Flushing before harvest is Bro Science!

Kassiopeija

Kassiopeija

Well-Known Member
LeastExpectedGrower said:
Waiting for someone to slap down the actual scientific process by which the plants are removing any additional nutrients they've absorbed. As far as I know, there's no biological process where plants excrete/secrete nutrients through their roots. It's a one way street, not a two way street.
Click to expand...
Sounds like you have no clue what you're talking about
Funny though as you use the words "secret/excrete" and are oblivious to their meaning in this regard...
Esp. S is released by roots in great amounts
There's even some minor volatile loss
 
Kassiopeija

Kassiopeija

Well-Known Member
lusidghost said:
I'm not really sure what the argument is anymore. Your plants use nutrients. If you prevent that, your plants start to die. I don't understand how doing that makes the bud better in any way whatsoever.
Click to expand...
LOOOOL what the plant dies???
Dude, it just retranslocates what it already has. Apart from the fact there's sap, vacuoles etc from which it can feed said nutes for weeks
And then it doesn't even need much nutes at bottom sites where there's just 1/100 of luminosity indoors....
 
hotrodharley

hotrodharley

Well-Known Member
“What happens if a plant gets too much nutrients?


Plants can't get rid of the excess nutrients so the nutrients unfortunately cause root and leaf damage. When there is leaf damage, or burn, it reduces the available surface area for photosynthesis to occur. As a result, your plants will produce less glucose that is required for optimal growth.Sep 9, 2021”
 
Kassiopeija

Kassiopeija

Well-Known Member
Lol dude buy yourself a serious book from a respected author
These google searches only lead to bias
You need a "proof" that the earth is flat? I would find 100s pages "proofing" that
 
Kassiopeija

Kassiopeija

Well-Known Member
conor c said:
I agree for the most part but it did make me randomly think of the old Colombian growers etc and girdling also the farmers in northern Afghanistan there plants are for hash of course but when u see them just before harvest they been starved and barely watered and its late autumn to december too so be colder at night dont get me wrong i aint recommending any of these practices i mentioned but its food for thought at very least and as i always say with flushing as the debate turns to a shit show on here more often than not just try both flushed/unflushed and see what you prefer whatever suits you go with it how many threads on here are people arguing for or against
Click to expand...
Correct! The hindering influence of soil temperature on ion assimilation (and worsening of the free water matrix) is ONE such factor leading to plants having less nutes available in autumn than summer. Plus soil depletion.
Well, at least, in the northern or southern hemisphere. In the tropics it's not much pronounced
 
Samwell Seed Well

Samwell Seed Well

Well-Known Member
hotrodharley said:
“What happens if a plant gets too much nutrients?


Plants can't get rid of the excess nutrients so the nutrients unfortunately cause root and leaf damage. When there is leaf damage, or burn, it reduces the available surface area for photosynthesis to occur. As a result, your plants will produce less glucose that is required for optimal growth.Sep 9, 2021”
Click to expand...
Dude...toxicity is so uncommon. Use tap water like th experts
 
Samwell Seed Well

Samwell Seed Well

Well-Known Member
hotrodharley said:
Finding a lot about him. Nothing on plants excreting nutrients. However you’re the expert so please post an actual link to this section in his book. Please.
Click to expand...
Plants dont excret excess nutrients because they don't uptake excess nutrients ....... they may have toxicity but the relationship you are describing like a dog that eats to much that pukes doesn't happen in plants
 
Last edited:
Samwell Seed Well

Samwell Seed Well

Well-Known Member
hotrodharley said:
Toxicity is uncommon? Really? Do you read the posts here and see the pictures? It’s far from uncommon apparently.
Click to expand...
Informal logic...

" ground is wet, so it rained "....

But the ground can be wet for many reasons not just becuse rain. So is true about nutrient antagonism ...protagonism

Its not so black and white as youtube would lead you to believe
 
Kassiopeija

Kassiopeija

Well-Known Member
waterproof808 said:
EC meters only show that a solution has some form of electrolytes aka salts in them. They cant measure sugars and whatnot.
Click to expand...
You'd be surprised how this step will raise EC, about +0.2 for a spoon of dextrose in 5l is for me.
Ofc that is a "false positive". Shows how faulty these cheap measurements can get. Basically a straight way into confusion regarding organics...
 
Kassiopeija

Kassiopeija

Well-Known Member
Star Dog said:
I'm not saying that they do, im saying there's nutrient residue/mineral left after the water evaporates, that much is physics it can't be argued with.
Click to expand...
Yeah and it's basic plant science plants load nutrients into the sap

For example:
Root>Xylem>Leaf>Phloem>Shoot
would be one such source/sink pathway

But roots can also feed directly into the phloem, plus many nutes don't even need to be processed within the leaves... Actually mostly nitrate & sulphate....

Take Potassium for example... plants don't build dry matter with it, all the K just "roams free" within the sap or the intracellular fluids
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Top