Rurumo
Well-Known Member
In real world blind testing, people can't tell the difference between flushed and unflushed bud, according to that recent study everyone was talking about. Exact same thing with light beer. Another study showed that people were totally unable to tell which sample was their beloved Coors Light, Bud light, Natty light, whatever. Oh, people will swear up and down the block they THEY can tell the difference, but that's not how it plays out in the real world. Personally, I can see a benefit to reducing nitrogen in the final weeks, but I'd never stop feeding them while they are packing on the most weight.Well think about your goal when your flushing. The goal is to use up the stored nutrients within the plant basically telling her to cannabalize herself in order to get a last little push out of what she has stored. So in order for a plant to absorb the water you are using to flush she needs to be able to convert that water through her system to push the nutes out this requires light because the plant needs energy to absorb the water. Now what alot of growers are talking about with the dark period is actully nothing to do with flushing. It's a last ditch attempt at maturing trichomes and like alot of growers have said it is just a myth there is no scientific evidence to back up prolong periods of dark at the end of a grow will mature trikes what so ever. Though lights should be on during flushing times. depending on your nutes and system if your an organic grower you dont need to flush. If you grow in soil you need 2 weeks if you grow in hydro you can get away with 2-7 days thought this all should be judged individually by each plants needs even plants that are the same strain do not need the same amount of flush its something you haveto look for yourself when eyeing up the size of the plant with how many bud sites ect. it comes alot down to experience too. Personally being a perpetual DWC grower I can push my flush times to around 3 days. As growers have said some will argue against flushing and they are not wrong you are starving the plant of what she needs but that is the aim. Alot of growers use potent nutes when growing and only a person who has tested flushing cannabis vs unflushed cannabis there is a clear difference in taste burn and stone. so I flush every plant