Lights furthur away during late Flowering?

[10kDank]

I've hear that putting you lights 2feet away during the late stages of flowing will help with resin production and bring out the wide range of aromas that your medicine has to offer....And when using air-cooled hoods would you still want to do this? Has anyone heard of this?

10kdank

[ljb]

I've hear that putting you lights 2feet away during the late stages of flowing will help with resin production and bring out the wide range of aromas that your medicine has to offer....And when using air-cooled hoods would you still want to do this? Has anyone heard of this?

10kdank

I've never heard of that. I think it would cause new, sort of stretchy growth. Some people describe it as looking like fingers. Along similar lines, have you ever turned your girls during the late stages of flowering? It causes the plants to adjust.

[Lrus007]

closer the light the better
you don't want airy buds
you want tight buds

[c-ray]

light = good
heat = bad

[10kDank]

I was just talking about LATE FLOWERING... I'm currently setup with "the ocho" sun systems new XXXl 8" reflectors so my plants can pretty much touch the glass. So now I remember where I heard or read this.... about moving your lights furthur away during the later stages(final week or two) of flowering. It was in Skunk Mag dude by the name of "the rev" had this to say " When a plant is too close to an HPS light during flowering, it can express flavor only within ranges of citrus and hash-and nothing else. However, if you increase the distance from the light, you can express a wide range of flavors. Everything from exotic fruit (such as apricot) and mint, to blueberry and blackberry,can be achieved. These all really come out if you keep your light distance two feet or more for the final two weeks of flowering." Ive never done this...thinking about it when I get pulley systems on my lights set up:fro:

[vapor]

i would imagine the flavors are due to genetics not light distance{although enviromental conditions can vary your experence}.,., a 1000 hps is 1/5 the power of your sun in the sky.,.,as far as heat if your lights are too close you are going to have radiant heat issues and your terpens will definetly not be normal as per genetics of that plant.,.

[c-ray]

would you move outdoor plants into a shady spot in the fall?

[10kDank]

maybe I should of posted this on a more advanced forum...c-ray thank you so much for your responses and insight on this topic!! C'mon man

light = good
heat = bad

[vapor]

genes respond to life.,.,

[c-ray]

how come when I don't move the lights my plants still taste superb?

I'll bet that "the rev" is actually overfeeding his plants and when he moves them further away from the light he is actually reducing the amount of food they are consuming in late flowering

the vets have already figured this out, that to get truly sublime flavours the plants need to cannibalize themselves in late flowering

so in a nutshell:
optimal feeding = good
overfeeding = bad

[nuggdigger]

yah,..now i remeber why i never bothered to post to this thread..lol
first thing that came to my mind was a guy who asked me when to 'stab his roots' at the end to flush because it was something he heard'
and don't forget hanging them upside down so the resins run out of the plant, we all heard of that one :rolleyes:
plants run on light..less is not ever going to be more...no matter what advanced forum you may ask.

[Lungus]

The REv is a talented grower but he does postulate as gospel truth his methods of growing even though he might not have thoroughly tested them only to renege later, change his method and put that forward as God's own truth. He's a nice enough guy but his methods are more akin to a plant whisperer than scientific fact and I take him with more than one grain of salt.

[guest]

@ OP,

You have already found the most advanced (eg. scientifically sound) forum, congrats! :) . Seriously, I will only post here, and I have memberships elsewhere, even to a super-secrete invite-only hidden forum (which is my 2nd choice with C-W being 1st). Too many d.bags post elsewhere, generally willy nilly without much forethought, and often less scientific validity. Concerning photons: this site has the people you want to learn from, save knna. Other forums generally don't have a clue about photons...everyone loves watts...sigh

The others members have already told you the facts. Don't listen to the Rev on this. Is Rev the "reverend buddabreath"? Regardless, its just silly for the Rev to make such claims regarding the amount of photons. As long as there is not too much radiant heat, and not too many/often photons (which is hard to do) flavor is not affected by photon quantity/quality. (and molasses doesn't directly effect flavor either, in case you thought it does).

