Proper Flushing, and How Long?

uoxi

uoxi

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Ok so two questions, the first being how many times should I flush? Virtually everything I read says 1-2 weeks, but can anyone give me an estimate not time based? My current grow doesn't require watering as often as my last grow did.


Two, any opinions on when they'll be done? I didn't get flowering times from the dispensary I got the beans from, and this is my second grow so I'd rather not fuck up. This grow has been problematic at best..

White Chocolate (White Rhino x Chocolope) #1: 60% cloudy trichs
White Chocolate #2: 30% cloudy
Purple Kush: 80% cloudy, amber hues in select parts of the plant.


Thanks! :leaf:
 
jaycuffee21

jaycuffee21

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me personalli i found flushing for two weeks every other day works the best, just bc i grow downstairs and flush in my bathtub, but tha answer to your question is either every other day for two weeks or 7 straight days of water.
 
N!pples

N!pples

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What media are the plants in? Soil might take two full weeks but Hydropnics could be clean in a week or less.. All depends!
 
uoxi

uoxi

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Thanks for the replies!

Any idea of how long they have left? There are two pictures of each plant, labeled in their file name..
 
homebrewer

homebrewer

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uoxi said:
Use nutes during flushing? Wouldn't that kind of defeat the purpose?
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Flushing with a mild nute mix will leach more salts than plain water. You can also look into clearex which is just a sugar mix in a salt solution, same idea.
 
N!pples

N!pples

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I’d hit them with some Phosphorus for another week and then flush with clean filtered water… What are they in, Soil or Hydro material? They look a little sparse! What strain is it?
 
uoxi

uoxi

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@homebrewer: Never would have guessed a mild mix would be more effective at flushing, very interesting.

@N!pples: They're in soil, I've had heat issues this grow and as a result I had to cut down on my lighting (I don't even wanna say how many cfls they're making due with, and their respective wattages :/) The large one is a Purple Kush, the other two being White Rhino x Chocolope.

edit* I also started flowering the White Chocolates wayy too early, so their yield won't be much at all
 
woodsmaneh!

woodsmaneh!

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homebrewer is quite right, use a 10% food to water when flushing.

To flush your plant right you need to run 3x the pot size of water through the plant. Check the PH and if you need to adjust do so right away with 1/2 the amount.

Not knowing what your feeding them is hard to say how long but most chem users use 2 weeks as a rule of thumb. Lots of people are buying flushes, fuck can you believe that, we'll buy anything. Just use 1 tbsp of molasses per gallon and get better results at 1 tenth the price.

If you want more info on molasses lots here or let me know and I will save you the surfing.

Peace
 
uoxi

uoxi

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I'm using FF Tiger Bloom, and they're in MG 2 month fertilized soil, the nutrient reserves in which have been depleted at this point. Will the 10% added to the water still affect the taste?

I've flushed the PK the last two waterings, should I start doing the same on White Chocolate #1? The trichs are looking good but the buds themselves (on all 3 for that matter) don't look very swollen.
 
N!pples

N!pples

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For Soil I'd go with the Molasses for sure.. I'n new to the 10% food/flush but what do I know? I grow Hydro! I always flush with clean RO water for at least 8 days and change it out everyday! I want to taste plant not chems!
 
uoxi

uoxi

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Yeah I'm definitely looking into getting some blackstrap, is it something that can be found at an organic foods store, or would I need to go to a specialty shop for it?
 
woodsmaneh!

woodsmaneh!

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Sulphured molasses is made from young sugar cane. Sulphur dioxide, which acts as a preservative, is added during the sugar extraction process. Unsulphured molasses is made from mature sugar cane, which does not require treatment with sulphur. There are three grades of molasses: mild or barbados, also known as first molasses; dark, or second molasses; and blackstrap. These grades may be sulphured or unsulphured.To make molasses, the sugar cane plant is harvested and stripped of its leaves. Its juice is extracted from the canes, usually by crushing or mashing; it can also be removed by cutting. The juice is boiled to concentrate it, which promotes the crystallization of the sugar. The result of this first boiling and removal of the sugar crystals is first molasses, which has the highest sugar content because comparatively little sugar has been extracted from the source. Second molasses is created from a second boiling and sugar extraction, and has a slight bitter tinge to its taste.The third boiling of the sugar syrup makes blackstrap molasses. The majority of sucrose from the original juice has been crystallized, but blackstrap molasses is still mostly sugar by calories.[2] However, unlike refined sugars, it contains significant amounts of vitamins and minerals. Blackstrap molasses is a source of calcium, magnesium, potassium, and iron; one tablespoon provides up to 20% of the daily value of each of those nutrients.[3][4] Blackstrap, often sold as a health supplement, is also used in the manufacture of cattle feed and for other industrial uses.
 
homebrewer

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Grizzdude said:
This is the worst advise here. Flush with plain water to release the salt bonds out of the medium. You don't want more nutes during flushing.
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You need to go back and reread your Jorge Cervantes books. Though by the pictures of your plants, I can only assume you don't own any ;).
 
Grizzdude

Grizzdude

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Um ok, you only flush with a mild nute solution when doing a monthly flush, not the flush before harvest. But by the pictures of your plants you like to have small buds and nitrogen in your finished product. Did you misread that section in your cervantes book?
 
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