interupting flowering at week 5?

[keepleft]

does this work???

 

"Interrupted flowering

 

Also known as ``buddus interruptus'', the procedure is to switch the lights to 24/0 for a day or two about at the end of the fifth week of flowering, when the buds seem to stall out. It should only be done once during the crop, and for no more than two days. The best technique is to switch for one day, wait a couple of days to observe the effect, and then give it one more day if the buds haven't responded. This is not the same as ``double budding'', as the plant is never actually kicked into vegetative growth.

 

If the plants react well, you will see tufts of additional flowering parts standing out from the sides of the buds like little towers. Done early enough, these extra parts should finish in time, and they will add extra weight to the crop. This technique can be particularly valuable in scrog, given the large number of smaller buds."

[dsyfer]

I'd be worried about shocking the plant and possibly creating hermies

[Frazz]

Interesting....have you done this often?

with some strains i have seen these "little towers" coming off the heads at about 6-7wks of flowering without any light manipulation....like it was making a last ditch attempt to reproduce before going into a gradual decline

i too would be very reticent to manipulate the lighting regime in such a radical manner :smoke

 

edit: ahhh....your asking us " does it work?".....no of course it doesn't work, it would only waste electricity and stress the plant at such critical period of flower development IMHO

 

when i say ive seen these "towers" in some strains, i mean on some plants with slightly mutant traits

 

 

Edited January 26, 2006 by Frazzle

[nitram]

keepleft ....does this work???

 

"Interrupted flowering"

 

Also known as ``buddus interruptus'', the procedure is to switch the lights to 24/0 for a day or two about at the end of the fifth week of flowering,

 

In 24 hrs no real changes would take place. At 5 weeks into flower you polant is fully flowering and the process it has locked in requires a massive amount of light and quite a long time to occur with a constant interuption needed.

 

At worst you will hermie those plants suseptable to shock.

 

I would think if this was a good idea it would be a 'standard practice' amongst connisour growers. And it isn't .

 

:smoke

[Hanky]

Interesting....have you done this often?

with some strains i have seen these "little towers" coming off the heads at about 6-7wks of flowering without any light manipulation....like it was making a last ditch attempt to reproduce before going into a gradual decline

i too would be very reticent to manipulate the lighting regime in such a radical manner  :smoke

 

edit: ahhh....your asking us " does it work?".....no of course it doesn't work, it would only waste electricity and stress the plant at such critical period of flower development IMHO

 

when i say ive seen these "towers" in some strains, i mean on some plants with slightly mutant traits

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I get those "towers" or clawing during winter when my temps are close to perfect.

You can see it on these skunk buds but I've had it a lot more pronounced, just can't find the pics.

[Hanky]

Oops, forgot the pic....

 

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y34/flydog/bud003.jpg