by Rich Hamilton
There is a lot of growing advice out there , and some of it can harm your plants or be just plain wrong . Rich Hamilton explores some myths you should ignore in your effort to get big , potent , flavourful buds .
There is a wealth of information out there about growing weed . Everyone has their own “ top tips ” and particular ways of doing things . However , this advice is not always reliable . Following such misinformation could spell disaster for your efforts , especially if you are a beginner grower . Well , fear not , as we are here to bust some of the most common cannabis growing myths around and teach you some solid facts along the way .
Myth # 1
Hanging Plants Upside Down Increases Potency
You may have heard that hanging a whole plant upside down before harvesting or removing the buds helps increase potency due to the THC in the rest of the plant working with gravity to move down into the buds slowly .
This is not true . The majority of the THC is already in the buds , since that is where the reproductive glands secrete it . Secondly , THC does not move around a plant this way . If you turn the plant upside down , gravity will not enable more THC to run into the buds from other lower parts of the plant . THC is not a free entity within the plant , like sand in an hourglass . That is not to say that drying upside down is wrong because it ’ s not . It is a preferred method by many , but not because it increases potency .
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