flushing question
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racerboy71
bud bootlegger
if you have more than one plant, i'd suggest flushing one and feeding the other, do a proper dry and cure on both of them, and find out for yourself m8..
obijohn
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I only flush if salt buildup from nutes is hurting the plant. I've never noticed a taste difference between flushed plants and those fed up til harvest. But really, if you are in the final week or so, the buds have mostly stopped swelling and it's just a matter of ripening. I don't feed then just because I don't think they need it since they aren't actively growing, plus there is enough nutrients in the leaves to ride out the last week or two if they do need them
edit: and what racerboy said. That's what I did to find out, and it's always best to decide the route that works best for you
edit: and what racerboy said. That's what I did to find out, and it's always best to decide the route that works best for you
racerboy71
bud bootlegger
personally, i don't think flushing does a thing for taste or flavor, or god forbid, the color of the ash, w/e the eff that one means, lol.. but i'd rather have people expirement and find it out for themselves than to give my opinion on it..
i just don't understand why people think cannabis is any different than any other plant on god's green earth, and it needs flushing when things like tomatoes, cucumbers, apples, oranges, etc, etc, etc, do not..
my $.02
Weed should be flushed. you don't smoke tomatoes, cucumber, apples, oranges, you consume them, but they aren't consumed by smoking them. marijuana is completely different than any other type of plant. I have personally tested this just this last grow. my buds that were flushed burned evenly and tasted good. while on the other hand my buds that weren't flushed had an off put taste and burned black, instead of a nice gray ash. do you're own tests, and see for you're self.
Dannoo93
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But do all those foods get chemical nutes pumped into em....personally the last week or two I just give straight water and double the amount given so the last two weeks I give two gallons of water instead of one to make sure everything is getting washed out....I dont do any flushimg during the grow unless major nute burn ...I feel that giving them straight tap water makes them use their last bit of energy to use up all that its got left
racerboy71
bud bootlegger
sure they do, what do you think ferts like miracle grow were made for, surly not cannabis..
insid33
Member
Thanks so much.
Dannoo93
Well-Known Member
My point why do.u think organic food is all the rage no chemicals ...I feel at least the last week should be flush just straight h20 dounle the regular amount
Cobnobuler
Well-Known Member
Flushing comes up here ALL the time. Usually it ends up about as friendly as discussing politics or religion.
Trousers
Well-Known Member
I have done it. Flushing is a waste of time and stresses your plants.
I used to flush coco, then stopped. My buds smelled and tasted great and burned to a white ash.
Buds do not store fertilizer, organic or synthetic.
Trousers
Well-Known Member
Yes.
Plants do not know the difference between food from organics or food from synthetic nutes.
In soil?
Watering with plain water the last couple weeks is okay if the soil has enough nutes in it.
I do not see why you would want to wash away what keeps the plant alive and healthy.
Buds do not store fertilizer.
No, it just stresses the plant and lowers your yield with no improvement in taste, smell and burn.
WakeNBakeDay2Day
Member
I'm kinda in the same boat. I'm looking for a second opinion if available. I hhave "flushed" these last two weeks with bud candy and ph balanced city water. Now, I called the dude at the local grow shop for some advise about putting the plants bqack on nutes and which ones(if any). He said I did it just right, two weeks of flushing then put back on nutes for two weeks at 50% petency. Im using "roots organic arura" ( don't know if I can name drop, sorry if I effed up) 1 part for bloom. ive had them on this since week 6(besides flush). before it was 2 part GH. If u need to know what they were on before in detail, ask. im in week 12 going on 13 and I have only about 1% amber triches. in all, they are on that 1 part bloom, bud candy, floralicious plus and calimag pumped up to 200PPM instead of 50. What is your opinion on this(anyone please)? the main problem is they wont ripen... its diesel #1. if im not mistaken, that is sativa dominant and normally takes a while, right...? I have pics. its one LARGE plant. any advise is good, or if u need more info i'll tell you. 600 w hps lamp and I know its not ph issuses. I know theyre are a lot of variables, just ask for detail. please and thank you
WakeNBakeDay2Day
Member
my pics 
jondamon
Well-Known Member
Because it doesn't have anything to continue growing.
