Picking Swollen Individual Calyx

loophole68

loophole68

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Picked some of the early calyxes that showed up during preflower stages as a tester since they are individual on the stems and not in nugget form, also used as a mild stress inducer to the plant to increase final trich production since only around a week left and is also in late flowering stage. Very sticky and very potent from the quick dry.

Anyone else pick the swollen calyxes on stem for testing or inducing stress or even any other reasons??
Not much info on this, or is because no one does thinking it may hurt the plant??
Annoy them a bit in late flowering but dont hurt them, thats what I have read.
Pictured below is one of those individual calyxes from another site.
Feedbacks and comments appreciated
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:peace:
 
I doubt the plant cares much that you pick 'em. :leaf:

But I don't pull anything early because it never smokes like the final product, might as well be a different plant altogether. It's not a test I find to be useful.
 
Also, pre-harvest stress to increase trich production? Stop spreading bullshit as if its fact. Do you think kicking the shit out of an Apple tree makes better apples? Or maybe beating up a pregnant woman to avoid labour complications
 
jonnyquest said:
Also, pre-harvest stress to increase trich production? Stop spreading bullshit as if its fact. Do you think kicking the shit out of an Apple tree makes better apples? Or maybe beating up a pregnant woman to avoid labour complications
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Firstly, no one spreaded bull shit neither did I recommend doing it so stop accusing.
Secondly, Is Cannabis a tree, no.For instance,Like you compared the situation, You can bend and break a cannabis main stem, but can you break a trunk of an apple tree?
Thirdly, I have read many comments on how darkness have something to do with trich production/ Thc according to certain dutch growers, I'll still be glad to read the source and it is a also stressing the plant as plants are not gonna get like 48-72 darkness in its natural habitat. That also includes ice flushing and cold temperatures before harvest.
Lastly, If not for R&D you would still be smoking the oldest landrace strains with very low cannabinoid levels compared to todays strains.
Its proven topping and pruning works, how?
Did the plant cut its own head off?? No its manually done...

No one actually is perfect knowing everyting... Sadly I had to tell this to you because you sound like one...

Theres a lot to be known yet and you got loads of reading to do.

:peace:
 
A kind word of advise.

Dont jump into threads shouting your mouth off. First of all be polite and base you comments on fact not what you "think" is correct.

jonnyquest said:
Also, pre-harvest stress to increase trich production? Stop spreading bullshit as if its fact. Do you think kicking the shit out of an Apple tree makes better apples? Or maybe beating up a pregnant woman to avoid labour complications
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Ok, now we should all know resin increases when stress increases. Not humans or apple trees lmao, but marijuana. The marijuana plant is different than most plants. I dont see male trees and female trees. So quit being a dick and give the guy a break. He's right, with out people trying different thing we would not have as good smokable bud. now I drop the temps the last week and keep the humidity very low, enough to stress the plant into winter is coming and make a great finish medicine. this is marijuana so relax and take a bong hit and start brain storming.
 
Going to have to agree with OP as far as the test is concerned - I grew femaleseed.nl original Grapefruit a few years back - and I did exactly as he said (as a taste test, I dont intentionally introduce stress). Got like 4 or 5 of them together (on the ones attached to the stem, which are dry close to harvest anyways) dropped in a bowl - and it was pretty close to cured taste.
 
vein5 said:
Ok, now we should all know resin increases when stress increases. Not humans or apple trees lmao, but marijuana. The marijuana plant is different than most plants. I dont see male trees and female trees. So quit being a dick and give the guy a break. He's right, with out people trying different thing we would not have as good smokable bud. now I drop the temps the last week and keep the humidity very low, enough to stress the plant into winter is coming and make a great finish medicine. this is marijuana so relax and take a bong hit and start brain storming.
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Do we "know" that yeah? Link to a study please?

There was a study that showed 72hours of darkness prior to harvest can increase THC levels on some strains, this was nothing to do with inducing stress.

Until there's so empirical evidence it's all hearsay/theory at best, total old school hippy bullshit at worst. I'd assume the latter...
 
Harrekin said:
Do we "know" that yeah? Link to a study please?

There was a study that showed 72hours of darkness prior to harvest can increase THC levels on some strains, this was nothing to do with inducing stress.

Until there's so empirical evidence it's all hearsay/theory at best, total old school hippy bullshit at worst. I'd assume the latter...
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There are some evidences mate, but what I think is since a good few coming from state funding, the outcomes benefiting the users are hard to find because of censorship and stuff. They only to give the negative side, like the carcinogens. :lol:
OK another example,
1:Leaf: before you put your garden into flowering from 18 to 12 hours, give the plants 36 hours of darkness; by doing this it, will reset the plants natural body clock. After 36 hours (or anything between 24 and 40 hours) the plant will go straight into flowering rather than adjusting from 18 to 12 which in some strains can mean an extra few weeks. When the plant is finished give it another 36 hours, this will reset the body clock again this time the plant knows it is finished and will push out all remaining energy into its last trichome production try it.
This is a from an Interview with Adam of T. H. Seeds

And I have heard it as well.
And he is not some grower or breeder, he also has to keep up with the name of TH Seeds, so why would he say some hippy shit for others to believe.
An from what he does, isnt it stressing? :???:

2:leaf: Cannabinoid levels of individual mature glandular trichomes from two clones and two strains of Cannabis sativa L., which included both drug and fiber phenotypes, were investigated by gas-liquid chromatographic analyses Capitate-stalked glands were selectively harvested from vein and nonvein areas of pistillate bracts while capitate-sessile glands were harvested from these areas of leaves The qualitative cannabinoid profile characteristic of the strain or clone was maintained in the individual capitate-stalked glands while the quantitative cannabinoid profiles varied with each strain or clone and between vein and nonvein areas as well Capitate-sessile glands were found to contain conspicuously lower levels of cannabinoids than capitate-stalked glands This study emphasizes that glands of Cannabis represent a dynamic system within the cannabinoid synthesizing activities of this plant.
American Journal of Botany © 1978 Botanical Society of America

http://www.jstor.org/pss/2442328

The reason I gave them source is to show how changes have been bought to the plant.
For example the second study shows that how glandular areas and pistillate brands have cannabinoid levels and its variance among other parts of the plant, if this was told a century back, doubt many would believe it coz of the lack of advanced science.

Its all a part of learning end of the day, its all about chilling on the journey!
:peace:
 
The dark time between veg and flowering is pretty common. However, just because that is a form of stress does not mean that all types of stress affect the plant the same.
 
blimey said:
The dark time between veg and flowering is pretty common. However, just because that is a form of stress does not mean that all types of stress affect the plant the same.
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As long as I know Most of the growers I know dont do it, so whats common for some may not be common for everyone.

:peace:
 
So much stress among so many themselves, leaving aside the plant...:lol:
Before forums came into use I knew some who would drive a couple nails to for the iron intake, and do some other stuff to the plant...and they at that time didnt know what a forum even was...
and some cultivators in Colombia even girdle the plant to mature it quicker...if someone wants reference on that too its better to read the full MJ Botany by Robert Connell Clark before flaming.
And I have to repeat again sadly, DONT do it just coz I mentioned it. :lol:
:peace:
 
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