A customer has a question and I hope we can get some opinions on it, thanks.
“Have you ever heard of striking the base of the plant with a stick or another hard object several times a week or so before harvest to increase the thc in the buds ?”
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Lol I have not, but you never know. I don’t like to get that rough with my girls. Now, splitting the stem might be the way to go. 24-48 hours before harvest split the main stem and wedge something in there to keep it apart. Stress the plant builds more THC
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Down in the south ppl take a switch to their orange trees and other fruit trees…ppl swear by it…who knows
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Haha really? I’ve never heard of anyone beating their plants or trees
Ya,lot of old timers believe that…like if you have a satsuma tree that’s big enough to produce,but isn’t, you take a switch to it,and your supposed to have a harvest next season…worked on my uncle’s satsuma tree a few years back
That’s interesting I’m gonna have to beat my plants up like a bully in school and see what kind of lunch money I can get lol
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Some citrus trees respond by cutting some of the roots which gets them to fruit. Not something I’d advocate for mj.
Not completely dissimilar to stem-splitting, which is advocated on this site . . .
Hey Arpeggio,
I would not say the stem splitting is advocated on this site; I would say, “There is an article on this site explaining the potential benefits of stem splitting”.
I do not use this method. Happy growing.
And; NO i have never heard of beating the stem with a stick; However, I can see it being somewhat similar, although different than stem splitting as mentioned.
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This topic does not belong in grow journals…Let me see if I can find a more appropriate category. 
I’ve heard of “spanking” tomatoes, peppers and eggplant to assist with pollination. It’s supposed to cause them to set more fruit but it doesn’t do a thing to increase trich production that I’m aware of.
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Sounds like a terrible act of abuse to subject a lady you’ve cared for for month to a beating 
bad enough I am going to cut her down then chop her into pieces have we no compassion??? 
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lol I love you guys!
