No fading

Greenthumbgrower1986

Greenthumbgrower1986

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Hi all, currently nearing the end of an organic grow and plant is showing no signs of fading at all. She is in plant magic soil, and was giving some living soils bloom when she was flipped to flower, since then (around 40/45 days ago) she has just had PhD water to 6.4, any ideas on how I can encourage the fade? I've heard molasses will help, is this true?
 

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Greenthumbgrower1986

Greenthumbgrower1986

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Creature1969 said:
Why do you want to make it hungry?
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I'm still very much a noob and was told that you want the plant to use up excess nutrients before harvest to give a less harshness when smoked.. not sure if this is true as still learning, 75% of trichomes are now cloudy so I estimate around 2 weeks to go( I like mostly cloudy with a few amber) usually around this point I would start flushing(when using liquid nutes) but obviously being an organic grow all I've given is water for the past 2 months
 
NanoGadget

NanoGadget

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once nutrient uptake and allocation have occurred in a plant there is no biological mechanism for 'removing it.

Look at it like this, you just ate a Big Mac and a 10 piece nuggets and you regret eating too much. Would drinking a ton of water for the next 12 hours remove the food from your system?

the only viable thing occurring when a plant is starved at the end of its flowering cycle is that you might be getting a little head start on converting some of the chlorophyll. all you need to do to avoid a harsh final product is to dry and store the bud properly. most harsh weed was dried too quickly
 
Herb & Suds

Herb & Suds

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Greenthumbgrower1986 said:
I'm still very much a noob and was told that you want the plant to use up excess nutrients before harvest to give a less harshness when smoked.. not sure if this is true as still learning, 75% of trichomes are now cloudy so I estimate around 2 weeks to go( I like mostly cloudy with a few amber) usually around this point I would start flushing(when using liquid nutes) but obviously being an organic grow all I've given is water for the past 2 months
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If it’s the same person who told you to use molasses, you should stop listening to that person
 
Funkentelechy

Funkentelechy

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Not all plants fade at the end, some plants will fade a little no matter how much nutrients you give them. But it's not necessary that a plant show fading at the end. I think the concept of flushing started with folks who over-fertilized, like if you are getting bunt tips on the leaves, in which case only giving them water for while allows the plant to use up the excess nutrients in the soil. But flushing does nothing positive for your plants under normal conditions.
It's good to continue to provide some nutrients to your plants all the way to the end, unless you are way overdoing it providing nutrients all the way to the end it shouldn't effect the flavor. And no, molasses won't help.
 
Greenthumbgrower1986

Greenthumbgrower1986

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Funkentelechy said:
Not all plants fade at the end, some plants will fade a little no matter how much nutrients you give them. But it's not necessary that a plant show fading at the end. I think the concept of flushing started with folks who over-fertilized, like if you are getting bunt tips on the leaves, in which case only giving them water for while allows the plant to use up the excess nutrients in the soil. But flushing does nothing positive for your plants under normal conditions.
It's good to continue to provide some nutrients to your plants all the way to the end, unless you are way overdoing it providing nutrients all the way to the end it shouldn't effect the flavor. And no, molasses won't help.
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I gave her 2 table spoons of living soil bloom(per gallon of soil) when I flipped her and has had only water since then
 
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