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MaXaM1987

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GodfatherKCCO said:
So what are you going to do? I've decided not to flush at least the first run or two.
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I'm just going to run clean PH water for the last 6 hours or so that way it might help make cleaning my clay balls and everything easyer and quicker.
I know 6 hours will probably make f all dif but will also do no damage. I will then get a drying rack or hang the buds for a little time im yet to watch the video on that yet. Then I will jar them for 4 weeks.
The hairs are changing very quick atm here is a pic from last night.
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KryptoBud

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MaXaM1987 said:
I'm just going to run clean PH water for the last 6 hours or so that way it might help make cleaning my clay balls and everything easyer and quicker.
I know 6 hours will probably make f all dif but will also do no damage. I will then get a drying rack or hang the buds for a little time im yet to watch the video on that yet. Then I will jar them for 4 weeks.
The hairs are changing very quick atm here is a pic from last night.
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Sometimes you're better off looking on gardening forums for this kind of info. Forums require zero qualifications to post so you end up with a lot of "I heard" or "my friend said" type growers. You can see in this thread alone how people will tell you what will happen if you don't flush, then a few posts later say they've never tried not flushing. How someone can form an opinion about something they've never done is beyond me. Growing weed is pretty new and full of overnight pro's, gardening forums have more experienced grower's that don't reference a youtube video they watched last night to give people advice. This is one reason flushing plants is bullshit.

http://masteringhorticulture.blogspot.com/2012/01/mobile-vs-immobile-nutrients.html

What are plant-immobile nutrients?
By now, the answer to this question is obvious. Plant-immobile nutrients cannot be translocated from older tissue to a new one due to the nature of the elements and sometimes other conditions. In other words they are stuck where ever they landed the first time. They have reached their destination. Deficiency symptoms for these elements are observed in the young plant parts. Calcium is an example of plant-immobile elements. It plays an important role in cell expansion. When calcium is deficient, the young shoots and flower buds exhibit the devastating effects. If the condition is not corrected the shoots and bud get aborted eventually.

Examples of plant-immobile nutrients are: Iron (Fe), Calcium (Ca), Manganese (Mn), Zinc (Zn), Copper (Cu), and Boron (B).
 
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GodfatherKCCO

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MaXaM1987 said:
I'm just going to run clean PH water for the last 6 hours or so that way it might help make cleaning my clay balls and everything easyer and quicker.
I know 6 hours will probably make f all dif but will also do no damage. I will then get a drying rack or hang the buds for a little time im yet to watch the video on that yet. Then I will jar them for 4 weeks.
The hairs are changing very quick atm here is a pic from last night.
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Beautiful work man... very nice :)
 
GodfatherKCCO

GodfatherKCCO

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KryptoBud said:
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Sometimes you're better off looking on gardening forums for this kind of info. Forums require zero qualifications to post so you end up with a lot of "I heard" or "my friend said" type growers. You can see in this thread alone how people will tell you what will happen if you don't flush, then a few posts later say they've never tried not flushing. How someone can form an opinion about something they've never done is beyond me. Growing weed is pretty new and full of overnight pro's, gardening forums have more experienced grower's that don't reference a youtube video they watched last night to give people advice. This is one reason flushing plants is bullshit.

http://masteringhorticulture.blogspot.com/2012/01/mobile-vs-immobile-nutrients.html

What are plant-immobile nutrients?
By now, the answer to this question is obvious. Plant-immobile nutrients cannot be translocated from older tissue to a new one due to the nature of the elements and sometimes other conditions. In other words they are stuck where ever they landed the first time. They have reached their destination. Deficiency symptoms for these elements are observed in the young plant parts. Calcium is an example of plant-immobile elements. It plays an important role in cell expansion. When calcium is deficient, the young shoots and flower buds exhibit the devastating effects. If the condition is not corrected the shoots and bud get aborted eventually.

Examples of plant-immobile nutrients are: Iron (Fe), Calcium (Ca), Manganese (Mn), Zinc (Zn), Copper (Cu), and Boron (B).
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If I'm reading you correctly you're on the 'don't flush' side of the fence. Am I right or am I just three beers into stupid?
 
