When to start flushing? Just starting week 8 since flipping to 12/12

[manfredo]

It is a bagseed of some zkittle pie I had, i was thinking this week, and a 2 week flush(if i do one) does that sound about right so about 3 weeks?

Yes, about 3 weeks, possibly 4. Don't cut it too soon. It will really improve in quality and quantity the final week(s).

1 week of flushing is more than enough, and it's really not necessary at all.

 

[Derbud420]

Flushing, darkness before harvest, boil the roots, bury the buds underground to make em mold, stab the stalk, ect..,.. just check your trichs daily. Keep feeding her, she doesn't want to be hungry now

 

[Bill_plantz]

Yes, about 3 weeks, possibly 4. Don't cut it too soon. It will really improve in quality and quantity the final week(s).

1 week of flushing is more than enough, and it's really not necessary at all.

Thanks!

 

[goyum]

Thanks for all the information yall. I was thinking of doing a slight flush with my first grow and now IM NAT. Seems to be bro science based off responses. Odd that so many big growers do it, but I've seen "successful" people display ignorance many times and can believe it.

 

[Zogs]

according to advanced nutrients you need to flush out the heavy metals found in your fertilizers.
But if your growing in soil id recommend a flushing solution like flawless finish and too flush for a minimum of 7 days.

Wonder why Advanced nutrients might recommend flushing...hmmm... Sadly, I have a big bottle of that Flawless finish that's been sitting on my shelf 3/4 full for about 3 years now. Not sure if some thing like that would go bad after 3 years but it really wasn't good to begin with.

 

[goyum]

Wonder why Advanced nutrients might recommend flushing...hmmm... Sadly, I have a big bottle of that Flawless finish that's been sitting on my shelf 3/4 full for about 3 years now. Not sure if some thing like that would go bad after 3 years but it really wasn't good to begin with.

Probably to make money off unsuspecting customers. Lots of big growers flush, so it appears to be profitable to market stuff to those unsuspecting growers.

 

[Venus55]

Don’t.
easy answer

 

[calvin.m16]

I wait until the plants are already showing fade and trichomes are milky then I will give plain water with light runoff until day of harvest usually 7 days. Sue me.

When a plant is deprived of nutrient availability in the root zone, it will generally prioritize the allocation of available nutrients to essential functions such as growth and development. In this scenario, it is unlikely that the plant will actively extract nutrients from the leaves and translocate them to the buds.

However, it's important to note that plants can undergo nutrient remobilization processes under specific conditions. When a plant is approaching senescence (the natural aging and death of plant tissue), it may mobilize nutrients from older leaves and redistribute them to newer growth areas, such as developing buds or fruits. This process occurs naturally and is regulated by the plant's physiology.

In summary, while plants have mechanisms for nutrient remobilization, the specific process you mentioned, where plants actively extract nutrients from leaves when the roots no longer receive nutrients, is not scientifically supported in the context of C3 plants.