Live Stoner Chat How Do You Do It? Calling All Harvesters!

[Magic]

I dont know how to make poles or i would have in this thread, but i wanted to share something and then ask you guys a question. Ok i remember seeing a thread on here some posted a pic of a book, and inside it was a page about how when plants are under attack/ being eaten they send off self defense chemicals to the surrounding plants, so the other plants start making themselves taste bad so what it is that is attacking them will leave. that being said i wanted to know How Many of you guys harvest you plants in front of your other plants(either growing or about to be harvested)? Given the info i read above it made me think is it possible we could be effecting the out come of our plants by doing this? is there anyone that is close to harvest willing to try and experiment and give us a report? it wont harm you plants in any way, Just take one of your plants out of the grow room completly and harvest it , and the next plant you harvest make sure its in front of at least one other plant when you harvest it, and once that is done harvest the plant that witnessed the chop and see if has a harsher taste then the rest. Anyone else think this could be a good experiment?

 

[Son of Hobbes]

What you're talking about is called host-plant resistance. It's the ability that plants have to defend themselves against herbivores, pests, and other attackers.

There are three types of host-plant resistances: 1.) host preference, 2.) antibiosis, and 3.) tolerance.

1.) Host preference: This affects the desirability of a plant to a pests; whether it's color, taste, or smell; that makes the plant look less tasty to insects and other predators.

2.) Antibiosis: This resistance directly affects the predator biologically. It can cause injury, death, reduced sexual reproduction, and other effects in a predator. So if things munch out on the plant; they will get sick.

3.) Tolerance: This resistance allows the plant to remain healthy despite pest damage. This can specific to what region you are growing in; a tolerant plant grow in one area of the country may not have the same tolerances of the same type of plant in another party of the country.

Fortunately; I (in my opinion) think there's been enough cannabis harvested in front of each other to probably rule out most of these causing adverse reactions in your plants :stylez rasta smoke:

The harshness of your smoke is going to be far more dependent on how your grew your plants; the strain; the kind of nutrients you used (organic vs inorganic,) the kind of stress the plant has been through (nute and light burned leaves don't taste good,) the drying process and the curing process. Terpenes in cannabis become highly volatile (meaning they evaporate very quickly) after the plant has been chopped; in fact you see degradation in terpenes in temps over 75 degrees Fahrenheit after the fact. So you're probably better off working on better drying/curing practices than whether your ladies see their sisters butchered in front of their eyes. Just my

 

[Magic]

Thanks for the reply i knew they did that just didnt know the correct term for it. and it makes alot of since that drying and curing process mostly effects taste. im glad i am around so many people that know what they are talking about