Quote Originally Posted by MerryPrankstr
Thanks Weezard, I'll keep that in mind.

That's the kind of problem I can live with.

So let me hear the UVb mythbuster rant, please.

MP

Yes, I said that UVb is not only un-necessary, but that it actually degrades potency!
And I'll stand by that statement.

Read some real lab assays of thc percentage vs time of harvest a while back.
Noon was lowest, evening was higher, and morning was highest.
So, I used to harvest outdoor buds in the early morning for maximum potency.

The UV in sunlight degrades thc all day long as the plant produces more.

Wanna simple, easy, test?
Lay one cured bud out in the sun all day and keep one in the dark.
Then bio-assay.
I'll have the dark dank thanks!

That Weedman rant on youtube is NOT science!
It's not even good assumption.
But it sure sells a lot of Reptile lamps.

And the theory that MJ produces resins to "protect it's self" from UV is hogwash.

There is more evidence to show that MJ resins do thwart a clear and present danger though, birds n bugs.
(Not the borg though, they are small enough to avoid the trichomes and just suck sap.)

But, I have seen grasshoppers lying on their backs under a half eaten leaf.
I have photos of a honeybee hanging by it's mandibles from a pot leaf swaying in da breeze while it regained enough balance to fly.
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The resin quickly stupefies any bug that ingests it and tangles their feet if they stomp around on it.
I have also seen birds land on neighboring plants and stretch their necks to try and steal pot seeds. They do not like to land on colas.
Makes their feet sticky and smells funny, (to them).

There is so much mis-information about weed that I feel compelled to test all the "old stoners tales" trying to find the science behind them.
Many of them are just plain silly, most of the silly ones are, at least, harmless.
This UVb myth has been consuming time, money, and potency for a long time.
Now that we have ways to test it, test it I did.
Not that it was all that necessary.
Fifteen minute of critical thinking should do.
Next up?
Adding sugars/molasses to your waterings so the plant does not have to make it's own sugar!
Any real chemists out there care to explain in simple terms why that is oh, so, wrong.

For me, it's not enough that something works or does not work.
I must know why.

Now, ain't ya glad you asked?

Aloha,
Wee Zard.