Your plants rhizosphere goes into shock when copious amounts of water are pummelled through the medium.
This shock causes reverse osmosis in the roots whereby they stop up taking nutrient ions (chem nutes these ions are already in a form able to be uptaken by the roots, organic it has to be broken down by the microherd, into, you guessed it ions) and start excreting water.
This causes yellowing, mottling, purpling, etc etc.
Watering a soil grown plant with plain water as you would normally water is not flushing, it is called leaching.
Alot of people get those 2 terms confused.
Here's a shot of one of my non flushed plants.
Now don't get me wrong, I don't feed heavily at all and very rarely exceed EC1.6 in coco, but I do gradually decrease my EC in the later flowering stages down to around 0.8EC.
J
Christ, Im so sick of this arguement.... Nobody is ever gonna be CORRECT.... U wanna know why? Its the same arguement as "how to cure".... Or whether to cure or not... 90% of it all comes down to genetics.... If the genetics are there, then your shit will be fire... if not, you can flush it, cure it, do whatever.... it will still kinda suck. I have taken fresh trimmed buds that WERE NOT FLUSHED, fast dried them in a day, and they taste and smell delicious, and bang me up.... I have done the same with FLUSHED buds, same strain, slightly smoother hit, but nonetheless, almost exactly the same....
The problem is the guy who is saying that there are no nutrients stored in the buds.,.. There most certainly are... I used Advanced Nutrients.... Nothing is organic about it. I prefer not to smoke chemicals, which is why I flush. With Advanced Nutrients, if you dont flush, your weed DOES burn black, instead of a nice ash grey. This doesnt mean EVERYONE has to flush, but its safe to say that if your using chemicals in your grow, you would want to flush them out.
Also, its not about how much water or flushing agent you pour through them.... Whether you pour 3 gallons or 10 gallons through it, it doesnt make a difference.... as long as you get a good runoff, your fine..... The plant will take that straight water or flushing agent from the soil, suck it up, and deliver it to the buds.... Thus flushing the chemicals out of THE PLANT ITSELF, not just the soil.... You do this once, and EC/PPM your runoff.... Then do it again, and EC/PPM the runoff... It should be lower than the first time.... Once you get down to 0-0.2 your in true flush mode...
My Flush...... I use Final Phase and flush them once. Then skip a day and Flush em again with Final Phase. (Final Phase is a Flushing agent that strips all the chemicals out of the plant and medium quickly).... Then skip a day and I flush them with PH'd water only.... Then I do it again about a day later.... Done Deal... One week Flush, and you are chemical free... Do your lungs, your friends lungs, and your clients lungs a favor - FLUSH
The problem is the guy who is saying that there are no nutrients stored in the buds.,.. There most certainly are... I used Advanced Nutrients.... Nothing is organic about it. I prefer not to smoke chemicals, which is why I flush. With Advanced Nutrients, if you dont flush, your weed DOES burn black, instead of a nice ash grey. This doesnt mean EVERYONE has to flush, but its safe to say that if your using chemicals in your grow, you would want to flush them out.
Also, its not about how much water or flushing agent you pour through them.... Whether you pour 3 gallons or 10 gallons through it, it doesnt make a difference.... as long as you get a good runoff, your fine..... The plant will take that straight water or flushing agent from the soil, suck it up, and deliver it to the buds.... Thus flushing the chemicals out of THE PLANT ITSELF, not just the soil.... You do this once, and EC/PPM your runoff.... Then do it again, and EC/PPM the runoff... It should be lower than the first time.... Once you get down to 0-0.2 your in true flush mode...
My Flush...... I use Final Phase and flush them once. Then skip a day and Flush em again with Final Phase. (Final Phase is a Flushing agent that strips all the chemicals out of the plant and medium quickly).... Then skip a day and I flush them with PH'd water only.... Then I do it again about a day later.... Done Deal... One week Flush, and you are chemical free... Do your lungs, your friends lungs, and your clients lungs a favor - FLUSH
skunkd0c
Well-Known Member
organic food is for the minorities .. hippies and hipsters (all the rage) lol
most folk buy the cheaper chemical enhanced foods (non organic)
do Christians flush their plants with holy water .. i wonder ?