What is flushing ?

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indicasmoker

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Hey I am flowering my first four girls, I am 20 days into the process .

I always see people talking about "flushing" sometimes two weeks before harvest, sometimes a couple days .

What is flushing ? Why do some people mention it , others don't , ? When do I "flush"


any help is appreciated
 
Thecouchlock

Thecouchlock

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Most believe that smoking the synthetic nutrients that the majority of people use is really bad for you or just hinders the flavor / ash color. If your stuff is flushed properly it should burn a nice white and if it has all the junk it will have a thick black ash. Now flushing is merely multiplying your watering by 3xpotsize.

So if you have a 1 gal pot use 3 gal of straight water and it will help to pull all the extra nutrients out of the soil or coco.

I am no expert but I think it is a good idea to flush your plants at least twice in their life cycle if you are using the recommended dose of nutrients. I like to use 1/4 strength and then move up to 3/4 but rarely ever do full strength.

Like I said I am no expert but that should get you started there are things you can buy to help flush your soil but your gonna have to research that :) google (sledgehammer by fox farms)
 
hempyninja309

hempyninja309

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I personally think flushing is essential to great tasting and smooth smoking cannabis. Excess nutrients are found in the tissue of the plant and unless flushed out can drastically effect the taste of your meds. I like to give my plants nothing but pure H20 for the last 10-14 days of flowering before I chop.
 
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indicasmoker

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Thecouchlock said:
Most believe that smoking the synthetic nutrients that the majority of people use is really bad for you or just hinders the flavor / ash color. If your stuff is flushed properly it should burn a nice white and if it has all the junk it will have a thick black ash. Now flushing is merely multiplying your watering by 3xpotsize.

So if you have a 1 gal pot use 3 gal of straight water and it will help to pull all the extra nutrients out of the soil or coco.

I am no expert but I think it is a good idea to flush your plants at least twice in their life cycle if you are using the recommended dose of nutrients. I like to use 1/4 strength and then move up to 3/4 but rarely ever do full strength.

Like I said I am no expert but that should get you started there are things you can buy to help flush your soil but your gonna have to research that :) google (sledgehammer by fox farms)
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I used an organic sea weed based remedy for nutrients.

Basically flushing is just dousing them in water ?
 
racerboy71

racerboy71

bud bootlegger
chocobear said:
There are a whole bunch of flushing agents out on the market. Most nutrient brands sell one. They all work pretty much the same. I've flushed with straight water, and the agents. I also haven't flushed before. Depending on how long you flush there is definitely a difference in smoke and flavor. Usually when I'm not using an agent I flush for 1 week minimum, if I'm using a companies product to speed up the process I follow whatever their schedule says. No problems to this day with either method. Definitely recommend it if you want to/can put in the extra time. It sucks putting all your time and effort in to some plants just to have the final product harsh and chemy. So please, please please please, flush your plants with atleast straight water for atleast a week. Your lungs and anyone else who smokes it will thank you.
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how does dumping water through a medium like soil have a single effect on the taste of the buds??

also, what makes cannabis so special, it's the only plant on god's green earth that people think needs to be flushed?? why don't my unflushed tomatoes, cucumbers, apples, oranges, pretty much every fruit and veggy i eat, taste chemmy, as you put it??
 
racerboy71

racerboy71

bud bootlegger
to put it nicely flushing does nada for taste or flavor or the color of the ash...

how do people seriously think that by dumping water through dirt it magically washed anything out of the buds??
 
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chino7564

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It has washed it out of the soil. But in no way out of the bud. The buds have been growing for months with the chemical nutrients or organic. You really think that it's possible to get that out of the buds in 10 - 14 days if ever at all. I don't think so.
 
racerboy71

racerboy71

bud bootlegger
chino7564 said:
It has washed it out of the soil. But in no way out of the bud. The buds have been growing for months with the chemical nutrients or organic. You really thing that it's possible to get that out of the buds in 10 - 14 days if ever at all. I don't think so.
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yeah, and i for one don't smoke my soil, don't know about anyone else here..
 
direwolf71

direwolf71

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Will someone please post a study done on flushing? Oh, what's that...you can't? Because there are none. Until I see proof that flushing actually does something I refuse to fall for the BS.
 
