Stem splitting by drilling a hole worked out pretty good. It fills the resin glands more and causes the buds to be pretty sticky. It worked out good on the sour head strain I grew and now I just drillled out the Chronic Widow @raustin . I know you do that too and I just started doing it and I think it works out well. Pics of the sour head buds first and the drilling of the CW.
I can see a change in crystals after one day Ready to harvest soon I was skeptical of doing it but now that I have done the stem split I think it is well worth it, give it a try. @blackthumbbetty @DoobieNoobie @garrigan62 @Poseidon @MAXHeadRoom @PurpNGold74
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Omg that is beautiful I strive to grow that well.
Great job
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Ive done it too, same with drell. More trichombs goes milky faster, but amber is waiting. Im not sure right now this method jet
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How far in advance of the harvest do you drill the plant?
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So, you just drill and jam a dowel in. Most “splitting” I have seen here is a complete horizontal split kept open by dowels or popsicle sticks.
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Back when i did it, i would just drill, no need to stick a dowel in it either, the plant can support itself after it has been drilled and the hole is not going to close back up, so i just choose to leave it open.
I don’t drill or split anymore the stems anymore though
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No more than 3 days 
I just stick it in there so air don’t get some disease in the open wound but this is my second time and the first time I ever did it I liked the crystals but then again could be the strain or other factors in the grow.
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Yes i wounder that to??
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Has anyone taken two or more clones and tried splitting on only some? I’d be interested in a controlled comparison of the two methods but haven’t run across it yet.
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What a great crop ! + great pics + knowledge
what is the time sequence for stem splitting please?
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Well I read 7-10 days before harvest, some say 4 days before harvest, I drilled that sour head and harvested it 8 days later, it worked out well for me. Some say be careful, you could kill the plant if you screw up. Thru time and experience you find the right technique. 
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I learn something everytime I get on here. I love learning about cannabis/growth. So my head is a cesspool, fill it full of shit.
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join the club.
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8 days …mmmmm that makes sense…- YouTube
I shall report back in '19 on my results,thank you for the knowledge.
Further ! 
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I also drilled one plant per suggestion of @raustin. Went well. Just to try it out.
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Haha. My hole is there 6 days now. I let her go another 2-3 days when shes take all moist in soil. Can Any1 REALLY know is this Really working?
Cant see science behind that though…
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Excellent. I’m glad to hear you can see a difference. I still don’t know if I will do that.
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