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KryptoBud

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GodfatherKCCO said:
If I'm reading you correctly you're on the 'don't flush' side of the fence. Am I right or am I just three beers into stupid?
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You're correct. I think people should at least try both methods before giving advice on which is better. There's no substitute for hands on experience.
 
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GodfatherKCCO

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KryptoBud said:
you're correct
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Just making sure because, like I said before, 'mama said, mama said, mama said, flushing is the devil' ;)

I actually called her this morning when I was reading this thread and asked her what her opinion was. She know I'm planning on growing again when we get to our new place so my wife can have the medicine she desperately needs and she's cool with it (you'd have to know my mom she's an old school Texas conservative and even SHE knows the value of cannibus for pain and inflammation) so she gives me advice when I ask. Frankly I think that's cool as hell.

If she ever decided to grow weed she'd put us all out of business :)
 
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GodfatherKCCO

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too larry said:
Ha. The wife got me a new Sudoku book, and the 5 star ones are hard as hell. It's been years since I've had to look at the answers, but I have had to a couple times with these. Or I would spend too long on the pot.
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I'm obviously dumber than you. I usually go for instagram ;) I've never done Sudoku. I know it's mentally challenging as hell I've just never investigated it.
 
Chunky Stool

Chunky Stool

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too larry said:
Ha. The wife got me a new Sudoku book, and the 5 star ones are hard as hell. It's been years since I've had to look at the answers, but I have had to a couple times with these. Or I would spend too long on the pot.
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Sudoku rocks!
I bought a book from Barnes & Noble that's "advanced" and it's the perfect difficulty level. I always do them in ink with no little cheater numbers. Answers get cut out of the back, first thing.
I'm a purist when it comes to Sudoku. :twisted:
 
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GodfatherKCCO

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Chunky Stool said:
Sudoku rocks!
I bought a book from Barnes & Noble that's "advanced" and it's the perfect difficulty level. I always do them in ink with no little cheater numbers. Answers get cut out of the back, first thing.
I'm a purist when it comes to Sudoku. :twisted:
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I'm still studying growing every day. I'll worry about Sudoku when I have grow #3 under my belt and think I know what I'm doing :) By the way and I made a thread about this. I can't thank you experienced growers enough for all of your advice, patience, and counsel. You guys have been a godsend
 
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too larry

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Chunky Stool said:
Sudoku rocks!
I bought a book from Barnes & Noble that's "advanced" and it's the perfect difficulty level. I always do them in ink with no little cheater numbers. Answers get cut out of the back, first thing.
I'm a purist when it comes to Sudoku. :twisted:
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I could always do that until this book. When I get stuck, and it's between two numbers, I will write a small number in the corner of the box and run it out to see if it's right. If not, it's got to be the other number. I will erase and start over with the new number. I've only got one number from the back on a couple of puzzles. I only do the puzzles in the bathroom. Lots of other shit for me to waste my time on when not shitting. lol
 
Chunky Stool

Chunky Stool

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GodfatherKCCO said:
I'm still studying growing every day. I'll worry about Sudoku when I have grow #3 under my belt and think I know what I'm doing :) By the way and I made a thread about this. I can't thank you experienced growers enough for all of your advice, patience, and counsel. You guys have been a godsend
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It's always better to learn from someone else's mistakes. :eyesmoke:
 
Bigz2277

Bigz2277

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IMO, flushing depends on the grower and the nutrient schedule the plants were/are on. I feed moderate throughout. then 2 week flush before harvest with plain water. All that matters is that the plants are healthy and u like the outcome. ^_^
 
ANC

ANC

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It depends on how long it takes your bags/pots to dry out. Say you decide to flush 3 times, and it takes 5 days for the pots to dry back out so you can flush them again, it means you will need to start 15 days before harvest.
 
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Bigz2277

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ANC said:
It depends on how long it takes your bags/pots to dry out. Say you decide to flush 3 times, and it takes 5 days for the pots to dry back out so you can flush them again, it means you will need to start 15 days before harvest.
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well said. Forgot to mention the different paths for each growing medium
 
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