And these people feeding at 3000ppm is probably where all this flushing bullshit started...youre one of those straight water for 4 weeks guys ill bet.Lol
Yeah I`ll give you that feeding that level of P would mean you`d take ages to get it out the dirt
but that being said I`ve seen my mate feed under 2000ppm and he had low PK issues, but he does use 3 to 4, 600w hps per 1.2m x 1.2m
Nah I don`t use just water
Normally give just sugar water for the last 1 to 4 weeks
its cheaper than using our food and when we can re-use the coco the sugar makes setting up bennies in it easy
also when we water with just water, we`ve had issues with thrips and giving plain water makes them go crazy, they`ll eat the fuck out of the plants and the stress means more flying ones
So yeah I use dextrose powder as its cheap, but glucose is fine, molasses is great and honey is amazing but they all cost more
sugar and wetting agent sometimes some ph down
Got a few cheaper feeds I could use but most of them have some "trace minerals" and P that I like to cut out for the last week, funny thing is potassium and sulphur I like to be available to the plant till the end, might try adding silicone to the sugar as a new "end" feed, but then I don`t know if I should PH down after adding the silicone
and now I`m also thinking can I save my Butt water, as we butt the water and condition it now, could probably save some hassle and cost by using tap water with sugar and maybe wetter, silicone and ph down
but I know why people "flush" with just water
its the only time you can go right from the tap right on to the plants
and it happens to be the time where they need the most water
also happens to be the time where just feeding water will save you the most money and cause you the least loss
So I get why someone thought of doing it
That is makes the weed better ?? Hmm I don`t think so
Only if that means you had more conditioned water and plant food to give to your younger plants as a result as then you could grow more bud overall and normally treating them better up until week 6 of bloom will make more of a positive impact then doing it later
but I`ve never been there with a lack of time or plant food and had to make that kinda call
So yes flushing could improve some peoples weed for all kinds of reasons more so if they grow lots of plants and have limited water storage but have loads of tap water......
but not something I`ve done for years
Infact I have a mate that always complains that my bud needs flushing... "it don`t taste clean" he`ll say, funny thing is once in a while just to test him I will flush one with just water and see what he says
I tell him it was not flushed and he say`s the same shit
The real problem is this, he loves the stanky sticky buds, and I find that my fresh stuff smells way more
So there`s a lot of the time bud that`s over 2 weeks but under a year old in a jar
he always go`s for the younger stuff, the under 2 weeks stuff
And I know my stuff is smoother around 4weeks to 6 months old
but it smells best around 1week to 3 weeks old
So he`s the problem, if he just rolled up the less green less dank smelling old cured weed it`s taste great
Now when he grows ? His stuff can taste really nice, but only once its over 2 to 4 weeks old his fresh stuff tastes worse than mine because he does not dry for as long as me
He flush`s with water as he uses "canna" and that stuff is expensive, then he dries it to 70 or 80% rh, I like 60% to 70% max then like it to settle between 50 and 65%
There`s no way he`s right and no way he`s better than me
He does soil and coco only and uses expensive nutes and only ever does a few plants
I use any method I need to, feed what I can afford to buy and grow a lot more plants, I like to always have them going and be doing them in as many places as I can
So for sure his average plant maybe better than mine
but he`s doing 6 to 30 plants a year and I do 100`s
Easy to be fussy and picky and say your buds so great when you only have one to look after...... lol
anyway gotta leave work now.................
