To flush or not to flush?

I was reading a thread on topping plants by a weed growing genius who goes by the name of Uncle Ben. Somewhere in the thread he started talking about how he never flushes. I hear too many different opinions of whether it is better for the plant to be flushed or whether it shouldn't be flushed before harvesting. I have heard that flushing it increases the taste of the bud too..


What do y'all think?

Flush them. Do not top them.

willyb said:

I was reading a thread on topping plants by a weed growing genius who goes by the name of Uncle Ben. Somewhere in the thread he started talking about how he never flushes. I hear too many different opinions of whether it is better for the plant to be flushed or whether it shouldn't be flushed before harvesting. I have heard that flushing it increases the taste of the bud too..


What do y'all think?

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I've heard the same thing. I'm only second grow, so no expert though. But I have grown a lot of other stuff and it really is the same concept. in my opinion. I think curing has more to do with taste than flushing. I especially liked a response to the thread you're referring to by someone who mentioned how you don't see farmers flushing their crops prior to harvest...I'm not gonna flush

i'm not really not sure about not flushing it because i've smoked bud that wasnt flushed and was it disgusing and didnt burn properly.

thats my experience, and was it bad.

LastOneLeft said:

i'm not really not sure about not flushing it because i've smoked bud that wasnt flushed and was it disgusing and didnt burn properly.

thats my experience, and was it bad.

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It may depend on what it was fertilized with as well. I really don't know. I suppose I could flush 1 and see if there's a difference..sounds like a pain in the ass. Seems to me that the plant should remain healthy until harvest.

If you are usinf chemical fertilizers to grow weed, then they will be in the weed ya smoke if ya dnt flush.

Farmers are going organic now.

Anyone smoked budd grown in MG soil? Does it have a particularly bad taste or no difference? I'm asuming you need to flush your plants well if you use the MG soil/nutrients. This was my first grow and for my next grow im going hydro anyway but just curious...

Alot of people say as lons your organic you dont need to flush I just talked to a very reputable person about this and I told them all about my setup and he says to flush for a good 10 days before harvest which I will be flushing but I will use Molasses the whole 10 days. I am using Organic soil and Organic Nutrients 100% and he recommends the 10 days. You decide whats rite I guess.

You flush because you want to trigger your plant to be unhealthy right before harvest, oh and to get the extra minerals from your nutes out. Have you ever smoked a bowl and had a FAT pile of ass in the bottom? Whhooops someone didn't flush... Have you ever smoked a bowl where everything turned white and when you tapped it out it almost disintegrated before any of it hit the ground? Hmm, good flush. To me I'd rather not smoke all the shit that leaves all the ASS! Also flushing right before harvest triggers the plant into thinking it's dying, which it is because you quit feeding it. This is good, means that the plant will push everything it took into it's leaves back out and into the buds giving them a last little burst of fattness and flavor. (Since the only thing left in the leaves AFTER FLUSHING is sugars and carbs, the stuff that makes your buds tasty.) Don't flush, I don't care, but I wouldn't smoke your shit.

You do not want your plants to be unhealthy, that's not the goal of flushing, it's to get rid of excess nutes.
I have always flushed, once I did not flush a plant just to see and it was really harsh and the nugs didn't burn as they should have.
Flush with three times water to the size of the pot, and give it a full two weeks before harvest.
You need to always flush your plants...
As for topping/fimming, do it if you have the space and are still vegging.

Yes but it also induces stress on the plant. Your plant will look like shit when you flush, that's normal though. Just means all the good stuff all over the plant in the leaves and stems is being pushed back into the buds essentially KILLING your plant. It's a suicidal last ditch effort for the female to reproduce before the end of season by fattening the hell out of the buds with its stored goods and flushing triggers this process.

would you still advise flushing a full two weeks prior to harvest even if it's a more organic grow, or mainly just for hyrdo grows? i'm a noob (link in my signature) that was originally going to do a hydro grow and read a lot about the 2 week flush, but then ended up doing something more organic. So i've been wondering if that still pertains or if you can cut the flush time down some....

thanks in advance for any tips!

You could just flush for a week in soil or two weeks, or even just 3 or 4 days. Really it depends on how the plant reacts, how far a long it is when you decide to start your flush, etc etc... but you still want a good flush even in organic soil because you still have mineral build up that you don't want to smoke or taste.

Science will tell you not to flush. Growing and smoking lots of weed will tell you to flush. Flushing with r/o water is not good. Flushing with 200-400ppm is better to rid stored nutrients but not starve the plant. Another good way to flush is cut it at the base and put in in some water like a flower. Wait it is a flower... If your only flushing for a week or under and your plant is healthy its not going to be detrimental to the yield. Yield is already determined by that stage of the plants life and ppm's ARE NOT going to increase flower size this late in the game. A ripening bud isnt even growing much larger its getting more dense as the pistils recede into the calyx. Flush at the wrong time yeah you are going to hurt the yield but at the right time it is beneficial. Flushing is a misunderstood term but anyone growing serious dank IS FLUSHING!

Flushing is complete crap,i just smoked some unflushed buds and there is nothing wrong or different from flushing and i use bloom 10-54-10

What about the method of cutting your plant at 45 degrees and letting it drink water from a vase? I saw a u tube video on this. Has anyone done this? This flushing thing has a lot of strong opinions I am almost ready to harvest and been researching like crazy but it is a hot button issue for sure. 2 of my plants have clear/cloudy trichs and pistils are colored and receding so I have about a week to go so I am trying to make up my mind quick. Also from my understanding you are to let the soil get real dry for harvest correct?

Why are you starting up a 2 year old thread to argue on the same topic which is being argued over every week in several threads?

This has been discussed before and every piece of scientific evidence has been presented.
Saying you don't trust the scientific method, logic and reason (and facts on the matter) is like saying you don't believe in gravity.

This is just a repeat of what has already been discussed numerous times, why not start a new thread instead of bumping 2 year old threads?