 weeks before harvest date.
Flush every 3-4 days with semi-cold water.
After 14 days, begin the dark period for 7 days.
Flush with ice-cold water for 7 days in the dark. Days 1,4,&6.
Harvest.
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do not agree with the ice-cold water.. why u gonna keep'em wet when u harvesting? DEFEAT THE OVERALL PURPOSE:peace:
 
Fatboy 54

Fatboy 54

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Harrekin said:
If you want amber trics just harvest the fucking thing, alot of them turn amber during the dry and cure anyways.

Oh and if you want amber trics, you're LOWERING your THC % not making it higher.


You can claim all the equipment you have makes you experienced, but any idiot with a big enough wallet can buy all that crap, doesn't mean you have even the vaguest clue how to use it properly.
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Sat here tnite as newbie grower, but old timer in the smoking dept, deciding how, when, why to flush, advantages or not! I've read every paragraph and quote to this point , and really enjoyed the vehemence and belief every main player in this thread has , up until this last read and I really feel, that mr harrekin has run out of ammo and is starting to rant for the sake of rant which then, from a newbie angle becomes counter productive and the point of being here, which primarily is to learn , becomes somewhat pointless,,, some of your earlier rants were informative and gave a good opposing opinion to other rants on here so please pick the dummy up and become more productive than destructive. you can't knock 5000 really ,,, the proofs in the pud and we have all seen his puds :) no pud intended , so many different ways to grow and so many seem so successful ,,, i clap em all and don't knock anyone, just wish i had bigger colas :)) peace x
 
Fatboy 54

Fatboy 54

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5000joints said:
And come on dude.......Youve read through my grow journal and seen all the pics and still chime in to tell me something Ive known since before I even started growing.
I wrote that in an earlier post here that he quoted from me that Amber is THC degrading. I dont want all cloudy trichomes. I want some amber 10% is perfect for me. That last 5% amber comes from the last 4 days in the dark. YES I could just flower them out an extra 2 weeks to get that amber but it saves me a whole week and a half and I get the same results. So why not take 4 days to get the 5% more amber trichs then wait ing 14 days. It saves alot of time when I got 45 vegging plants ready to go into the flower room.
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HEHE Nowt WRONG with a sunday night amber trich couch lock imo!:)
 
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Ziminy

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Mmm Kayy! Settle down kids. And for any new kids in class. We don't want you to lose the best growth time on your buds. So you can just ignore all those noisy kids up there and remember that more tricomes look cool and all. I know most of the cool kids have em. And you all really want em, mmm kayyy. But they dont mean more THC. Now, settle down, and have a nice day.
 
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KryptoBud

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Ziminy said:
Mmm Kayy! Settle down kids. And for any new kids in class. We don't want you to lose the best growth time on your buds. So you can just ignore all those noisy kids up there and remember that more tricomes look cool and all. I know most of the cool kids have em. And you all really want em, mmm kayyy. But they dont mean more THC. Now, settle down, and have a nice day.
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All those kids are senior citizens now
 
Budddha

Budddha

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I use ice to flush outside in my 100 gallon pots.... but I
Ziminy said:
Mmm Kayy! Settle down kids. And for any new kids in class. We don't want you to lose the best growth time on your buds. So you can just ignore all those noisy kids up there and remember that more tricomes look cool and all. I know most of the cool kids have em. And you all really want em, mmm kayyy. But they dont mean more THC. Now, settle down, and have a nice day.
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I still flush. I can taste the difference. I use ice in my huge outdoor pots the last day or two before harvest too... idc what anyone says. I get compliments from growers all day. I’m picky as shit and I love my bud. Happy growing.
 
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Pelosi

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5000joints said:
This is for organic and semi-organic soils only.
I flush my girls for the last 14 days with 3x the volume of semi-cold water per pot. EXAMPLE: 3 gal. pots get 9 gal. of semi-cold pure unPH'ed water.
(If its a 10 week strain, start the flush at week 8. Then the dark/ice cold water technique at week 10 to bring it to 11 weeks before harvesting.)
Then put them in complete darkness for 7 days and begin to flush with ICE COLD WATER. This will shock the plants root system which triggers the plant to protect itself by pushing out as many trichomes as it possibly can.
Flush with ICE COLD WATER on day 1, 4, and 6.
On the 6th day, flush 1 more time in the morning and take off any fan leaves or little leaves by hand or with scissors. But they should just snap right off pulling downwards. This just helps make it easier the next morning.
The next morning, HARVEST. Just chop the girls at the base of the main stalk near the soil line. Hang upside down and trim away. I like to use my shower curtain rod to hang my freshly harvested girls on with trash bags in the tub and floor to catch the suger leaf trim. (I hate hairs in my trim. This helps).
PIC 1 - Great White Shark. Bottom bud. After the dark/cold water technique.
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This Method is fantastic. I am on day 3 using your method and all buds are turning white. it is amazing. Thank you
 
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