Flushing For Pythium And Salts And Prolonging Veg State

Posted this in Hydroponics but thought I better post it here too.

Have pythium and told to flush 2 hrs w/3% peroxide. Didn't have time. Got Clearex to also flush 2 hrs as salt buildup may have helped pythium fungus to develop. Don't want to over stress and thinking (as newbie) 2 flushes in row is too much. Which first or together or what?

Also got Super Oxy H2O2 to run as regular additive in fresh nutes tank. Using GH FloraGro 3 tsp-gal/Micro 2 tsp-gal/Bloom 1 tsp-gal for GH's "Aggressive Growth" as plants to Caddy grow box 6-1-7 but tallest only 6" and shortest only 3" still.

Now, the kicker. Thought White Widow could be finished in 8 wks, but leaving for Burning Man Aug 25 through Sept 5. Told I don't have time to flower and cure, so how do I keep WW in veg state for so long? 24/7 MH now. Also, if veg state prolonged, can I go to 18/6 to save $?

Thanks for ANY help from you Ganja Gods on down to us newbies!!

18/6 white widow...the plant shouldn't flower. Just some preflowers with age. I never had a root problem. I use hygrozyme. I don't know if I'm just lucky or the hygrozyme works.

I'd hate to leave my plants for that long without seeing them.

SmokerE, I know, I'm totally distressed about leaving them. When I started these, thought I'd be done B4 Burning Man, but looks like I'm f'd. From your nice comment, I'm attaching pics of day I LDT'd and 4 days later, and today-6 days later. WOW is all I can say! Tempted to tie down all the new tallest and see what happens but since I have to continue veg, don't want them to get too big B4 flowering.

Thanks for the 18/6 info. Thought that would work, but know nothing. Not informed about preflowering, though heard it mentioned before. Do the plants show flower before 12/12 is started??. Assume these can create as much trouble as regular flowering if they're male and you don't want seeds?

Thanks for your help!!

Pic 1 LST just done
Pic 2 4 days later
Pic 3 6 days later - WOW

SmokerE said:

I'd hate to leave my plants for that long without seeing them.

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With age sometimes you see the occasional pistil, not a full fledged flower. I was going to mention something about maybe LST'ing right before you leave, but I didn't wont to offend some growers. Maybe slow the growth down a little bit while your gone so they don't grow crazy fast in a week. That's all on you though.

what kind of lights your running?

400 Watt Sunmaster Neutral Deluxe Metal Halide Grow Lamp

No wait, that light was faulty and they mailed me another. It's 400 watt MH also, but it's not fat like the Sunmaster. Size looks like an HP.

Had this same thread in Hydro so thought I'd enter the info here too:

Actually figured it out myself....I think. We'll see what the plants have to say, LOL.

Did the Clearex flush 2 hrs to get rid of the salts (leaching) and saw the leaves turning green again before my very eyes. I was using GH Aggressive Growth nutes which is on the heavy veg side so shouldn't have looked like nitrogen deficiency, but guess the nutes were locked up. Then added the Super Oxy H2O2 and let it flush for 20 min before adding back a lower nute concentration (have to go back to slow veg as going to Burning Man in 5-6 wks and not enough time to flower/cure before, damn.) Will do the total peroxide 3% flush for 2 hrs if that doesn't make them happy and keep the pythium in check.

Maybe this will help someone else in the future too.