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RE: 3 Ways To Increase THC & Terpenes In Cannabis For Free
Interesting
I advocate nearly the opposite of what you and others are doing. Max canopy temp 72F (I prefer 70-71), humidity at 15-20% (which also maximizes transpiration).
I keep the nutrient strength low and use a full pH swing. The results are super frosty, terpene rich flowers. I even went and wrote a book on the subject, Secrets to Trichome Dense Cannabis. :D
As for the 72hrs of dark... I personally believe it only has an effect when your flowering environment is less than ideal. The plants react positively to the reduction of the daily stresses they've been enduring. When your environment is ideal, there is no change from a 72hr dark period. ;)
Limonene
is my favorite terp so far. :) Love the lemons...
Interesting... I keep my humidity at 38-48% to compensate for the heat.
I do fluctuate my PH within range but have never tried a controlled swing. I'll definitely check out your book.
As far as an ideal environment goes, cannabis grows all over the world and has many ideal environments which vary greatly. Plants can also adapt to environmental conditions, from one generation to the next especially. If your plants show no deficiencies I'd say you are providing a suitable environment! Can you always improve? Hell yeah, that's what convos like this are for! One of my favorite aspects of the cannabis community is the willingness to share information worth it's weight in gold.
That's the thing with cannabis, do what works for you! There are so many variables in any given grow that you can not say one grow method is law. Also, these are plants! They just want to grow and be healthy so if you can give them most of what they need they will do just that.
The controlled pH swing (through the usage of nutes, no pH up/down) will increase quality dramatically. It works best with a nutrient profile balanced for this swing. The plant responds favorably to a high transpiration, low nutrient level. Transpiration is controlled through heat and humidity. ;)
Intriguing...