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BADBRAINS84

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when you guys use orgainc nutrients, do u guys still flush, even though the salts are not as harsh as a synthetic ferts.
 
jcdws602

jcdws602

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Doesnt matter organic or not if you have nute lockup for whatever reason flushing is a must and faster if you use flushing agents.Even if there is no prob still a good idea to flush every once in a while to prevent any type of probs.
 
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BADBRAINS84

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i am doing a soil grow, and i heard you should flush for the last 2 weeks. im just debating whether or not to fertilize again and what some of the effects may be if i dont flush the nutes. i would fertilize with bone meal. my plant actually is a hermie that is almost done , but i think stess is extending the flowering period, the buds are starting to swell but still not to its full potential i will harvest the latest in 9 days and i want full buds.
any advise is appreciated
 
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bigwheel

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If your going total organic no need to flush in my book. Just cut back on the N and increase the P. That should work. Now if a person was using human feces or something like that it probably wouldnt hurt to flush. It could taste purty *hitty so to speak.
 
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stumps

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You need to flush nutes at the end to get rid of nutes in the soil. You need to flush two week before harvest. If you still have heavy nutes at harvest your bud won't taste good or smoke right.
 
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BADBRAINS84

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the bud wont be the highest quality due to the fact that it has been pollinated. i think the buds may be sparse because i stopped using P so early the plant is a 9 week strain but it is getting close to 11. i thought it was getting close to being ready so i started to flush too early maybe. anyways 9 more days till harvest and i was possibly thinkng some bone meal may help the final swell. the high isnt that great and the buds kind of sparse so late in its flowering period i think it may need more energy.
i apppreciate all the help
 
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stumps

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Just give it a good dose of molasses then a full flush 3 days before harvest at least.
 
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BADBRAINS84

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i have been using molasses and it helps, ive heard some people say you can use it all the way tot he end, what is your opinion?
 
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stumps

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you might be able to. I do a clean flush two weeks out an pure water after that. I did the same as you. I added nutes to half and let the other half alone. Big dif in taste. the nute side was harsh and gave me a sore throat.
I would say don't add nutes. The molasses your choice don't think it would hurt.
 
Twistedfunk

Twistedfunk

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I never flush unless there is a good reason to like lockout or nute burn. I see a lot of threads about people who flush at the end of harvest but you are only starving your plants of nutrients in their final stages. If you simply don't want it to taste bad then harvest early A.M. just before sunrise before the nutrients go back up into the plant. If you harvest while that stuff is up in the leaves/buds then you get a horrible harsh taste.
 
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ceilingbeds

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Twistedfunk said:
I never flush unless there is a good reason to like lockout or nute burn. I see a lot of threads about people who flush at the end of harvest but you are only starving your plants of nutrients in their final stages. If you simply don't want it to taste bad then harvest early A.M. just before sunrise before the nutrients go back up into the plant. If you harvest while that stuff is up in the leaves/buds then you get a horrible harsh taste.
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For real? I have also heard harvesting early morning is best because light damages trichomes so the earlier in the morning the better, theoretically in the dark if you could. I would love to prevent the flush to keep giving the plants nutes when it is crucial... I mean everyone knows...they PLUMP up the last week or so.

I'm going to try it on my crop this season... I was just about to stop using nutes on one of my plants... I HOPE YOU'RE RIGHT!!! I WILL LOVE YOU LOL!
 
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sogbunn

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always flush... if u want, flush with 2-3 tblsps of mollases to a gal of water... that willl sweeten and fatten ur buds... i use it from week 5-6 to choppy chop at week 8.. its a flush and a feed in 1
 
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ceilingbeds

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sogbunn said:
always flush... if u want, flush with 2-3 tblsps of mollases to a gal of water... that willl sweeten and fatten ur buds... i use it from week 5-6 to choppy chop at week 8.. its a flush and a feed in 1
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that just doesn't make sense though. If the purpose of flushing is to get rid of nutes because nutes burn harsh then molasses would too.... molasses feeds the microbes... the molasses i use has like 730mg of K so after the microbes eat it the plant absorbs it...it's still nutes.

But I always like lab in high school more then I did the bookwork, so I will go with experience over anything. Your buds tasted and smoked fine? Have you ever not flushed and had the experience that so many talk about with the harsh burning buds?
 
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sogbunn

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nah.. i always flush.. i know better then not to... ive seen joints burn black and uneven and taste like shit... sum dont even burn cuz they r so toxic... is the mollases ur using sulphered or unsulphered??? as for the micros/secondary nutes... im not sure if they play a plart in the burning part when u smoke it... ur commment makes sense but i as well as others have had no probs.. check around and see what ya find out
 
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ceilingbeds

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sogbunn said:
nah.. i always flush.. i know better then not to... ive seen joints burn black and uneven and taste like shit... sum dont even burn cuz they r so toxic... is the mollases ur using sulphered or unsulphered??? as for the micros/secondary nutes... im not sure if they play a plart in the burning part when u smoke it... ur commment makes sense but i as well as others have had no probs.. check around and see what ya find out
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for sure will def. do so. it's unsulphured. I can't remember why but back when I did the research I came to the conclusion that unsulphured was better.
 
jcdws602

jcdws602

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ceilingbeds said:
that just doesn't make sense though. If the purpose of flushing is to get rid of nutes because nutes burn harsh then molasses would too.... molasses feeds the microbes... the molasses i use has like 730mg of K so after the microbes eat it the plant absorbs it...it's still nutes.

But I always like lab in high school more then I did the bookwork, so I will go with experience over anything. Your buds tasted and smoked fine? Have you ever not flushed and had the experience that so many talk about with the harsh burning buds?
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Flushing gets rid of pollutants, fertilizer salts, toxins and other harmful materials so your crops smell and cure with better aroma, taste and value. Because your plants store nutrient materials that create problems with crop taste, curing and aroma, flushing plants at the end of bloom phase is a way to increase the quality and worth of your crop.
If you don’t flush your plants of nutrients and other pollutants, people will complain that your crops have a “chemmy” taste and sometimes sparkle when burning.The plants simply use up nutrients stored in the leafs so you don't have to worry about starving them.
 
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JASE

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If all you have ever used is organics then you absolutely do not have to flush. I'm tellin' ya god knows.
 
satch

satch

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I don't see any reason to wash my worm castings out of the soil and deprive it of that goodness the last few days of their lives... Sure I'd flush it if I was using something horrible like miracle grow for nutes but with a compost tea, I see no reason not to go until the end. The buds always taste and smell super yummy anyway.
 
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