Opinions on flushing
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Chunky Stool
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I flush every time I go.
Sometimes twice.
Sometimes twice.
Craig1969SS
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Man pay no mind to that creep. I use bush Doctor with every watering from the start, it's only 2 drops/gallon. Also for In between and final flush. A bottle lasts forever. It's 10% saponins from the yucca. It will bubble like a detergent in dwc but not so much in coco but there's a bunch of flushing agents to choose. First u should be tapering your ppm down to 0 the week before the last week maybe? Your choice. pH your flushing solutions to the nut no matter what you hear otherwise. Try to use RO water. You'll use very small amounts of acid or base that way. I don't go 10-14 days on plain water 5-7 at most. Nothing hard and fast here. I drench the pots more often and lift the pots and tilt at an angle until It stops. You'll be surprised how long it takes to stop.
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Chunky Stool
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Creep?
That wasn't very nice.
PS: Don't listen to him. He obviously does not have a clue. Using a flushing agent with each watering is stupid & wasteful.
Chunky Stool
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Why are you flushing? It isn't necessary -- especially with coco.
24 hours of darkness before harvest will improve the taste of your finished product more than flushing. Just give em plain water with lots of runoff.
24 hours of darkness before harvest will improve the taste of your finished product more than flushing. Just give em plain water with lots of runoff.
Gquebed
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You have no idea what you just started...lol
I like to end my run with one last really thorough watering. Then i wait till the bitches drink it up and dry out as usual where i would water again but instead i just shut the lights off for 24 hours.
The chop chop chop....and fucking chop some more...
I find that makes a big difference. But flushing for a week or too is a waste of time and water.
Biggchong
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my OPINION on flushing is if it's in a public restroom and it's a coil to be proud of, leave it for the next admirer. Food babies are beautiful.
Chunky Stool
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I am proudest of 'bridge' turds over the water level. They won't flush until you get a stick to break em in half...
Gquebed
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Hahahahahahahahahahahah
Biggchong
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I like your style.
Lol you are a genius
Bbcchance
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It's your plant do as you wish, but I just posted this in another forum and since its already on my clipboard here:
Myth #4 “Flushing plants with plain water removes chemicals.”
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.
Taken from grow weed easy 7 cannabis growing myths
Myth #4 “Flushing plants with plain water removes chemicals.”
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.
Taken from grow weed easy 7 cannabis growing myths
Chunky Stool
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Plants don't store extra nutrients & minerals in buds. Extra nutes remain in the soil & build up over time when there's no runoff.It's your plant do as you wish, but I just posted this in another forum and since its already on my clipboard here:
Myth #4 “Flushing plants with plain water removes chemicals.”
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.
Taken from grow weed easy 7 cannabis growing myths
Bbcchance
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True, however they do store excess food and water in leaves, namely those tiny little ones that are growing in your buds, this is where the (chemically taste) is most present in overferted flowers, unless of course you get them all, I'm a lazy trimmer lol
MichiganMedGrower
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I like to let my plants fade a little the last week or so. It seems to make the curing go faster and the stuff tastes better sooner. Some strains I like right off the branch dry.
I am guessing but it could be the chlorophyll content. When I feed me strong to the end and have dark green leaves it is way harsher off the vine. But 2 weeks later. The same result.
I am guessing but it could be the chlorophyll content. When I feed me strong to the end and have dark green leaves it is way harsher off the vine. But 2 weeks later. The same result.
dandyrandy
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Cause u have Chunky stool.
Chunky Stool
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Yep. The plant stores extra sugars & starches that were created during photosynthesis.This is what gets used during 24 hours of darkness prior to the chop. Maybe 48 hrs of darkness would be better for plants that have not faded???
boilingoil
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I never feed my coir plants over 600 ppm from start to finish.