What is flushing ?

[JonnyAppleSeed420]

If I remember correctly, it is less than 50%, but I can not find anything about flushing in hothouses.

Tomatoes do not necessarily finish at the same time.
Flushing would hurt the remaining tomatoes.

You should take a tour sometimes, its amazing what real growers are doing now a days. Its not hard to figure a schedule out for this type of plant, its all about the cycle. 50%...back at the beginning of this decade maybe, its more likely higher then 60%. There is a big difference in greenhouses these days, from super houses right down to the mom and pop's. It comes down to the practices you choose to promote. Botany has not changed for the plants...one bit, Corporate America and our over population has changed the rules of botany. You either keep up or fall behind in this business. JAS

 

[max420thc]

Reasons i flush:fill free to disagree with me as i know you already are going to.
I grow hydro.ALL hydro nutes have at least some salt in them.EVEN if they advertise a protein based nute system.Those salts build up in my medium and accumulate by the end of the cycle.
I use a salt dissolving solution by grotek called final flush.What it does is dissolve those salts away from my root system allowing the plant to finish in its stored energy and carbs without taking up any more salt based nutes.Believe me my patients know by the big tar ball they get when its not flushed well.They know if its dirt grown or hydro grown..and they WILL know if you didnt flush it.
I get better burn and smoother flavor without doubt flushing.
The last thing in the world you want to do is push plants further than they want to go at the end.
I save money by flushing the last week also.
The only reason i could see for not flushing would be if it were a organic dirt grow.Even then id flush with sea weed and vitamin B.
When a plant in nature finish's naturally the plant will have used almost all of the nutes up out of the soil by the time its done.Flushing in hydro also simulates this draw down in natural soil.
So.. why do i flush? Better taste. Better burn, cheaper,
So far good reasons not to flush? NONE.

 

[Mr John]

Ohhh ok, so you are basically rinsing?

what you're talking about is not what most people refer to as flushing..

when it comes to flushing, most people say to dump three times the amount of soil in water through a medium, so in a 5 gallon pot, you'd be dumping 15 gallons of water through it..

 

[Trousers]

Reasons i flush:fill free to disagree with me as i know you already are going to.
I grow hydro.ALL hydro nutes have at least some salt in them.EVEN if they advertise a protein based nute system.Those salts build up in my medium and accumulate by the end of the cycle.

If you feed properly the salt will not build up. It didn't for me in coco using GH nutes.

I use a salt dissolving solution by grotek called final flush.What it does is dissolve those salts away from my root system allowing the plant to finish in its stored energy and carbs without taking up any more salt based nutes.Believe me my patients know by the big tar ball they get when its not flushed well.

Tar ball?
My unflushed weed tasted and smelled great and burned to a white ash.
I used to flush and it was a waste of time.

They know if its dirt grown or hydro grown..and they WILL know if you didnt flush it.

bullshit

I get better burn and smoother flavor without doubt flushing.

I get a bigger yield and better weed without flushing. Buds do not store fertilizer.
You must not have read this thread.

The last thing in the world you want to do is push plants further than they want to go at the end.

The last thing you want to do is wash away all the plant's food and stress it.

I save money by flushing the last week also.

lol, enough for a cup of coffee?

The only reason i could see for not flushing would be if it were a organic dirt grow.Even then id flush with sea weed and vitamin B.

Flushing soil is a very bad idea.

When a plant in nature finish's naturally the plant will have used almost all of the nutes up out of the soil by the time its done.

Not true.

Flushing in hydro also simulates this draw down in natural soil.

So.. why do i flush? Better taste. Better burn, cheaper,

not true, read the thread

So far good reasons not to flush? NONE.

not true, read the thread

 

[indicasmoker]

guys how does my baby look? anyone wanna try to help me pin this deficiency??? its all organic.

 

[indicasmoker]

anyone ever seen a strain that looks similar to this one?

 

[kroost]

Flushing is a neighborhood in New York City.

 

[JonnyAppleSeed420]

Hey I am flowering my first four girls, I am 20 days into the process .

I always see people talking about "flushing" sometimes two weeks before harvest, sometimes a couple days .

What is flushing ? Why do some people mention it , others don't , ? When do I "flush"


any help is appreciated

First off all these guys that chimed in forgot to ask one question...soil or Hydro. This is very important to know because in soil if your fertilizing correctly there is little putting gallons of water through a medium that is a living organism, it should do all the work. For Hydro...its critical. Taste and flavor can be affected depending on how you grow, if your a heavy nute user then a longer flush should be done, if you are the type that tapers your nutes off then a light flush is all you need. Hope this helps and a good rule of thumb is, if they are not getting clarification on your grow disregard and look elsewhere for info. Good Luck

Now that you know what flushing is only do it after you go to the bathroom.

This is a good example.

how does dumping water through a medium like soil have a single effect on the taste of the buds??

also, what makes cannabis so special, it's the only plant on god's green earth that people think needs to be flushed?? why don't my unflushed tomatoes, cucumbers, apples, oranges, pretty much every fruit and veggy i eat, taste chemmy, as you put it??

