Ready for harvest? Start flushing?
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Budzbuddha
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Well first they are technically “ starving “ … flushing will exasperate problem.
Flowering is not done …. Plant is sucking out whatever Nutes from itself ( look at leaf / pigment )
Best to correct issues and let it finish as best as it can or else you will harvest a plant that decided to pull its own plug and not reach full maturity.
Flowering is not done …. Plant is sucking out whatever Nutes from itself ( look at leaf / pigment )
Best to correct issues and let it finish as best as it can or else you will harvest a plant that decided to pull its own plug and not reach full maturity.
drsaltzman
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Nowhere near done badass. And get your plants some food. Check your PH.
My advice on flushing: it’s not a real thing.
I can’t believe people still think it does something in the year 2021.
My advice on flushing: it’s not a real thing.
I can’t believe people still think it does something in the year 2021.
badass baxter
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I inherited the plants, they were nute deprived....then PH was off...that is better now
been feeding them every other day....I can't seem to get them to stay green
been feeding them every other day....I can't seem to get them to stay green
badass baxter
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floranova 4-8-7, 5ml in 1 gallon per plant, every other day. Check the PH each time and been trying to keep it around 6.0
what else should I do? Should I up the food dosage? They don't seem to need more then a gallon of water every other day at most...
what else should I do? Should I up the food dosage? They don't seem to need more then a gallon of water every other day at most...
Boreal Curing
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They start cannibalizing themselves instead of pulling from the soil when close to harvest (why flushing is not needed). That said, you've got a way to go still. Just stay away from heavy N to green it up because high N in flower encourages foxtailing.
MickFoster
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I would flush the shit out of it starting now. 
twentyeight.threefive
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They have at least a month to go. As for flushing.. why would you want to starve the plants when they need nutrients to finish??
Lordhooha
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You've got about 6 weeks or so to go feed the plant flushing ain't your buddy. He doesn't have your back. He's going to fuck you like fresh prison meat don't trust flushing he's a dick looking to take your booty beware!
badass baxter
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wow, half of you say Don't Flush - the other half say Flush. A few of you say - don't flush at all, but others say Flush the shit out of it for 6 weeks! lol
And am I giving the right nutes?
floranova 4-8-7, 5ml in 1 gallon per plant, every other day. If they are starving - should I increase the amount??
what else should I do? Should I up the food dosage? They don't seem to need more then a gallon of water every other day at most...
And am I giving the right nutes?
floranova 4-8-7, 5ml in 1 gallon per plant, every other day. If they are starving - should I increase the amount??
what else should I do? Should I up the food dosage? They don't seem to need more then a gallon of water every other day at most...
bk78
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Search the word flush up top I’m the search bar.
That should answer your questions as there are about 10000 posts about it already at least.
speedwell68
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The half that are telling you to flush are taking the piss. Which really doesn't help.
The concept of flushing was brought about by people that had no actual idea what they are talking about. They seem to have the idea that the nutrients will some how make their weed taste bad and fill their bodies up with chemicals. Which is bollocks, it just doesn't work like that.
The only branch of horticulture that subscribes to stupid theories like this is cannabis production. You won't find a farmer that comes along and starts flooding his fields in a vain attempt to wash away all the nutrients from the soil.
badass baxter
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thanks speedwell. So you think I should keep my nutes going all the way to harvest? Everyone keeps saying my planst are sick and 'starving' becasue of the leaf color, but no one seems to suggest changing my feeding approach...
MickFoster
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Unless I missed it..........you never told us the medium you're using.
speedwell68
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I have no idea about the nutes you are using, I have never used them. What medium are they growing in?
Boreal Curing
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OK. Some of the flushers are just stirring shit up.
Flushing is a Myth.
Flushing is typically used on Pots/Soil. Flushing removes excess nutrients from the soil just as the plant stopping to feed from the soil. When the plant stops feeding, it starts to cannibalize it's own leaves for nutrients. How you can remove nutrients from plants planted in the ground is beyond me. However, you can flush away Nitrogen because it doesn't fixate. Still, by that time, the plant isn't taking it up anyway (not much anyway).
Here's a paper from University of Guelph on Flushing Cannabis.
https://atrium.lib.uoguelph.ca/.../Stemeroff_Jonathan...
"Flushing was found to be ineffective in removing any significant amount of nutrient from the bud."
Read the first two pages to skip the technical details.
Here's a paper from 1977 courtesy of the NRC (National Research Council) and the tobacco industry.
https://cdnsciencepub.com/doi/abs/10.4141/cjps77-023...
As famous as the tobacco companies are for their accurate and comprehensive studies, the only thing this study from 1977 says is that Magnesium and K increased yields and market value. K much more so than Mag, and that K may help remove certain "health hazards" from the smoke while adding others. It ends with:
"Consequently, K fertilizer would appear to have both positive and negative effects on smoke quality, and bioassays of the experimental samples will be necessary to evaluate the potential benefits or hazards to health associated with varying K levels in tobacco leaf"
Keep feeding until you're ready to harvest. The only down side to that is wasting a little fertilizer. As you move closer to harvest you'll notice leaves start to yellow. Not only at the bottom, or the top, but dispersed. That's when you know your plant is starting to harvest feed from itself, and less from the soil.
Good luck.
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badass baxter
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my plants are in foxfarm soil, 5 gallon pots
badass baxter
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I give each plant 1 gallon of water every other day, except when its 90degrees+ here in norcal, then I do it daily.
5ml - or 2 teaspoons of Floranova 4-8-7 per gallon. I have been getting yellow dying leaves for most of the grow - not just now in flowering.
Should I up the nute dosage in your view? They don't seem to need more water more frequently...soil is moist
5ml - or 2 teaspoons of Floranova 4-8-7 per gallon. I have been getting yellow dying leaves for most of the grow - not just now in flowering.
Should I up the nute dosage in your view? They don't seem to need more water more frequently...soil is moist