Potency

[novacare]

Does anyone ever talk about this ? I would like to open the topic. My question is without a true test , how do you know how well u did? With my last couple of gros l had problems but I still got nice bud , it just didn't pack the punch I was hoping for. Tons of chrystal nice size fairly hard n were supposed to be 15-20 % thc. I get that things differ but am I missing something? Have tried 5-6 different strains -- same experience. Am now on a new mission with new strains n corrected issues. Why is it I can't take a trip without leaving the farm. Lol

[Chefbjy]

They have strains with higher thc. Of course if you harvest early or don't cure it right you can lose some of that potency. My first grow I decided to take to a lab and was very happy with the results. The strain I grew averaged at 16% and mine tested at 24.35% I didn't get a great cure off and it probably could have been better. Plus I knew it was good when I smoked it, just didn't know how good till I had it tested.

[Chefbjy]

http://www.growweedeasy.com/grow-light-upgrade-guide

[alltatup]

Nova: 1. Genetics; 2. Nutes and Lights; 3 When you harvest. You should read up on those topics over on GWE if your plants aren't potent.

[carblevel]

Try not smoking for 3-4 days to clean out your system a bit, then sample your bud. I read an article that suggests a way to deal with tolerance is to smoke in a cycle of 4 days off then 20 days on , repeat. Not sure if it works cause I can't stop smoking.

[abadtrip]

3 to 4 days with out smoking wow I can't go 3 to 4 hrs

[alltatup]

I dont believe in the tolerance idea: I get high every day and the only time I dont get high is wheni get complacent about being high.

[carblevel]

@ ABT....Ha!!!!.....yup me too that's why I haven't tried it.....but I am curious if it works.
@ ATU I get high several times a day and I notice the first time is the best and each time after that I get less high almost to the point of not feeling i'm stoned, unless I change the strain then I'll feel it. That never use to happen, I got wacked each and every time, doesn't feel like that anymore, everyone is different I guess.

[novacare]

I agree. I been a blazin for over four decades n what I would like to say is that the punch is so different. Tolerance is real but long ago it didn't seem so. What i can't get is with the higher thc n all the punch is so varied n honestly I wonder how it would have measured vs. today's high test. I think I know but I was looking for someone else to say it !!