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i can't say on 1 or 3 but where i am at the night time temps are chilly. from what i'm seeing in my stuff i have to wonder if the low temps aren't detering my plants from producing more density, i see little additional bulking at this point. i've starting to raise the temp during dark cycle to see if there is any difference.Hi all!
1. Been told lowering humidity as low as I can final 10 days really helps the plant protect itself by creating additional resin? Is this true or false?
2. Also been told lowering temps as low as i can during dark hours last two weeks creates more density. Is this true or false?
3. Is there anything other than genetics that I can do to create even more density and insane frostiness?
I grow in soil and use Nectar For the God's nutes. A calcium based line. LED lights. RH usually around 45% but can go lower. Tems usually around 78 lights on and 69 lights off. PH of feed is 6.6.
Any secrets/tips for more frost and density? THANKS!
i also use nectar, in addition i use this last 3 weeks or so of flowerHi all!
1. Been told lowering humidity as low as I can final 10 days really helps the plant protect itself by creating additional resin? Is this true or false?
2. Also been told lowering temps as low as i can during dark hours last two weeks creates more density. Is this true or false?
3. Is there anything other than genetics that I can do to create even more density and insane frostiness?
I grow in soil and use Nectar For the God's nutes. A calcium based line. LED lights. RH usually around 45% but can go lower. Tems usually around 78 lights on and 69 lights off. PH of feed is 6.6.
Any secrets/tips for more frost and density? THANKS!
Imho resin content is a lot more important then frost and not always related 1:1. I've had crazy frosty flowers that were kinda dry and kiefy. And ive had just as many flowers lackluster in the frost coverage, but still had plenty of nice lung filly resin with a good face slap.Hi all!
1. Been told lowering humidity as low as I can final 10 days really helps the plant protect itself by creating additional resin? Is this true or false?
2. Also been told lowering temps as low as i can during dark hours last two weeks creates more density. Is this true or false?
3. Is there anything other than genetics that I can do to create even more density and insane frostiness?
I grow in soil and use Nectar For the God's nutes. A calcium based line. LED lights. RH usually around 45% but can go lower. Tems usually around 78 lights on and 69 lights off. PH of feed is 6.6.
Any secrets/tips for more frost and density? THANKS!
Imho resin content is a lot more important then frost and not always related 1:1. I've had crazy frosty flowers that were kinda dry and kiefy. And ive had just as many flowers lackluster in the frost coverage, but still had plenty of nice lung filly resin with a good face slap.
cooler temps = denser flowers and more color. Not always, but often.
In my experience most essential oil (resin) producing plants that like to grow at elevation, such as lavender, cannabis, and some others, can increase their resin production under elevated UV exposure. Some people i know out west grow at elevation for the cooler temps and more resinous buds naturally. Doesn't quite work this well with cannabis, but with some lavender plants you can damn near double their essential oil extract yield by exposing the plants to a bit of UV for a while before harvesting material for extraction.
Not sure about the humidity thing. Personally i often cut all circulation fans last week of flower and crank up my exhaust. Seems like i get terpier flowers with less air constantly moving around the plants. thats a thing that definitely works with some plants. Often my humidity will actually sit a little higher during.
I had a glue dream cookies eucalyptus pheno that would smell twice as strong twice as fast in the dry/cure process if i let the plant wilt real bad before i cut her, then waited till she was dry to trim the branches. She's the only plant ive ever done that with though.
Some people intentionally stress plants in early flower to increase resin production, personally i dont, but some swear by it.
Quality genetics is always the best starting point though.
The best flowers ive ever grown in my life, considering the high and how much i enjoyed smoking the flower over a long period, have not been the most photogenic, or the frostiest of plants. What they did well though, was resin content, and getting you blasted without anxiety and without getting tired of smoking it
The blueberry F5’s i did last year had minimal frost but lathered up my hand like bacon grease during trim. Have no idea what the thc content is but gets me blasted with zero anxiety. One of the most top shelf body highs I’ve experienced
did having the glue dream cookies wilt before harvest decrease the length of drying time the buds needed?Imho resin content is a lot more important then frost and not always related 1:1. I've had crazy frosty flowers that were kinda dry and kiefy. And ive had just as many flowers lackluster in the frost coverage, but still had plenty of nice lung filly resin with a good face slap.
cooler temps = denser flowers and more color. Not always, but often.
