a few interesting facts about harvestung

Hawkman

High as a Hawk
here is some interesting facts about harvest:

1) hanging plants up-side down increases potency -- More llikely the whole plant hanging slows the drying process and H2o lost. It qalso reduses loss of terpens, giving an over-all better taste and aroma

2) allowing the extended 24-48 hr dark peroid. -- many terpens are voliated and evaportated in the warm temps. As soon as the lights go on they begin to to dissapear --keeping the plant in the darik untill harvest gives the "delicate" terpenes a chance to make it to the drying room

Reference: Mjbiz daily.com
 

Hawkman

High as a Hawk
@Hawkman
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Since I do LST, I chop my plants in sections and hang the resulting horseshoe shaped branch pairs in total darkness.
I don't know if that increases or decreases anything....
....I do know it makes harvesting just a bit easier for me --- YMMV. :)
I hang but only for about 3-4 days (depends in strain) and then store trimmed buds in a large plastic tub with lid and then "sweat" them for about 4-5 days THen I jar them in amber jars - long term "grove bags) NO Boost or Boveda packs !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
 

VAHomegrown

In Bloom
I go 24 hrs of darkness, the 48hrs I used to do just seemed to skunk the whole house up without any noticeable benefit in potency, taste or terp. I do not recommend ever going 72 hr darkness as some do, I have have nanners pop on stable lines in a last push.
 
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