Quote Originally Posted by Abattoir Dream
this statement isnt ENTIRELY true...

Darkness enduces the flowering hormone in cannabis, this is why the lights go to 12/12, when you leave the plant in the dark, it will constantly enduce the hormone, but, without the right amount of stored energy, (from light the previous day) and light to develop the bud after darkness, all you end up with is pre-mature buds. also resin doesnt catch pollen, thats what pistils are for.

ummm, sorry, but i gotta shoot this one down. the method being discussed is to be done AT HARVEST. this means that the buds are ripe and ready to be cut. not premature or underdeveloped. exposure to light breaks down thc. this is why you harvest just before the lights come on. an extended dark period DOES increase thc levels, but by miniscule amounts.

as for resin not catching pollen, sorry, also false. two of the MAIN reasons for resin is to "hold" seeds in place, and to help catch pollen. the pistils collect pollen, and a seed is made.

Quote Originally Posted by Abattoir Dream
if you are thinking of giving your plants and extended dark period, do it a week and two days before harvest, then, a week from harvest, flush and switch back to 12/12 for the last week, that way the extra buds produced in the extended dark period can mature, and any light/energy the plant recieves would usually be used to mature those buds, thus meaning the plant wont create many more immature buds, and the bud will be a little more consistently and evenly grown...

leaving you with more bud/active resin...
this sounds like a surefire way to induce (note spelling) hermieism.... why alter the light cycle before harvest?

sorry ab, but you need to reread a little...