Trimming leaves question

[ForTheCause]

Sup people. I heard from a buddy the other day, that when your ready to harvest your buds, you should pick all the large leaves off. (keep them if you want them or trash them). He told me he does this 2 weeks before harvesting. He was saying the reason why he does it is to help the buds create more THC. I was telling him that I think it would put them into some sort of "shock". Can anyone help clarify this please?

 

[StoneyBud]

Sup people. I heard from a buddy the other day, that when your ready to harvest your buds, you should pick all the large leaves off. (keep them if you want them or trash them). He told me he does this 2 weeks before harvesting. He was saying the reason why he does it is to help the buds create more THC. I was telling him that I think it would put them into some sort of "shock". Can anyone help clarify this please?

Marijuana doesn't create thc as a result of damage stress. Some types of stress will result in thc being created, but damaging the plant isn't one of them. When you remove the leaves, you're harming the plant. That harm will make the plant try to heal itself. During the healing attempt, it will STOP creating thc or at least slow it.

Some people DO remove as many leaves as possible while the plant is still upright, immediately before chopping. Some people say it makes it easier to remove the leaves, for them.

You can recover some hash from your trim. Buy some bubble bags and get the rest of the trichomes from your plant by processing the leaves. Why throw it away?

 

[ForTheCause]

Well its a buddy of mine. My bud is almost ready to harvest, I was just contemplating on whether or not to try it on my plants. Yeah; his reasoning was that the sunlight would focus on THC growth rather than plant growth. He said this helps with potency. To tell you the truth his bud has been good, but I'm not willing to hurt my baby.

 

[StoneyBud]

Well its a buddy of mine. My bud is almost ready to harvest, I was just contemplating on whether or not to try it on my plants. Yeah; his reasoning was that the sunlight would focus on THC growth rather than plant growth. He said this helps with potency. To tell you the truth his bud has been good, but I'm not willing to hurt my baby.

Tell your friend to buy, read and learn from:

Marijuana Botany: Propagation and Breeding of Distintive Cannabis (Paperback)
by Robert Clarke

Price: $16.47
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Paperback: 220 pages
Publisher: Ronin Publishing (January 1, 1993)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 091417178X
ISBN-13: 978-0914171782

Review

Robert Clarkes splendid effort will be widely appreciated. His Marijuana Botany will be constantly consulted by a wide variety of researchers in the years to come. (Richard Evans Schultes-Director, Harvard Botanical Museum)

This work is a compact guide for interested scientists and breeders. -- Carlton E. Turner, Ph.D.-Director, National Institute of Mental Health Marijuana Research Project

Product Description

Cannabis has been cultivated for 10,000 years. In recent times, marijuana has undergone more genetic experimentation and cross-breeding than during the previous 10,000 years.

This remarkable hybrid development was accomplished by thousand of individuals new to any kind of farming. Marijuana Botany offers accurate information about all aspects of cultivation.

It explains how quality is affected by climate and environment; identification and desirability of female plants; consideration for cultivating sinsemilla; THC production and peak potency; producing desirable plants year after year.

 

[UCanDoIt]

:yeahthat:

Research...Research...Research!!!
Half the stuff you hear from most people about growing are old wives tales.
If you do a lot of research on this site, you will learn SOOOOOO Much!!!

 

[tcbud]

Tell your friend the shade leaves are LIKE solar panels. They collect the FOOD for the plant to be healthy. Feeds the plant what it needs to get those trichs right. Just as the roots feed the plant. Photothynsisis....lol...(fun word..not spelled correctly) cant happen without leaves.

Need Leaves!

 

[Locked]

I can't imagine the poor plant being without any leaves for 2 weeks...That wld be like removing all the food in your house for 2 weeks and then thinking your muscles wld become all big and strong.....not