When should I begin the 2 week flush?

When should I stop feeding nutrients and give the 2 week flush till 25% amber trichomes?

This is my first plant I've grown. She has been flowering for 6 weeks now. I burnt all the pistols and leaves with Rosemary oil spraying spider mites. You can see the buds still growing taller and new pistols are coming out the top and sides of the buds.

Now. Id cut that pup a.s.a.p.

I see 75% milky 25% clear. If you are going to flush start now. I also notice what looks like a bud on a seperate plant. This thread will likely be another flush vs no flush debate. If you have 2 or more, especially if clones, try both and decide for yourself. I usually go no flush, but will likely try a mix again this batch to confirm.

well like nomo said, here it comes. You should not flush, but do what nomo said. if you have two flush one, don't flush the other. Then come back and tell me/we were right.

Diabolical666 said:

Now. Id cut that pup a.s.a.p.

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How come? I don't see any amber trichomes yet. And no pistols have turned orange themselves. I burned them all.

nomofatum said:

I see 75% milky 25% clear. If you are going to flush start now. I also notice what looks like a bud on a seperate plant. This thread will likely be another flush vs no flush debate. If you have 2 or more, especially if clones, try both and decide for yourself. I usually go no flush, but will likely try a mix again this batch to confirm.

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I just have the one plant. I am growing strictly crappy organic soil and only using Earth juice nutrients so flushing is probably not needed. Can you really tell most my trichomes are milky from the picture? I need to get a better look with my loupe tomorrow.

benmarker92 said:

How come? I don't see any amber trichomes yet. And no pistols have turned orange themselves. I burned them all.


I just have the one plant. I am growing strictly crappy organic soil and only using Earth juice nutrients so flushing is probably not needed. Can you really tell most my trichomes are milky from the picture? I need to get a better look with my loupe tomorrow.

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That pic is pretty high def, I right clicked it and did view image, then can zoom to full resolution, pretty clear shot off the trics.

benmarker92 said:

How come? I don't see any amber trichomes yet. And no pistols have turned orange themselves. I burned them all.


I just have the one plant. I am growing strictly crappy organic soil and only using Earth juice nutrients so flushing is probably not needed. Can you really tell most my trichomes are milky from the picture? I need to get a better look with my loupe tomorrow.

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Exactly...the plant will most likely taste and smoke like shit...but you could try to ride it out. By then your mites will be back tho

benmarker92 said:

How come? I don't see any amber trichomes yet.

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Amber trichs aren't a requirement and they look like their about to start rotting away. I would harvest it, more like salvage it.

get a good 30-40x mag glass, love to look at the trics close up...

I don't EVER flush... period. Never have never will, bud are always on point, never taste bad. Flushing is a waste of time. In my opinion. Just saying

I can show you multiple post on RIU that don't advise flushing.

dont know about organic growing, but in hydro, i used to flush the last 2 weeks..recently ive switched to only the last 2-3 days flush, buds are bigger now and the taste is the same..i say only flush the last 3 days,my plants take up 5 gallons every 3-4 days, so in a 3 day flush, they are as clean as they need to be, i also use general hydroponics kleen durring the last 3 days..flushing for 2 weeks actually losses bud size as they are using their stored nutrients, feeding them up to the last 3 days u will get bigger more swolen buds

Yea i chopped it down. Fed nutes day before chopping. Dont have to worry about flushing ever again. No till organic from here on out, already got it going.