HTH

[Lungus]

Is Rev the "reverend buddabreath"

Not sure, he goes by the nick Rolanterroy now and regularly writes for Skunk mag and is on their forum.

[guest]

Thanks for that. I have never seen Skunk magazine, is it as cheesy and incorrect as the other cannabis magazines? I haven't even look at HighTimes in years, too much bs and misinformation.

Hope your good

[Lungus]

I haven't read a cannamag for years myself so I don't know either. He used to be at the old Unleash the Green before it went down and has since gone to Skunk mag forums but I still hear about him through the posts of others.

[c-ray]

learn by growing, grow by learning
the magazines will only get one so far, and often down the wrong path (or wrong aisle in the hydro store)

[guest]

Hey c

Yea that's my man grip with those mags. They more a form of advertisement than education.

[c-ray]

opinions are like assholes, everyone's got one
that's why it's super important not to blindly trust anything that anyone says no matter how esteemed they may be, become one with the work, achieve understanding through direct experience

[DOZEE]

max yield mag had said in late bloom , blue spectrum increases florescence "the smell and bouquet of flowers " . if it helps :/

[c-ray]

max yield is not a weed magazine, must have been talking about basil

[DOZEE]

lol , it was a shot in the dark. i dont practice it . it was on all sorts of flowers. the tip is useful to florist.

[10kDank]

Okay Okay.... So, how many of you put your plants in 24-48 hrs of darkness at the very end?......lol I'm sure their are a lot of assholes that can comment on that one!

[Lrus007]

I was just talking about LATE FLOWERING... I'm currently setup with "the ocho" sun systems new XXXl 8" reflectors so my plants can pretty much touch the glass. So now I remember where I heard or read this.... about moving your lights furthur away during the later stages(final week or two) of flowering. It was in Skunk Mag dude by the name of "the rev" had this to say " When a plant is too close to an HPS light during flowering, it can express flavor only within ranges of citrus and hash-and nothing else. However, if you increase the distance from the light, you can express a wide range of flavors. Everything from exotic fruit (such as apricot) and mint, to blueberry and blackberry,can be achieved. These all really come out if you keep your light distance two feet or more for the final two weeks of flowering." Ive never done this...thinking about it when I get pulley systems on my lights set up:fro:

ok keep light as close as you can = bigger buds and tighter buds.


now all the buds will not be close to the lights. why some of them
might be 2' away from the light. so just for shit's and giggles mark
a few buds that are 2' away from the light and see if they taste
any different than the buds that are close to the light and voila
you will know for sure. my opinion is that the buds will taste the
same. but give it a shot it's your grow..

[guest]

Huh?

Assholes? Are you insinuating we are assholes? Everyone has been helpful to you in this thread. If you don't like the answer that's no reason to be childish. Go play somewhere else if you were indeed calling us assholes.

Oh yea, until I see data showing me placing a plant into pseudo-dormancy by too long of a nightlength is beneficial I call it total BS.

[c-ray]

I guess some people still think stressing a plant out is a good way to increase potency
personally I just like to grow healthy planties, or rather help planties grow healthy

[10kDank]

lol......lol.....I was just making a (bad) joke about opinions.......I know its hard to recognize sarcasm in a typed message. Anyway thanks for all your responses...c-ray opinions are like assholes, everyone's got one

I guess some people still think stressing a plant out is a good way to increase potency
personally I just like to grow healthy planties, or rather help planties grow healthy

Now were talking c-ray....I agree with you 100%...WHY STRESS OUT ANYTHING!!

[nuggdigger]

this one is easy to test..choose two plants the most similar, chop one at end of the day, the other after 48-72 hrs of darkness, dry and cure them the same and test:joint2: for yourself. draw your own conclusions, as i did, without all that scientific :bs:

...as for the first que.. though lowering temperatures may stimulate phermonal response, its probably not worth sacrificing lower THC accumulation at lower lite levels..
...what you do in the "dark" ;) is your buisness...:laugh2:

peace