In my experience most essential oil (resin) producing plants that like to grow at elevation, such as lavender, cannabis, and some others, can increase their resin production under elevated UV exposure. Some people i know out west grow at elevation for the cooler temps and more resinous buds naturally. Doesn't quite work this well with cannabis, but with some lavender plants you can damn near double their essential oil extract yield by exposing the plants to a bit of UV for a while before harvesting material for extraction.
Not sure about the humidity thing. Personally i often cut all circulation fans last week of flower and crank up my exhaust. Seems like i get terpier flowers with less air constantly moving around the plants. thats a thing that definitely works with some plants. Often my humidity will actually sit a little higher during.
I had a glue dream cookies eucalyptus pheno that would smell twice as strong twice as fast in the dry/cure process if i let the plant wilt real bad before i cut her, then waited till she was dry to trim the branches. She's the only plant ive ever done that with though.
Some people intentionally stress plants in early flower to increase resin production, personally i dont, but some swear by it.
Quality genetics is always the best starting point though.
yea maybe by a day or two. But honestly in this equation, dry time starts when the plant looses turgidity, even if its still alive in the pot imho. So really, no its doesnt, but yea, it does lmao.did having the glue dream cookies wilt before harvest decrease the length of drying time the buds needed?
Trichomes are mostly made of silicon and thus that element is essential. Dr. Bruce Bugbee discusses the value of silicon in some of his videos and specifically mentions silicon and trichomes. There are also plenty of articles about the various benefits of silicon or silica amendments. (Silicon is the element name. Silica is a compound derived from silicon.)if you actually do a side by side cotrol (non speculative) with same clones, all silica does is make stems stronger, and even then only if using distilled or RO water. Compared with municipal tap i had acess to in KC, MI, and back here in TM, there is no difference at all when using silica (this applies to call mag in most, but not all cases as well) It most definitely does not increase trichome and resin production. Not in my experience. And after spending years playing with and without it, ive settled on the conclusion that silica is only even ecessary if using distilled or RO water (some municipalties water doesnt have calcium or magnesium that plays with plants well, but thats the minority tbh).
If using tap water there is genuinely no difference whatsoever, at all, between a clone grown with additional silica additives, and one not. Not im my experience over several municipal water supplies anyway.
the point im making is not that silicon isnt essential, im totally aware it absolute is. My point is that when you have water with more plant usable silica then the plant really needs already in it, or are using nutrients with more then the plant would use already in it, adding more doesnt = benefits usually. Water that doesnt have such silica presence, this would not apply to.Trichomes are mostly made of silicon and thus that element is essential. Dr. Bruce Bugbee discusses the value of silicon in some of his videos and specifically mentions silicon and trichomes. There are also plenty of articles about the various benefits of silicon or silica amendments. (Silicon is the element name. Silica is a compound derived from silicon.)
Tap water varies. If the source is river water, there typically are few dissolved minerals in the water. Well water usually has more dissolved minerals due to its contact with underground minerals.
Silica's Untapped Potential: The Secret to Maximizing Cannabis Growth and Quality
Discover the overlooked role of silica in cannabis cultivation. Learn how it can boost both yield and quality, making it an indispensable element in modern growing practices.floraflex.com
Trichomes are mostly made of silicon and thus that element is essential. Dr. Bruce Bugbee discusses the value of silicon in some of his videos and specifically mentions silicon and trichomes. There are also plenty of articles about the various benefits of silicon or silica amendments. (Silicon is the element name. Silica is a compound derived from silicon.)
Tap water varies. If the source is river water, there typically are few dissolved minerals in the water. Well water usually has more dissolved minerals due to its contact with underground minerals.
Silica's Untapped Potential: The Secret to Maximizing Cannabis Growth and Quality
Discover the overlooked role of silica in cannabis cultivation. Learn how it can boost both yield and quality, making it an indispensable element in modern growing practices.floraflex.com
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