Thank you for leading me to my next part of discussion: watering your plants.
I never do preharvest flushing. NEVER.
I flush throughout the flowering stage of the plant.
I was waiting for Mr. Green Scene or someone else to chime in on the question I had ask.
What happens to the PH of the water when nutrients are added?
Most people know that the ph of the water will drop.
When it rains in nature, with nutrient rich water, the ph of that water is going to be leaning towards that acidic ends of things.
Why is this important you ask?
It is important because when that water falls there is NO nutrient uptake because the water is acidic.
They go into "sleep mode" drink nothing but tiny amounts of water.
The plant does not sleep during the dark hours, it is still doing things.
It sleeps when it receives very acidic water.
It awakens when the sun comes out.
What do you think happens when she wakes up?
What do you think the plant is going to be feeling?
When feeding nutrients, you dont need that much runoff.
But when feeding "sleep" water, you need to have a good amount of runoff.
Drowning the roots is the important thing when feeding "sleep" water.
I start at 1/4 strength and go up 1/8 every feeding.
The trick is to mimic the outdoor environment.
Think about nature!
Hope this makes sense