Can anybody tell me how to properly flush my plants please

MakeGreatGreen · May 1, 2012

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im looking for a little help, how do I properly flush my plants. I'm about 2 weeks from trimming.
Ithey are grow hydroponically in a dwc. I'm using DNF bloom and DNF bud fortifier.
Im hoping they give me a little more weight. If I switch to clean ro water will they still grow?
I appreciate any help. Thanks[/FONT]

*BUDS · May 1, 2012

No need imo. Feed right up till the end.

400wattsallday · May 1, 2012

feed right till the end budz? by the way do u play potfarm on face book?

boneheadbob · May 1, 2012

If You grow herb in a vat of chemicals, why would you want to flush?

MakeGreatGreen · May 1, 2012

I've heard by flushing I will make it taste smoother and burn better?

boneheadbob · May 1, 2012

I dunno anything about hydro. It just seems to me that the main point of hydro is to force feed as much nutes as possible into the herb in order to make it as big as possible in as short a time as possible.

Maybe you should stop feeding it the last ten days

I decided to grow "organics" in soil because I grow for my herb enjoyment and I want as much taste and smells as possible.

Nitegazer · May 1, 2012

Listen to Buds. Flushing does nothing to your plants except weaken them. It's all about a proper cure.

jimdandy · May 1, 2012

Nitegazer said:
Listen to Buds. Flushing does nothing to your plants except weaken them. It's all about a proper cure.

I don't think this statement is entirely true. Any grower with any experience will recomend flushing. By flushing, you remove alot of the chemicals from the root system thus improving taste and also the way the finished product burns. Im a soil grower and you pretty much just place your pots in the tub or I use a 5 gallon bucket and 2 wooden boards, set the plant on it and pour 1 gallon per pot size, of straight water thru it till drains all out. Repeat process when pot dries and that gets em flushed pretty well. Then just plain water from that point till harvest.

With Hydro, Im pretty sure if you have bubble buckets, you just drain the buckets and use straight water for the final 2 weeks. There are additives one can use to flush with. Just do some research.

curious2garden · May 1, 2012

MakeGreatGreen said:
im looking for a little help, how do I properly flush my plants. I'm about 2 weeks from trimming.
Ithey are grow hydroponically in a dwc. I'm using DNF bloom and DNF bud fortifier.
Im hoping they give me a little more weight. If I switch to clean ro water will they still grow?
I appreciate any help. Thanks

First I am a newbie so I probably shouldn't give any advice. But I did just finish my first grow in a NFT chamber so I did hydroponics too. I did not flush my plants. Now that you have my disclaimer here goes.

Since you are asking how to you properly flush it appears you wish to flush your plants. If so just mix a very dilute nutrient mix somewhere around 1/4 the strength of nutrient you are currently feeding. By doing this you change the osmolarity of the solution setting up a concentration gradient.

The plants will then begin to cannibalize themselves. In an attempt to save the next generation they will pull nutrients from the fan leaves, sugar leaves etc... trying to stave off starvation from their child (the flower). I don't know if it's necessary or not? If you are using individual DWC buckets why not flush one plant and not flush the other and make your own decision?

This is a very hotly contested subject where most people have very strong opinions. So my suggestion is you try it for yourself. Then decide what works for you with the strain and method you grow in.

progenitor04 · May 1, 2012

jimdandy said:
I don't think this statement is entirely true. Any grower with any experience will recomend flushing. By flushing, you remove alot of the chemicals from the root system thus improving taste and also the way the finished product burns. Im a soil grower and you pretty much just place your pots in the tub or I use a 5 gallon bucket and 2 wooden boards, set the plant on it and pour 1 gallon per pot size, of straight water thru it till drains all out. Repeat process when pot dries and that gets em flushed pretty well. Then just plain water from that point till harvest.

With Hydro, Im pretty sure if you have bubble buckets, you just drain the buckets and use straight water for the final 2 weeks. There are additives one can use to flush with. Just do some research.

this^.. and everyone has there own way of flusing... this is wat i do.... 2 weeks before harvest i put it in the tub or sink wit 2 blocks underneath the pot for easy drainage,then run a hose and let it run for one full day and keep it dark in there as possible, then i put it back under the light wait a week or so wen its completly dry and repeat the process, then wen the pot is dry again i cut

Nitegazer · May 2, 2012

jimdandy said:
I don't think this statement is entirely true. Any grower with any experience will recomend flushing. By flushing, you remove alot of the chemicals from the root system thus improving taste and also the way the finished product burns. Im a soil grower and you pretty much just place your pots in the tub or I use a 5 gallon bucket and 2 wooden boards, set the plant on it and pour 1 gallon per pot size, of straight water thru it till drains all out. Repeat process when pot dries and that gets em flushed pretty well. Then just plain water from that point till harvest.

With Hydro, Im pretty sure if you have bubble buckets, you just drain the buckets and use straight water for the final 2 weeks. There are additives one can use to flush with. Just do some research.

I can appreciate that flushing is one of those controversial things, like trimming fan leaves, that has two very armed camps. Neither side has 'proven' their point. However, I would say that the grower's first responsibility is to be like Hippocrates, and 'do no harm.' Plants do not need to be flushed, and it can (at least) potentially hurt the final weeks of the plant's development.

