SamsonsRiddle
Well-Known Member
Coco has been known to retain some nutes, but in hempy i never had to flush. I was feeding heavily 2-3 times a day at that point (25%perlite/75% coco and perlite reservoir). The whole idea to feeding each day with the runoff was to remove any built up salts or stale nutrients in the reservoir. I have had much better results dialing down nutrients rather than starving them. Here's an easy way to check - get a ppm meter and check out your runoff. If it's over 3000 then a flush is necessary.
I also finish with 90% green leaves (as long as i don't fuck them up to much along the way). I don't believe in starving them or not giving them enough N during the flowering phase, because it is still necessary all the way through (otherwise why would they take it from the lower leaves?). There are many myths when it comes to N, but most people forget in containers such as soil/coco/promix it is harder for the plant to uptake N than in hydro. A good 3-1-2 ratio or 3-1-3 ratio is just what the doctor ordered for our type of plants, from veg to finish in containers. If you want to hit it with PK boosters, be my guest. However, starving a plant of nitrogen during the most grueling part of their life seems like abuse to me.
Too much N will make the plant claw, but i'm not sure if that's why it gets burnt tips. Lack of a lot of different nutrients will cause burnt tips and all kinds of crazy colors.
I also finish with 90% green leaves (as long as i don't fuck them up to much along the way). I don't believe in starving them or not giving them enough N during the flowering phase, because it is still necessary all the way through (otherwise why would they take it from the lower leaves?). There are many myths when it comes to N, but most people forget in containers such as soil/coco/promix it is harder for the plant to uptake N than in hydro. A good 3-1-2 ratio or 3-1-3 ratio is just what the doctor ordered for our type of plants, from veg to finish in containers. If you want to hit it with PK boosters, be my guest. However, starving a plant of nitrogen during the most grueling part of their life seems like abuse to me.
Too much N will make the plant claw, but i'm not sure if that's why it gets burnt tips. Lack of a lot of different nutrients will cause burnt tips and all kinds of crazy colors.