proper way to flush.......

basically without being too confusing is can i just use 2 tbsp of floraclean and 1 gallon of water for each one of my plants (they r in 7 gallon planters) is that suffient or does water need to be added more and more to continue to flush the floraclean out
 
the reason for my question is the plants r too big to move outside to flush so if i have to pour 1 gallon of phed water & 2 tbsp of floraclean on each plant thats cool, but if i need to continue pouring multiple gallons of water on plant it will flood area and make mess, my main goal was to rid excess salt and buildup because im using the general organics grow kit and they r lots of products im using. i know in my last few days before harvesting i need to flush to rid plant of nutrients for better smoke but if im only half way through flowering and want to clean up any buildup what should i fuc%$#@ do, THANK U ROLLERS FOR UR TIME.
 

BustinScales510

Well-Known Member
If youre only halfway through flowering you dont need to flush out everything the way you would right before harvest. If youre using a high ppm (strong) mix for flowering and are worried about salt build up,just use a diluted mix once a week or so that is mostly water with a little of your nutrient mix, so it will be about 1/5 the normal strength. You should Ph it to whatever you normally have it at..5.8-6.2 for hydro or a little higher for soil.
 

thehole

New Member
Honestly, flushing can mean two different things.

Some believe you need to pour 4-5x the amount of water through your soil to flush, this is not true.

To properly flush you have to somewhat accurately predict your harvest date. If you think you have about a week left, just begin to "water only" fed your plants, you can give them a little more water then usual but not tons more. And if your plant isn't as finished as you wish by the end of that week, you just continue to water only until it's ready and hopefully it won't go on too long. I've "watered only" for up to 30 days but that's excessive, 7-10 days is about right.

Stopping nutes and water feeding only is what flushing means to me. These people that bring their plants into a tub and run gallons upon gallons of water through their soil are what I call super flushers. And this does more harm then good.

Also, no need to use flushing agents. Just water.
 
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