flushing - please help, i'm almost there

patmeel

patmeel

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i hear that you need to flush approximately 2 weeks before harvest. does this simply mean that i need to add no further nutrients? does that also mean not reducing the ph down to 6.3? do i just need to water in the way i have been doing, which is approximately every 72 hours?
 
NoobRyder

NoobRyder

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i just flushed over my final 3 watering.

and since i usally water every 3 days, it took me a total of 9 days for my flush period.

i had 7.5lt pots, and fushed each with 7lt water
 
patmeel

patmeel

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so are you saying that as i have 14lt pots, i need to pour 14lt of water through it each time? do i need to add ph down?
 
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wbinwv

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Uncle Ben said:
"Flushing" is a very old cannabis forum myth that does not serve any purpose chemically or botanically.

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I couldnt disagree more. Ever smoked some garbage that was over-nuted and not flushed before harvest? It tastes like you're smoking hay covered in Motor Oil.

Flushing certainly isnt a myth in my book.
 
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doppie2

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Uncle Ben said:
"Flushing" is a very old cannabis forum myth that does not serve any purpose chemically or botanically.

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am on my 6th week this thursday..was going two start flushing..but now am going two go with u/b..my buds are getting fatter by the days..a water my plants every day..they are drinking 6 liters a day.....may be i will stop feeding them fore the last few days....let them dry out a bit.....what you think...u/b...
 
superhighme

superhighme

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I think flushing helps. I just put mine under the bath on a slow trickle and wait until it starts coming out the bottom. Ive never measured and Ive never had a problem.

to U/B: If its not beneficial... it certainly doesn't hurt either.
 
lorrie1

lorrie1

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couldnt disagree with uncle ben more. when you flush the plants it takes all the horrible chemicals out of the buds, if you dont flush the buds can have a really nasty throaty taste to them. stop feeding nutes 2-3 weeks before harvest. I find an easy way to do it is stand the plants in the bath and use the shower head to flush the soil, run water through until clear water runs from the bottom of the pots. do this at least 2-3 times before you harvest. Hope this helps
 
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doppie2

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oh dear... look what you have started u/b...lol....it is all they horrible chemicals that give you big buds..am sticking with u/b...will let yous no what a think when am finnished..
 
Ramona's

Ramona's

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when you flush the plant, it gets rid of all the starches and sugars that the plant stores during the day, when these are still in the plant when it dries, they cause your smoke to have a harsh and bitter, not smooth taste.
you can tell when your plant has been properly flushed by snapping off a small stem and tasting it. if its bitter, keep flushing.

harvest at night before the lights come back on. all the starches, sugars, chemicals etc are down in the roots at night and you'll get an even better smoke .

so if someone said flushing isnt worth the time, that might be what their talking about, but its still not good enough for a decent smoke.....flush and harvest at night and you'll have a great smoke.
 
patmeel

patmeel

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ok, so tonight, i flushed. my 3 babies got 10ltr of water in each 10ltr pot. the ph was reduced to 6.2. i did them just befor the lights turned off. hope this is ok? a friend did say that flushing can stress the plants? also he mentioned that when you use organic nutes such as bio biz, you dont need to flush as they do not contain real stong ingredients? is this true?? i reckon only 2 weeks to go..... will post pic after they are done and everything is packed away!
 
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wbinwv

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Uncle Ben said:
Shouldn't have "over nuted" in the first place, not that flushing will atone for your sins.

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1st of all I never said that I personally "over nuted" anything.... I simply asked them if they had ever smoked any weed that hadnt been flushed....because I have. So go and re-read my post before you make assumptions. Also, I find that if they've been fed properly that flushing certainly improves the final smoke. Are you actually going to argue that?
 
Uncle Ben

Uncle Ben

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wbinwv said:
1st of all I never said that I personally "over nuted" anything....
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You said and I quote, "Ever smoked some garbage that was over-nuted and not flushed before harvest?"

I simply asked them if they had ever smoked any weed that hadnt been flushed....because I have. So go and re-read my post before you make assumptions. Also, I find that if they've been fed properly that flushing certainly improves the final smoke. Are you actually going to argue that?
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Let me explain. Flushing became a forum paradigm (do it because everyone does it) because the Dutch had/have a tendency to over feed their plants. Someone comes along with an idea that a plant is like a radiator such that you can open up a tap and voila, all those nasty salts are somehow washed out of the plant tissue and your sins are suddenly atoned for screwing up in the first place. Too late, the plant has broken down the salts into ions for starts, which have combined with C, O2, H and you know the rest..... I have pushed my plants with too much plant food, and noticed that indeed the single bud leaves/buds took on a hard, crispy feel, almost a gritty feel as opposed to a soft, cool feel. I'm not sure if that was not a situation where the salts (fertilizer) applied drew moisture from the buds or it is a collection of salts left in the tissue. (see my sig link).

Like I said in a previous post - do two samples, one "flushed" aka given pure water for a week or two and continue to fertilize the other plants judiciously until harvest.

Your call......
 
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