Shock Ripening

lets just say i ignored a few plants in the back didnt feed or water, bc they were far back, and they look like diamonds BUT they have small buds... lets hope my BIG buds can get that same shock when i ignore them in the dark

Pissing on your plants, feeding them birth control pills, screaming at them.
What we're we trying to do here again?

No matter, just post some youtube videos
of your grow methods. It'll make good
watching.

Oh by the way,
My friends brothers mom swears, feeding your plants steroids the last week of flowering, followed by two days in the dark, finally putting a mirror up to your plants, saying bloody mary three times, as you spin the pots 360 degrees
really kicks the trics out too.

But then again, as someone said,
so does growing good plants.

I do think resin is a defence mechanism... Try lowering your humidity really low or lower your night temps 10 degrees lower... and possibly if you touched them gently, use your imagination but be break anything.. yeah its a plant but it's not as delecate as you might think..
The resin forms a protective layer if it has to.. traps insects, etc.... just think about it.. Everything has a reason even if it's not obvious and in your face.. That's nature..
One of my so called mentors up here in Canada (53 year old dude I met through a grade school friend) always said let it go till the first frost if you can because you will be rewarded greatly with much more weight.. I'm assuming they spew resin to protect from the cold and to try and trap pollen and make seeds since death and winter/end of season is around the corner.... Because that's the purpose and cycle of it's life..
Cold nights signal winter is coming.. if they are still virgin buds they will try for the life of them to trap and attract pollen since the end is near in their mind.. And create a protective cover from the cold/dry air...

My room seems to have hit a low of 58 and 53 the past 2 night cycles.. and I noticed they threw out alot more resin glands.. it may just be that point in flowering but still (5th-6th-7th weeks for most of them under a 600 HPS).. they frosted right up over 2 nights.. the second being the colder one.. 53... was probly floating between 53 and 56-58... I may play with it now to see.. I won't have any comparison but I will watch the change over the night cycle with a higher and lower couple nights..

Trial and error is the only way to really learn.. Just don't go fucking with your whole crop...

Cheers

Also I think some people just like to see people do stupid shit so they will tell anyone dumb shit to see if the actually do it.. Some people can't think for themselves.. Some fear failing..

LOL! This thread sucks.

What ever happened with the "test" someone said they were performing? I'm interested to see some facts/pictures etc.
This is an interesting concept to me.

Meh, I went ahead and left my plant in the dark for the end of the flowering cycle, I'll let you all know if they seem any more resinous when I harvest them in another 24 hours.

ya me as well i read something about putting it in the dark at the end i posted a forum and ppl were pretty much calling me a retard and how would that work im 30 days in to flower now i will definatly be checking it out i would like to hear back the results
on this guys grow

also with the mollases and glucous
there is no mixture just do it by eye
and will the mollases just dilute into the water

Ok, i look foward to the results! If the outcome is good, please post pictures!

I would like to see the results. I dont understand all the nay saying. Its a concept not a fact. We need a Roll it up scientist on hand. I say, keep up the good work.

How many days did you leave the lights off when you did it?

Amfchef said:

I did the comparison and yes it does work. the key is to remember to keep air flow(fan) on to prevent mold, cold water and i added some sugar(s) (molasses, and glucose) to aid in the flush and help fuel the plant last attempts at resin production/life.

My BellaDonna, snow white widow, and juicy fruit thai loved the shock ripening.
The difference was very visible with no doubt.

My other strains all looked similar with slightly more resin on the shock ripened. The big difference on those was a whole lot more depth in flavor and smell

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*twiddle's thumbs*

I was really curious about this also, i have two monster big buddah blue cheese's that i vegged for 8 weeks and started flowering on Dec-28 that im willing to use for a possible visual example if anyone is interested in seeing the results. ill post a few of the most recent pics i have resized for a current view of how the look today.{these are from a bit ago and they are already on my girls laptop} i'll do more when i get back to the crib.

probo24 said:

Pissing on your plants, feeding them birth control pills, screaming at them.
What we're we trying to do here again?

No matter, just post some youtube videos
of your grow methods. It'll make good
watching.

Oh by the way,
My friends brothers mom swears, feeding your plants steroids the last week of flowering, followed by two days in the dark, finally putting a mirror up to your plants, saying bloody mary three times, as you spin the pots 360 degrees
really kicks the trics out too.

But then again, as someone said,
so does growing good plants.

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yes man i have been using the above method 4 years i think its candyman i say 3 times and it really works i must know ur m8s mum

TuffGonG2010 said:

I was really curious about this also, i have two monster big buddah blue cheese's that i vegged for 8 weeks and started flowering on Dec-28 that im willing to use for a possible visual example if anyone is interested in seeing the results. ill post a few of the most recent pics i have resized for a current view of how the look today.{these are from a bit ago and they are already on my girls laptop} i'll do more when i get back to the crib.

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Unless you are going to separate the two plants and perform this technique on one and not the other, then there would be no point. I dunno about everybody else, but my plants tend to produce a ton of resin late in flowering.... I thought thats how they worked.

To see if one method makes MORE crystals than another method, you need to have a control group to be able to make any kind of comparison.

I have 1 plant about 2 weeks from harvest. I could do just about anything to this thing and say that it caused more trichs to develop. I could put clothespins on all the leaves, and take pics now, and in a few days there would be more trichs.

here is a couple more pics

please do not ever again in your life question my integrity. no need for anybody to say anything stupid to me about this thread. I have harvested hundreds of plants and i know just like everybody else that not doing this still produces great erb' if grown properly. however like my friend pointed out this was featured in a recent article alot of us may have read. I have never tried this and was just curious and willing to share a un-biased project for the fuck of it, not to bullshit my friends.

By the way i plan on harvesting at 63 days {28th}

TuffGonG2010 said:

please do not ever again in your life question my integrity.

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I hope you weren't talking to me. If so, you completely misunderstood me and don't be so freakin defensive. If not, then I was just saying not to treat both plants the same. Put one in the dark and keep one normal and it should be easy to see if there is any merit to this technique. I mean, the pics say the buds are gonna be loaded with trichs no matter which way you go, so the only way i see to compare is to separate them.

magic tricks.

lolololololol