Pre harvest
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or maybe not everyone is a sock and you cant just attack all our new members continually like the majority of you do. stop it
J. Rocket
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why do you "plan on harvesting at day 62"?
Tangerine_
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What do the plants tell you?
You can taper the EC as you go or once you notice that they've slowed down a bit and arent drinking as much. Roughly around wk 8-9. Most cultivars take a solid 10 weeks to fully ripen.
You dont need to flush/leach the medium. When you get close to chop day, just water with plain water or a very weak nutrient solution.
Is there a reason you're going harvest at day 62? Do you run a perpetual grow and need to cycle in new plants? Is there no way to take them to 70? Sometimes that extra week makes a world of difference.
And a little unsolicited advice - avoid using the "F word". Its akin to dropping blood in a shark tank.
Seriously -
Modern Selections
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To the OP, you can start the FLUSH a week from planned harvest date.
go go kid
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i agree, no need to flush, i grow organic, and the plants get all the food they need or want from the soil and tea's that feed them if needed. so no flushing.
but its your weed, if you want to flush, then flush away, to my mind, your just washing out the nutrients the plant needs to flower properly
but its your weed, if you want to flush, then flush away, to my mind, your just washing out the nutrients the plant needs to flower properly
futurebanjo
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Harvest when ready, so don't feed or add any addetives for at leat 1 week prior, just starve them or give fresh water.
calvin.m16
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Lots of people are giving flack because you basically stated you're going to pick the plant on x day when you haven't grown that particular plant before. Once you've grown a cultivar a couple times you can start to get a general idea of how many days into 12/12 that its ready to harvest.
Flushing the plants only removes needed nutrition and stunts further development of the plant. Feed a reasonable amount of fertilizer start to finish and you will have the best results. Smooth smoke comes from the drying/curing process and ultimately those things all involve patience.
If you were do a Pro's Cons list the only Pro you would have is that you'd be correcting any potential excess of any component in the rootzone. Beyond that you're likely just starving the plant of needed nutrients and stressing it out.
Flushing the plants only removes needed nutrition and stunts further development of the plant. Feed a reasonable amount of fertilizer start to finish and you will have the best results. Smooth smoke comes from the drying/curing process and ultimately those things all involve patience.
If you were do a Pro's Cons list the only Pro you would have is that you'd be correcting any potential excess of any component in the rootzone. Beyond that you're likely just starving the plant of needed nutrients and stressing it out.