Instead of flushing.....
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Hum215
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That's the way I flushed when I was using soil/soilless. I'm not a big fan of flushing. Having said that, I do it in the last 4-6 days of flowering or when I'm having a problem that I cannot otherwise diagnose. I still do not drown them in water during a flush. I make sure they are well flushed, but I don't do it every day. I allow the medium to dry a bit, even at the end. I hope this helps....
Dr Gruber
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As long as you have good drainage it shouldnt stress her out at all. There is some argument about if one needs to flush or not, if you are a believer in flushing you would need to do it about 10 days out at least to get the nutes out of the soil so the plant can use up what it has stored so you wont taste it later. If you have a PPM meter check your runnoff to see how far you have to go and how much water to use.
I'm with FDD on this one and I dont flush them at the end.
I'm with FDD on this one and I dont flush them at the end.
GeeTee
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^^this is what i do and it saves you the time and trouble
rollin in grass
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the residue never leaves from the soil if you dont flush with water, it just stays in there and it affects the final smoke by making it more harsh than an unflushed plant
my pot isn't harsh.
GeeTee
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have you even tried it yet? probably not probably just read and repeat. also my stuff isnt harsh either
Someday, this lie will go in the trash where it belongs.
withoutAchance
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every mature medicine user not can tell the differance in flushed meds and not flushed meds no doubt. i think we all are reading his post wrong but im not sure?
jondamon
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i have tried a few different processes with a few various strains they were
Use plain pH'd water for 14days prior to harvest - not harsh even before curing
Use 3x pot size plain pH'd water twice in 8 days - not harsh even before curing
Feed lower strength nutes the whole way - slightly harsh before curing but fine after
Feed a forcing solution (GHE RIPEN) up to chop - again slightly harsh before curing but fine after
The only noticeable differences i have found is harshness before curing, no bad tastes or strange smelling or crackling buds etc
ITS ALL IN THE CURE!!!!!!!!
J
Use plain pH'd water for 14days prior to harvest - not harsh even before curing
Use 3x pot size plain pH'd water twice in 8 days - not harsh even before curing
Feed lower strength nutes the whole way - slightly harsh before curing but fine after
Feed a forcing solution (GHE RIPEN) up to chop - again slightly harsh before curing but fine after
The only noticeable differences i have found is harshness before curing, no bad tastes or strange smelling or crackling buds etc
ITS ALL IN THE CURE!!!!!!!!
J
bongmarley2009
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Yeah, I don't believe in this whole flushing theory. After seeing both sides and testing flushing vs. not flushing with some autoflowers, I'm all for the dry and cure properly theory.
Harrekin
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I know its the "done" thing, but why do growers flush with pH'd water? The only reason we pH water is to assure the nutes get absorbed...its the same as people who use pH'd water for rooting clones in...why would you bother doing this? Genuine questions, not trying to shit on anyones parade. Given my above thoughts, could you not just water with pH 8 (random high number) water for flushing and intentionally lock out the nutes?
clever idea.
nor does she feed.
