flushing guano

do i need to flush guano from my soil or is it ok to just go ahead and chop? how many flushes to get it out? i just put some guano tea.

I'm guessing ur gunna harvest soon? Yes always give at least a 1 week flush. I give it 2 weeks. Taste better.

yes! flush! two weeks if you are not totally yellow already. if it is late: flush in stages to not flood the roots. make sure some water runs through, and you can ppm the water/run-off, before/after, to see if you have salt build up, aka there is something to flush.

Two weeks is usually long enough... Since you were just using bat guano in a tea (depending on how much you were using) it should not give your plants a weird taste.

April weed said:

Two weeks is usually long enough... Since you were just using bat guano in a tea (depending on how much you were using) it should not give your plants a weird taste.

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+1 on that.

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Matt Rize said:

yes! flush! two weeks if you are not totally yellow already. if it is late: flush in stages to not flood the roots. make sure some water runs through, and you can ppm the water/run-off, before/after, to see if you have salt build up, aka there is something to flush.

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why would he have salt buildup from guano? salts are from chemical nutrients...

odbsmydog said:

why would he have salt buildup from guano? salts are from chemical nutrients...

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i don't know what he is all using. just thought i'd throw it out there in case.

"if you have salt..."

odbsmydog said:

why would he have salt buildup from guano? salts are from chemical nutrients...

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Animal waste contains salts.

Although dog and cat manure both contain organic nutrients useful to plants, neither is safe to use in soil containing food crops. Both contain parasitic pathogens that are harmful to human health. Dog manure can contain the eggs of Toxocara canis (the common large roundworm), which can also infect humans. It's estimated that 90% of young puppies are infected with this worm-many are born infected-and up to 50% of all adult dogs. The eggs can be transferred to the human mouth by a person's fingers or from foods that have been in contact with dog feces. Toxocara eggs can remain viable in the soil for up to 10 years depending on environmental conditions. Because no information is known on the effects hot composting has on Toxocara eggs, it also unsafe to add dog manure to compost heaps intended for food crops. If you have a dog feces problem in your garden, remove the feces and take care to use good hygiene practices (thoroughly washing hands and vegetables) to avoid possible contamination.

Is it worth it?

Spanishfly said:

Animal waste contains salts.

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yeah, but they aren't heavy metals and things that pop and crackle in your bud! I still flush with organics, but only for a week and thats just because I use straight molasses water the last week.

If you use the oldschool dog poo + h20 mix then you wont have to flush as much and taste is great.