chemphlegm
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exactly this....why would you feed this strong to the end? why not follow directions on any quality system and reduce gradually towards the end?
Flushing
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chemphlegm
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I recall seeing these as weak nutrients, like if you forgot to gradually reduce your own these bottles will do it for you. here buy some weak mix nutes since you cant help yourself from over feeding ....meh
Daveindiego
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I’m using a House and Garden schedule and nutrients. The schedule calls for a 3-5 day clean water flush, no additive. No House and Garden product. Just clean water.
Daveindiego
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Strong? I water the plants to the amount they need. In fact, the 1250 milliliters seems to be a light watering in a 3 gallon pot. The plant could easily take another 250-500.
I’m not giving the plant any directed amount of water.
Nutrients I do build up, and gradually reduce towards the end.
My lesson recently learned was to not burn my plants with up to 1500 ppms.
Daveindiego
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What’s my rush in chopping plants today, instead of next Monday?
chemphlegm
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ah yes, in peat/soil, there is plenty of nutrients in the soil, no sense on wasting anymore when its not being used aye.
I use dry ferts, I add weekly, and I skip the addition the last week. I still see bits of ferts though at the end
Kingrow1
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Dont they have a reagent make all salts soluble hence making them flushable, the weak nutrients were of course so yo dont end up starving your plants i think idk....
Daveindiego
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I’m busy mixing up nutrients like a mad man.
chemphlegm
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you said "with nutrients for 12 weeks"
what strain under what conditions are you growing that took 12 weeks of feeding to finish?
chemphlegm
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Dont they have a reagent make all salts soluble hence making them flushable, the weak nutrients were of course so yo dont end up starving your plants i think idk....
yep, its called water I think
Daveindiego
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Kingrow1
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Water dosent remove built up salts like those products do, theres some kind of chemistry to it i think...
xtsho
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It's called "Snake Oil".
Kingrow1
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Ive seen some use it as a very usefull product from start to finish in hydro and stuff, not that its essential.
Daveindiego
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So you feed with nutrients, and at the end, chop the plant down. No prep, just cut?
Indacouch
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My whole grow i prep for the end ...from bean to pipe ....all prep ....if your asking if I over feed my plants for several weeks and then try to flush it all out using absurd amounts of water at the end .....NO......I just feed correctly.
If the point of flushing is to stop your plant from absorbing nutrients and removing salts why PH it?
Daveindiego
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If I have been giving the plant water balanced to 6.3, why wouldn’t I make sure it stays the same?
Not watering flushing, why bother if you're only washing the coco? I thought the point of flushing was to remove chemicals from the substrate and plant. If PH controls mineral availability and absorption why keep it in range if thats what you're trying to stop?