Should I start flushing now?

[DreamingBlue]

Hey Guys,

my lady (Blue Dream, under 125W CFL) will be on her 9th week of flowering tomorrow and BioBizz schedule suggests to start flushing today. Is she ready for it?

Please: consider I would like an energetic, sativa, stimulating harvest.

As you can see there are some orange filaments but the vast majority are white. Although some tricks are amber the very vast majority are still clear... What should I do?

 

[kali kid greenthumb]

I learned the hard way when I harvested based on a exact date or feeding schedule, its worth every penny to invest in a microscope because the only way to truly know when to harvest is looking at the trichomes. Keeping track of the weeks or age of the plant is definitely needed for feeding concerns but still up to you to actually read the plant to determine when to harvest. Here is a link to better understand trichomes
http://www.cannabisculture.com/content/inside-trichome

 

[NorthernHize]

Nuff said!

 

[Diabolical666]

Another month

 

[ISK]

and why flush...do some research on the subject to determine if it's really the best practice for your situation

 

[mmmmbrownies]

Another month

at least

 

[NoDrama]

That plant is in its last week, you should be flushing. Blue Dream is a hybrid strain that flowers in 63-68 days. Your plant doesn't look ready because you are only using 125 watts of CFL, so the buds have not been able to ripen like they would under more generous lighting conditions.

 

[peaceandlove600]

if you asked me that plant looks extremely immature! i would not flush that's what my plans look like in the second week of actual flower. remember using cfls takes more time to flower and get less yeild. no worries tho you can still grow some dank. your plants are looking good i just suggest more patients

 

[calicocalyx]

That plant is in its last week, you should be flushing. Blue Dream is a hybrid strain that flowers in 63-68 days. Your plant doesn't look ready because you are only using 125 watts of CFL, so the buds have not been able to ripen like they would under more generous lighting conditions.

you just contradicted yourself. It's not ripe, it's not ready, it's not in it's last week.

 

[NoDrama]

you just contradicted yourself. It's not ripe, it's not ready, it's not in it's last week.

This is just the results of using poor lighting for the size of plant you have. He can flower as long as he wants, but Blue dream finishes in 63-68 days.

 

[calicocalyx]

Let me put it to you this way, cold weather, poor lighting, stress and other factors could slow down the plants growth rate. That means you could have turned a 9 week plant into a 10 week plant, etc... Last week is last week. Doesn't matter what the day count is.

 

[rezball]

Quick flushing question. My plants are on their last couple of weeks of flowering. Yesterday I flushed them, how do I go about watering them the rest of the way? Keep flushing every watering or water as usual? Thanks

 

[FrostyPelican]

Let me put it to you this way, cold weather, poor lighting, stress and other factors could slow down the plants growth rate. That means you could have turned a 9 week plant into a 10 week plant, etc... Last week is last week. Doesn't matter what the day count is.

Exactly. People need to forget about the assumed flower time, too many variables and very often marketing hype. It's done when it's ripe, like a tomato. This plant is nowhere near done, it would be like pulling and immature, hard, green tomato off the plant and expecting to eat it during dinner. Not going to work.

OP, you still have at least a month. Everything goes much slower when using CFLs. Your buds are just now forming, it's way too early to even think about flushing.

 

[althor]

Who cares what the schedule says.....

If you have a 24 week strain you would start flushing at 9 weeks because the back of some dumbass bottle says to?
If you are going to flush, dont start flushing until you see the first amber crystals starting to show. Then flush it out and go from there.

 

[drcucumber]

If you are going to flush, ...

is this 'if' alluding to the idea that flushing is just for the superstitious?

Many do say there is no theoretical reason why it should make a difference, and no practical evidence that it does.

It might be better to just not bother. You will probably be disappointed with how much your buds dry up after harvesting, and you have a small amount of light. It might be worth just feeding the whole time. Your biggest priority should be yield rather than slight differences in taste, which many say is a myth anyway. Or how about simply reducing the amount you feed near the end.

Those buds are not close to the end. If you have any more CFLs, adding them, would be the single easiest best move from here.

 

[Jimmyjonestoo]

Why do people insist on starving their plants?

 

[Dannabis!]

Flushing is very likely a myth.
People talk about the negative effects of not flushing, but it seems the not curing and drying correctly is usually the problem.

The stoner concept behind flushing does not mesh up with science about soil..

Forget about flushing.
You would never try to starve a tomato or a pepper or a fruit tree during it's fruiting peak.

 

[Dannabis!]

I would also consider those all white hairs, with just the some tips going orange.
In my book the whole hair goes orange before harvest most of the time.

 

[drcucumber]

whites only

 

[DreamingBlue]

Thank you so much for your help, I really apreciated your tips. I considered flushing because it was suggested by BioBizz themselves and I thought they had done some research.

Honestly, I do see some orange. If you click on the pictures doesn't it show some amber colours on the tips of the filaments? Are they just riddicolously few?

I will keep you posted every week with new pics so I get some help from expert growers.