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Flushing with organics?

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kamut

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To what extent would flushing a 7 gallon Super Soil container with RO water remove any salts/excess nutrients?

I am growing a Flying Dutchmen Aghanica plant in Fox Farm 50/50 OF & HF. This plant shows signs of nutrient toxicity, but still grows reasonably well. The problem is that I keep exposing it to extra organic nutrients like N bat guano and blood meal and this baby is not down with that.

It seems like I ought to flush with plain water, but does it leach out nutrients like with chemical fertilizers? I never notice people talking much about flushing/leaching in organics-probably because it's not needed as much .
 
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tomcatjones

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kamut said:
To what extent would flushing a 7 gallon Super Soil container with RO water remove any salts/excess nutrients?

I am growing a Flying Dutchmen Aghanica plant in Fox Farm 50/50 OF & HF. This plant shows signs of nutrient toxicity, but still grows reasonably well. The problem is that I keep exposing it to extra organic nutrients like N bat guano and blood meal and this baby is not down with that.

It seems like I ought to flush with plain water, but does it leach out nutrients like with chemical fertilizers? I never notice people talking much about flushing/leaching in organics-probably because it's not needed as much .
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shouldn't be necessary - just use only water for a couple days. as needed. dont over do it
 
Gastanker

Gastanker

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Can't flush organic amendments but you can flush water soluble organic nutrients.

Organic amendments include:
Bone meals
Blood meals
Alfalfa meal
Fish meals
Cotton seed meal
Manures
Kelp meals - however there are water soluble forms

Soluble organic nutrients include:
Guanos
Some kelp meal
Fish emulsion
Bottled liquid organic lines.

So you can flush excess N from bat guano but you can't flush excess P from bone meal.

With super soil it shouldn't ever be necessary.
 
Snafu1236

Snafu1236

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kamut said:
To what extent would flushing a 7 gallon Super Soil container with RO water remove any salts/excess nutrients?

I am growing a Flying Dutchmen Aghanica plant in Fox Farm 50/50 OF & HF. This plant shows signs of nutrient toxicity, but still grows reasonably well. The problem is that I keep exposing it to extra organic nutrients like N bat guano and blood meal and this baby is not down with that.

It seems like I ought to flush with plain water, but does it leach out nutrients like with chemical fertilizers? I never notice people talking much about flushing/leaching in organics-probably because it's not needed as much .
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Mix up the soil, put the plant in it, and let her grow with just water. That is the way Subcool intended. If you followed his directions the way he stated, this question would of never risen for you.

Happy growing bro!
 
Jack Harer

Jack Harer

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Trying to Flush organic ferts is like trying to nail jello to a tree. It just aint happening. Even with the "solubles" like bat guano, you'll never really get the bulk of it out of the soil. And it's the Microbial action on the organic matter that releases the nutrients.
As was stated above, quit trying to fix what aint broke! Stop feeding the excess nutes!!!
 
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