PartyBro420
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I appreciate your advice, and the next time around I will definitely just let them be, but for now what's done is already done. It does not seem to have negatively affected the plants, at least for now.
My friend is definitely a bit of a superstitious grower. He also is a freak when it comes to water quality. He used to tend saltwater aquariums when he was younger, which are incredibly picky in regards to conditioning, and water composition is IMO one of the things that really help make or break the final outcome.
I've also tried spiking the roots on a previous plant, but this i would NEVER consider doing again. It ended up pretty much adding an extra 2 weeks for recoup from the damage that had been done, but in the end turned out as i would have expected if it had not been spiked, without the extra 2 weeks.
I am definitely interested in having quality finished product after all is said and done, but I'm more interested in doing experiments to see what kinds of things I can personally do with some plants to change the outcome. I want to learn, and I do this a lot better when I test things out for myself. So next time will be the flip side of this test!
A week or 2 of darkness I cant even understand being beneficial in any way. I would think that (like a human) after that amount of time without light the amount of stress would be too much in the first place. You would become weaker physically and mentally drained. Just because of the way a plant works, given that it needs the light in order for photosynthesis to take place, I can't even see a single 24 hour period of darkness being a good idea. It may not hurt the plant much at all, but it's still unnecessary right?
I like to think of them almost literally like a physical child. they need food, exercise, love, reassurance, with discipline and positivity in all facets in order to flourish. Don't get me wrong, I'm not gonna go break my own childrens arms in order to make their bones stronger or anything hahaha, but it works the same way for if a child gets hurt they do take steps to not repeat the same mistake. The ideal is the same just not the physical practice.
At the same time, all things are made from some form of energy, so feeding something positive energy can't hurt it unless it's in excess. On the flip side of this statement, neither positive nor negative energies are all destructive or beneficial, and negative energies in some cases are in fact building blocks for chemical reaction etc...
Negative energies in small quantities, IMO (in this case something like harsh movement, severing leaves, or loud aggressive music) helps to strengthen the resolve of anything taking in the negative energy so long as it's not in destructive quantities like placing a subwoofer in the center of your crop on full blast with dr dre beating the crap out of your crop all day, or turning on multiple fans on high to simulate a tornado, I cannot see their being a detrimental outcome as a result.
Just a more than gentle breeze every so often is 100% proven to strengthen the stalk of the plant.
So I guess what i'm saying in my opinion, in essence is this: If you're attacked, do you not strengthen/defend yourself to prepare for another assault if you have no means to retaliate? This is true for all living things. For my purposes (trimming leaves/moderate breezes) is meant to simulate a coming undesirable season. If a plant is capable of going from female to hermaphrodite in order to perpetuate it's species asexually, is it so difficult to think that a light "attack" on a plant may cause it to strengthen itself towards final production?
I'm no botanist or anything, I just take things very literally, and the way this sounds to me, seems very plausible.
Thanks for the input HempGoddess! I have a feeling we'll have some good conversations one day!
p.s. maybe i'm a little crazy with the energy stuff, but I'm a believer in Karma, and when you do good things, you get good results. So long as i'm not butchering the plants, and as long as I feel like I'm doing it for the right reason I'm ok with some trimming.
My friend is definitely a bit of a superstitious grower. He also is a freak when it comes to water quality. He used to tend saltwater aquariums when he was younger, which are incredibly picky in regards to conditioning, and water composition is IMO one of the things that really help make or break the final outcome.
I've also tried spiking the roots on a previous plant, but this i would NEVER consider doing again. It ended up pretty much adding an extra 2 weeks for recoup from the damage that had been done, but in the end turned out as i would have expected if it had not been spiked, without the extra 2 weeks.
I am definitely interested in having quality finished product after all is said and done, but I'm more interested in doing experiments to see what kinds of things I can personally do with some plants to change the outcome. I want to learn, and I do this a lot better when I test things out for myself. So next time will be the flip side of this test!
A week or 2 of darkness I cant even understand being beneficial in any way. I would think that (like a human) after that amount of time without light the amount of stress would be too much in the first place. You would become weaker physically and mentally drained. Just because of the way a plant works, given that it needs the light in order for photosynthesis to take place, I can't even see a single 24 hour period of darkness being a good idea. It may not hurt the plant much at all, but it's still unnecessary right?
I like to think of them almost literally like a physical child. they need food, exercise, love, reassurance, with discipline and positivity in all facets in order to flourish. Don't get me wrong, I'm not gonna go break my own childrens arms in order to make their bones stronger or anything hahaha, but it works the same way for if a child gets hurt they do take steps to not repeat the same mistake. The ideal is the same just not the physical practice.
At the same time, all things are made from some form of energy, so feeding something positive energy can't hurt it unless it's in excess. On the flip side of this statement, neither positive nor negative energies are all destructive or beneficial, and negative energies in some cases are in fact building blocks for chemical reaction etc...
Negative energies in small quantities, IMO (in this case something like harsh movement, severing leaves, or loud aggressive music) helps to strengthen the resolve of anything taking in the negative energy so long as it's not in destructive quantities like placing a subwoofer in the center of your crop on full blast with dr dre beating the crap out of your crop all day, or turning on multiple fans on high to simulate a tornado, I cannot see their being a detrimental outcome as a result.
Just a more than gentle breeze every so often is 100% proven to strengthen the stalk of the plant.
So I guess what i'm saying in my opinion, in essence is this: If you're attacked, do you not strengthen/defend yourself to prepare for another assault if you have no means to retaliate? This is true for all living things. For my purposes (trimming leaves/moderate breezes) is meant to simulate a coming undesirable season. If a plant is capable of going from female to hermaphrodite in order to perpetuate it's species asexually, is it so difficult to think that a light "attack" on a plant may cause it to strengthen itself towards final production?
I'm no botanist or anything, I just take things very literally, and the way this sounds to me, seems very plausible.
Thanks for the input HempGoddess! I have a feeling we'll have some good conversations one day!
p.s. maybe i'm a little crazy with the energy stuff, but I'm a believer in Karma, and when you do good things, you get good results. So long as i'm not butchering the plants, and as long as I feel like I'm doing it for the right reason I'm ok with some trimming.