This guy think soil only....................................................................................................................There are many ways to skin a cat and there are many opinions depending on their circumstances. I say it can't hurt to try and you can make your own informed decision...Good Luck JAS

 

[Nizza]

I let tap water sit out for 48 hours then water, I do not kno the brand of nutrients I'm using,

however I have been using the same nutes in veg and in flowering . I have been using an organic sea weed based nutrient. Not sure the name it came in a big jug ,

i believe I have a difeency in one if the mobile nutrients because it started at the bottom of the plant

i've used seaweed and fish emulsion ferts before...

leech once a month.... it's important because these fertilizers contain lots of salt (sodium salt like from the ocean)
yes the companies do things to reduce it but it will cause lockouts..

leeching is 3x your medium say 5gallon soil pot you do 15 gallons. always same temperature water as the medium(use a soil thermometer), to help save the microbial life between 60-70f (if there is any)

flushing is 5x the medium usually done at end of grows; i don't practice this because i do hempy style and slowly back down to 1/4dose nutes. Runoff to me is what helps leech the salts out of the pots, depending of fert concentration.

 

[Trousers]

i've used seaweed and fish emulsion ferts before...

leech once a month.... it's important because these fertilizers contain lots of salt (sodium salt like from the ocean)
yes the companies do things to reduce it but it will cause lockouts..

leeching is 3x your medium say 5gallon soil pot you do 15 gallons. always same temperature water as the medium(use a soil thermometer), to help save the microbial life between 60-70f (if there is any)

flushing is 5x the medium usually done at end of grows; i don't practice this because i do hempy style and slowly back down to 1/4dose nutes. Runoff to me is what helps leech the salts out of the pots, depending of fert concentration.

Leeching sounds a tiny bit less dumb than flushing.
Leeching soil would be really dumb.

 

[racerboy71]

First off all these guys that chimed in forgot to ask one question...soil or Hydro. This is very important to know because in soil if your fertilizing correctly there is little putting gallons of water through a medium that is a living organism, it should do all the work. For Hydro...its critical. Taste and flavor can be affected depending on how you grow, if your a heavy nute user then a longer flush should be done, if you are the type that tapers your nutes off then a light flush is all you need. Hope this helps and a good rule of thumb is, if they are not getting clarification on your grow disregard and look elsewhere for info. Good Luck

This is a good example.

This guy think soil only....................................................................................................................There are many ways to skin a cat and there are many opinions depending on their circumstances. I say it can't hurt to try and you can make your own informed decision...Good Luck JAS

yes, sorry, when i speak of flushing, i only speak about flushing soil, as i don't grow in hydro, and don't have one cent of experience, so obviously, my advice applies to what i know, soil, and not hydro..
sorry, should have made that clearer..

 

[bird mcbride]

No matter how I grow I always do a 24h RO water flush after I chop. Your efforts to flush the soil will do nothing except hurt your plant(s).

 

[Indoor Sun King]

No matter how I grow I always do a 24h RO water flush after I chop. Your efforts to flush the soil will do nothing except hurt your plant(s).

you flush after you chop? sorry but just not understanding that

 

[racerboy71]

you flush after you chop? sorry but just not understanding that

lol, thought i was the only one..

maybe he runs his buds under water to wash out any chemicals that might've built up in them..


i kid, i kid, i'm sure he's talking about cutting the branches, and placing the stems in water, in order to do what, i've no clue..

at least that's what i think he / she was talking about.

 

[Indoor Sun King]

lol, thought i was the only one..

maybe he runs his buds under water to wash out any chemicals that might've built up in them..


i kid, i kid, i'm sure he's talking about cutting the branches, and placing the stems in water, in order to do what, i've no clue..

at least that's what i think he / she was talking about.

I thought he meant he was flushing the roots/base after he chopped it.....I'm thinking WTF ...how would that help? LOL

 

[chuck estevez]

I thought he meant he was flushing the roots/base after he chopped it.....I'm thinking WTF ...how would that help? LOL

There was that lady zandstra or something like that, Telling people to chop and put the plant in a bucket of water for an emergency flush, I told her she was out of her mind.

 

[Indoor Sun King]

yeah...Lady Zandsrta "the physic"..... the good vibes from the severed roots can simulate positive growth and spiritual tranquility

 

[hmontero88]

the only reason i flush a plant is to help it finish quicker, outdoors. The rainy moldy season comes and i need the plants to throw up sugar before hand, and starving nutes is one way to get it up there. I usually very slowly get the plant to fade, by slowly backing off

otherwise inside, where i can keep things under control I keep things as green as possible straight up until harvest, and harvest in the morning right before lights on, or after a 3-7 day dark period.

other times I will chop off the tops and let the bottoms go an extra 3-5 weeks or so, this is my favorite thing to do

Love this, but do you still do a 3-7 days dark period if you plan on letting the bottoms grow for 3-5 weeks? or will you just have to cut it all down? I ask because I have to leave town for 7 days and i was planning on chopping them down at 8-9 weeks depending on trichomes and letting them hang dry in the tent for the 7 days im gone...

 

[Nizza]

no i don't do the dark period if i plan to do the bottoms, but i may end up leaving the bottoms in the dark if i want them to mature quicker before final chop

 

[bird mcbride]

There was that lady zandstra or something like that, Telling people to chop and put the plant in a bucket of water for an emergency flush, I told her she was out of her mind.

Don't knock it until you try it. For one thing there is no such thing as a kush plant. This is in fact how the plant is kushed.View attachment 2866189 If I was buying large amounts of weed from a grower I wouldn't buy it unless its been kushed. Any other type of flushing is just foolish and a waste of time. I pull and plant all at the same time and the res stays on the same schedule all the time