Here is a good thread discussing some botany behind the view that flushing is damaging. I invite others to post links to information (not just claims) in support of flushing.

https://www.rollitup.org/general-marijuana-growing/409622-truth-about-flushing.html

Capt. Stickyfingers · May 2, 2012

I've flushed. I've not flushed. I don't flush anymore. I've found no difference in smell, taste, or burnability. The only thing I noticed is flushing 2 or even 1 week before harvest makes a difference in bud density in the end. The last two weeks is a big "filling in" period for a lot of strains. You take their nutes away and you're only hurting them.

t0rn · May 2, 2012

Flushing has it's time and it's place IMO. When I was growing in coco I did notice a change in taste and "burnability" in sets that were not flushed (far more crackling and the apprehensiveness to stay lit). In a DWC system there is absolutely no need to flush your plants. By all means, before you harvest have them sitting in pure water rather than a nute solution if you're feeling antsy about it, but you're fine bro.

:leaf:

MakeGreatGreen · May 2, 2012

Thanks everybody for your opinions. It looks like I won't be flushing and I'll jus feed till the end.
I guess I shouldn't bother with clearing solution either?

Nitegazer · May 2, 2012

Keep it simple. Minimize the additives at first, so you can dial in on the core things your plant needs: temp, humidity, ph, nutrient levels. Once you have that all set, and are happy with your results, by all means experiment with additives, flushing, etc. That would be my advice, anyway. You'll be a lot less frustrated, and will have a few extra bucks in your pocket.

gms585 · May 2, 2012

Capt. Stickyfingers said:
I've flushed. I've not flushed. I don't flush anymore. I've found no difference in smell, taste, or burnability. The only thing I noticed is flushing 2 or even 1 week before harvest makes a difference in bud density in the end. The last two weeks is a big "filling in" period for a lot of strains. You take their nutes away and you're only hurting them.

i've always flushed, but i only have two in soil at the moment im midway through week 6 and was planning on beginning my flush steps over the next two weeks. however, after reading this thread i am wondering if weight wise i may be better off not flushing and just focusing on a perfect cure?

Dr purps · Apr 13, 2015

Nitegazer said:
Listen to Buds. Flushing does nothing to your plants except weaken them. It's all about a proper cure.

I flush a week before or ten days one crazy flush and let the soil dry completely dry before I harvest it I just flush it for a cleaner smoke most of the chronic bought of the street r not flushed anyways I say if your using strong nutes flush it u see the smoke being more white then grey more cleaner and it won't be popping and sizzling and it been working out for me

mr sunshine · Apr 13, 2015

jimdandy said:
I don't think this statement is entirely true. Any grower with any experience will recomend flushing. By flushing, you remove alot of the chemicals from the root system thus improving taste and also the way the finished product burns. Im a soil grower and you pretty much just place your pots in the tub or I use a 5 gallon bucket and 2 wooden boards, set the plant on it and pour 1 gallon per pot size, of straight water thru it till drains all out. Repeat process when pot dries and that gets em flushed pretty well. Then just plain water from that point till harvest.

With Hydro, Im pretty sure if you have bubble buckets, you just drain the buckets and use straight water for the final 2 weeks. There are additives one can use to flush with. Just do some research.

progenitor04 said:
this^.. and everyone has there own way of flusing... this is wat i do.... 2 weeks before harvest i put it in the tub or sink wit 2 blocks underneath the pot for easy drainage,then run a hose and let it run for one full day and keep it dark in there as possible, then i put it back under the light wait a week or so wen its completly dry and repeat the process, then wen the pot is dry again i cut

You guys are just fixing your mistakes.. to much nutrient in the soil? here's an idea don't fucken feed it more then it needs.. sure the flush takes care the plant. But who pays for all those wasted nutrients that got flushed out of the bottom of your pot? U guys need to look at this a different way.

The second guy is way over doing it, that shit deserves it own thread right there.

Edit: The flush doesn't take care of the plant it just washes nutrients out of your soil! There's nothing more beautiful then a natural fade!

King Arthur · Apr 13, 2015

jimdandy said:
I don't think this statement is entirely true. Any grower with any experience will recomend flushing. By flushing, you remove alot of the chemicals from the root system thus improving taste and also the way the finished product burns. Im a soil grower and you pretty much just place your pots in the tub or I use a 5 gallon bucket and 2 wooden boards, set the plant on it and pour 1 gallon per pot size, of straight water thru it till drains all out. Repeat process when pot dries and that gets em flushed pretty well. Then just plain water from that point till harvest.

With Hydro, Im pretty sure if you have bubble buckets, you just drain the buckets and use straight water for the final 2 weeks. There are additives one can use to flush with. Just do some research.

Lol, you make claims about most educated growers but you aren't in the advanced marijuana section where the more seasoned hang out. Flushing is a myth, try growing nice green healthy leaves and the rest will happen for you like magic. Try not feeding so much at the end instead of flushing, all you are doing is fucking the root system during the last 10 days. Why would you wanna shock your plants?

Lots of educated growers do not live by the myth of flushing, so do not go throwing it out there like it is some fact. Companies love to find reasons to push products even if they don't do hardly shit and that is one reason flushing is so heavily promoted.

Dr. Who · Apr 14, 2015

Myth,,,yeah I've said that before too.....Myth of flushing,,best way to put that,,myth!

PROPER CURE< PROPER CURE< PROPER CURE< !!!!!!!!

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