Never took anything as an insult. All good. I like to read about other’s various opinions and thoughts...trying to gain as much knowledge as I can!
Good stuff man,,,, thumbs up if I cld figure out how too,,, oh,, ya,,,
10 4 good buddy. thanks.
hahahahaha. GOOOOD INFO DUDE. thanks.
Reading you on FM. Thanks.
So in lay terms....how does one go about properly flushing?
As was mentioned, either use one of the many 'cleansing' agents out there, or if you have on hand some epsom salts, that's good as well. Sulfur is a tricky element as it can be an anion or cation, thus it can bond with many elements to help flush them out from the soil and in turn it will also leach out as sulfur, like nitrates, don't hang around too long unless growing in alot of organic matter. depending how bad the medium is, keep checking runoff as you water until you reach optimal ppm's and ph (if that's an issue). Then wait a couple hours and slowly reintroduce a light balanced feed by giving a light water, but not too much water as it will just come out the bottom anyways.
Ok thanks. So for a final flush, should I add Epsom salts? How much water should I run through 12 gal pots and how long before chop do I do this? Thanks again.
Truth be told, i have never flushed prior to harvest as it's only necessary if one has been dumping in more food than needed over the course of the grow. I actually never flush a plant in a normal grow, have done it twice to two sativas as they didnt want that much food and it was stopping everything in early flower, but otherwise, i dont flush. Normally, they say to flush with about 3 times the volume of your medium, but i say flush until your runoff becomes optimal, i say around 400 ppm and then reintroduce a light balanced feed at the end of the flush. You can use epsom for the final flush, keep it low though, i use tap water thats around 140 ppm, and i added enough epsom to bring the water to around 250ppm. As for when to do it? Again, i prefer to feed what the plant wants as oppose to following a preset schedule, so i dont get buildup at the end, so i don't flush, but most people say to start 2 weeks prior to harvest.
Amen on the flush n overfeed statement! It just makes intuitive sense tho go slow n steady on nutes to me. The idea of hammer em, hammer em, just water, hammer with booster and reg shit, hammer w boosters and regular shit and a sweetner, oh soil is all fucked up lets give em a monsoon...flush flush flush then start the same hammer, hammer, bigger hammer nute company pushed bs that got em in trouble in first place! Then its, Oh shit getting close to finish i jammed lots of bad for you chemicals in there i better starve em to death.
I'm like you, The simpler the better and I have started what you said. Half or even 1/4 and they are coming around quickly. RIGHT ON HUCK. Take it to the bank