need help on flushing my plant
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morrisgreenberg
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soil or hydro? for soil you would want 2-3 times the volume of your pots, u have 4 gallon pots 8-12 gallons for a good thorough flush...this is why soil work sucks IMO
ProPlayer420
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Pretty much what he says. If your using 2 gallon pots, then you will need 4 - 6 gallons of water to flush it with..I take mine to my sink and then slowly pour the water over the plant until its all gone and then wait a few for the last of the water to flow thru and then repeat next gallon of water till all 4 - 6 have been used for that plant. I'm using 2 gallon pots to flower in.
Where in the hell am I?
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Yeah, you basically are over watering the plants to flush out all salt deposits
DopeFiend92
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im guessing it means that you pour the water in and it goes through the soil and comes out the holes in the bottom of the pot.
Where in the hell am I?
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Yeah. . . .Are ya really askin this?
morrisgreenberg
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no u wont kill it, my first grow i was flushing every 2 weeks cus something was going wrong, every time you flush your wiping the slate clean, say too much food or deficiencies, overwatering it would be watering it like everyday....sometimes we think if we pour 10 gallons into a pot it will be over watered, let the soil get dry before you do this, bad things happen when the soil is always wet <----thats overwatering
ProPlayer420
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Thats why I don't understand people using 5 gallon buckets to flower in for an avg. cycle of 8 weeks? Seems like if a problem pops up like this one, it would be a bitch to flush.
rollingotties
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been lookin for a thread like this, as ive been wondering the same shit about flushin. thx all for the gr8 info
Where in the hell am I?
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Sorry, brah! I was just checkin, some guys kid around like that.
morrisgreenberg
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yea man 5gallon buckets were a nightmare, could you imagine 15 gallons? that made me try sog, wasnt as bad but flushing dozens of 1gal suck less
ProPlayer420
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yeah i use 2 gallon size to flower seems to work good for me..
ProPlayer420
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whatcha mean die...whatcha talking about willis
ProPlayer420
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No, what were talking about is flushing your plants because of nuit lockout. Its a one time deal. The thing is to let your Plant container dry and once dry enough then you want to flush it.
Take it either to a wash tub or sink to drain the water easily .
Lets say you are using 2 gallon soil pots, then you will need at least 4 gallons of clear water. I use 1 gallon milkjugs easier to keep track the amount of water you are pouring over your soil. So next to my sink I will have 4 gallons of water ready to use.
Make sure not to just dump the water on but slowly pour it thourgh until that 1st gallon is gone. Now wait till you see no more water coming out the bottom and take your 2nd gallon and repeat until all 4-6gallons of clear water are gone. Now you have flushed your plant and the water you see will be clear not yellowish or brownish like when you first started....put your plant back under your light and don't water again till needed.
How you kill your plants by overwatering is to continue to water your plants even when they don't need water..Keeping your soil water logged will kill it eventually...Hope this helps...