racerboy71

racerboy71

bud bootlegger
chocobear said:
I won't sit here and argue with you guys on the effects. Instead try it yourself, grow two plants, flush one not the other, harvest, dry, and cure separate, smoke them both and shut up.
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done it several times, that's why i say flushing does dog shit for flavor..

if flushing did all you think it did, everyone would simply flush, because who wants buds that taste like chems like you say?? no one i'd imagine, but the truth is it doesn't do a thing for the things the flushing crowd says it does, so the debate continues..
 
chuck estevez

chuck estevez

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chocobear said:
Then neither of us should have bothered responding to this thread. If it did nothing then you'd be right and I wouldn't be saying otherwise. Or the placebo effect is a lot more powerful than I give it credit for, and I will continue to enjoy my enhanced flavor from flushing.
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Please see my sig.
 
Dboi87

Dboi87

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chocobear said:
Racerboy, its cute of you to say that. I've picked lettuce leaves straight from plants that weren't flushed. Eaten my fair share of fruits and vegetables that I've grown myself or purchased from stores. Some flushed, some not. There is a difference in taste. If you don't notice it try a side by side. If you still don't notice it quit being a jackass because you don't want to wait a few extra days.

It has an effect on the flavor because while it is growing, it is taking nutrients up in its roots and putting them to use in different areas of the plant. There are excesses of these chemicals in your plant before you harvest. If you don't flush then those excess chemicals are still in your plant. They REMAIN IN YOUR PLANT and don't disappear with the magical fairy unicorn that makes your bud oh so special and flavorful. If you could somehow share your magical remedy to this issue I'd love to see it. For everyone else in the world, we need to flush the excess fertilizers from our plants to give them their most natural and beautiful flavor.
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Yes nutrients are stored, sometimes in excess in the plant. However "flushing" (not feeding the plant until it starts using up its very needed reserves) is not needed if they were not over fed in the first place.those nutrients that are pulled out of the leaves are needed, ESPECIALLY during the last two weeks when the buds rapidly pack on weight. Yellowing leaves don't perform as well as green leaves.

Feed responsibly amd you won't have to sacrifice taste or yield ;-)
 
chuck estevez

chuck estevez

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chocobear said:
Again, cute. Yet still no evidence on either side. All of our points are moot with no research to back anything up. We should all pull our heads out of our asses stop telling each other we are right and agree that we have our own way of doing things that suits us.

...Or ya know. Go get a lab some equipment and do some real research. But the first option is easier.
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I have science on my side, see nutrients are broken down into ions, this is what an ION is
An ion is an atom or molecule in which the total number of electrons is not equal to the total number of protons, giving the atom a net positive or negative electrical charge.
Ions can be created by both chemical and physical means. In chemical terms, if a neutral atom loses one or more electrons, it has a net positive charge and is known as a cation. If an atom gains electrons, it has a net negative charge and is known as an anion. An ion consisting of a single atom is an atomic or monatomic ion; if it consists of two or more atoms, it is a molecular or polyatomic ion.
In the case of physical ionization of a medium, such as a gas, what are known as "ion pairs" are created by ion impact, and each pair consists of a free electron and a positive ion.[SUP][1]


DOESN"T MATTER IF IT"S ORGANIC OR SYNTHETIC< THE PLANT DOESN"T KNOW THE DIF.[/SUP]
 
chuck estevez

chuck estevez

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how do plants absorb cations you ask?

The roots release hydrogen ions into the soil, leaving a negative charge in the roots. The cations, being positively charged, are attracted to the negative charge.
 
chocobear

chocobear

Active Member
chuck estevez said:
and finally, the most scientific backed thread on flushing https://www.rollitup.org/general-marijuana-growing/409622-truth-about-flushing.html


OK Flushers, your turn for some proof,good luck, you're going to need it.
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Chuck, I've read your literature and checked your facts. I appreciate you actually bringing something real to the table. After thorough review I've decided to alter my previous claims. Flushing is not needed if you properly feed your plants throughout their life cycle. Thank you for opening my eyes to something I was not able to see before. You ass pounded me pretty hard with the facts there and as of yet, I have nothing to refute your claims. You've done it. You've won the argument in my eyes. Congratulations, you now have one more member on team OSF (Only Flush Shit). I'll be sure to save this information in case someone else is in need of it, and I will no longer be flushing for any of my grows.
 
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