Ripening & Finish (Weeks 7–8+)
Senescence steering — drop temps, widen day–night ΔT, raise VPD, cut RH — to load resin and protect terpenes.
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Steering the plant into senescence
The last stretch of flower is a controlled decline. You deliberately steer the plant toward generative senescence to harden buds, load resin, protect terpenes, and pull color — while cutting the humidity that would otherwise rot a dense, finished canopy.
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