Flushing before harvest

[Linnylayden]

Quick couple of questions when flushing before harvest do you refeesh with vlean water every day or is that going over the top? Also i heard it mentioned to leave lights off for last 2 days of flushing is this a myth? Ive looked a little and most people seem to think so but a couple of bits i read say its proven to improve rezin last couple of days, anyone tried?

 

[Lucky Luke]

Id suggest trying the ideas yourself and seeing if you notice a difference. It wont hurt either way. Just like flushing or boiling roots, etc etc, its all up to the individual and what they believe.

 

[Linnylayden]

Id suggest trying the ideas yourself and seeing if you notice a difference. It wont hurt either way. Just like flushing or boiling roots, etc etc, its all up to the individual and what they believe.

Yeh eventually i will try stuff but im proper new to this game and would rather get a head start on knowledge lol, nothing i read said change water everyday but thought it made sence.

 

[ScHuM3r14]

Flushing your plants in the last two weeks of a grow is one the most common pieces of knowledge when it comes to pre-harvest time.

So is flushing your plants before harvest a good idea? Yes. But not for the reason that most people think…

Any time you feed your plants, they intake nutrients which - in too-high amounts - are not able to be used by the plants and therefore can add a 'chemically' taste to your buds. Flushing in the last two weeks gives your plant a chance to “drink water” without extra minerals to further alter the taste. It also clears out any build up of excess minerals or nutrient salts in your medium (such as coco coir, or water for DWC).

However, flushing does not "leach out" nutrients/minerals that are already in the buds. While your plant can use up extra stored nutrients in the leaves of the plant, this does not remove a "chemical" taste from your buds if you've provided too many nutrients throughout the flowering stage.

Many people believe that flushing with plain water takes nutrients (and thus bad taste) out of the buds, in a sense, returning them to their ‘natural flavor’. Unfortunately, this just isn’t the case.

When it comes to ensuring good taste and smell of your cannabis plants, an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. Instead of relying on the flush to prevent extra nutrients from being stored in your buds, it's better to avoid ever giving the plant more nutrients than it can use in the first place. That means keeping nutrient levels as low as you can throughout the grow while preventing nutrient deficiencies.

 

[Linnylayden]

Flushing your plants in the last two weeks of a grow is one the most common pieces of knowledge when it comes to pre-harvest time.

So is flushing your plants before harvest a good idea? Yes. But not for the reason that most people think…

Any time you feed your plants, they intake nutrients which - in too-high amounts - are not able to be used by the plants and therefore can add a 'chemically' taste to your buds. Flushing in the last two weeks gives your plant a chance to “drink water” without extra minerals to further alter the taste. It also clears out any build up of excess minerals or nutrient salts in your medium (such as coco coir, or water for DWC).

However, flushing does not "leach out" nutrients/minerals that are already in the buds. While your plant can use up extra stored nutrients in the leaves of the plant, this does not remove a "chemical" taste from your buds if you've provided too many nutrients throughout the flowering stage.

Many people believe that flushing with plain water takes nutrients (and thus bad taste) out of the buds, in a sense, returning them to their ‘natural flavor’. Unfortunately, this just isn’t the case.

When it comes to ensuring good taste and smell of your cannabis plants, an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. Instead of relying on the flush to prevent extra nutrients from being stored in your buds, it's better to avoid ever giving the plant more nutrients than it can use in the first place. That means keeping nutrient levels as low as you can throughout the grow while preventing nutrient deficiencies.

Thankyou for going in so much detail for me on that all the things ive read dont really go in that much detail just go as far as to say flush with ph water in last 2 wk, is that in stone the 2 wk period, im growing hydro using a chart that came with nutrients, the brand is shogun snd chart only says flushing for last wk and hearing everyone else say 2 wk just checking im not following bad advice. I followed there ec levels and ended up with nutrient burn so dont trust that.