Flowering Tips And Tricks?

Hey,

was just looking for tricks people use to increase plant yield or anything. Has anyone tried spraying plant with nutrient mist as well as normal watering?

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eps said:

Hey,

was just looking for tricks people use to increase plant yield or anything. Has anyone tried spraying plant with nutrient mist as well as normal watering?

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I know that those of us growing with HID lights do not foliar feed because the moisture drops act as a magnifying glass and burn the leaves and buds. It could be done during lights out, but they have to be dry by the time the lights come back on. I do not wish to wander around my flowering room in the dark trying to foliar feed my plants. That is too much like work.

No-one adds extra nutrients or anything like bushmaster?

Awesome blossom, sugar daddy, and big bud. I use them and they work well

fuck blossom,sugar daddy, and big bud. its a waste of money, there main ingredients is Carbohydrates. USE MOLASSES...1-2 tablespoons per gallon of water...some people use it every watering. some people use 1 time a week.. just get a feel for it. It has to be BACKSTRAP MOLASSES though. the 2nd month of flowering is really where the plant uses and needs carbs. some studies have had a 20% increase in bud weight.

Can I apply molasses in the last 3 weeks or so of budding? Where do you get Backstrap Molasses from? I am quite intrigued.

Yes and the same place you buy the rest of your food you eat lol!

henery said:

Yes and the same place you buy the rest of your food you eat lol!

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So I don't have to hunt at specialist food shops for the BLACKSTRAP one? I know I can get normal molasses at the super markets.

Thanks

Its black not back lol

Yeah, sorry, I typo'd, edited and fixed it

Molasses is good in soil, but don't use it in hydro.
It will clog your sprayers/pumps.

If you want to get bigger yields, get to know your strain.
Up your EC/ppm as high as possible without burning the plants. Feed em as much as they can eat and get the lights as close as you can without burning or causing heat stress. Also, make sure to flush the last week or two.

Might take you a few grows to get it on lock, but it'll be worth it.

I've never fully understood the reason for flushing in the last week or two. Can you elaborate a little or maybe the process you follow? Thanks Can't wait for some fat, nice quality buds.

P.s. Thanks heaps for the great summary. Could prove quite helpful!

That is normal (blackstrap) molasses. I use the unsulphured type. Grandma's is the brand I use.

Well during flowering you are feeding your plants a shitload of nutrients, right?

If you just chop it down and smoke it without flushing, all that stuff is going to be there. Ions, metals, salts, etc.

If you give it a week or two to flush, your plant is going to stop taking in new nutrients and have a chance to metabolize all of the food that it has stored up in its leaves, etc. You can actually see this process happening, because the fanleaves will start to fade in color. The cool part is, once the dark green color starts to fade, then purple/red colors can start to show a lot more.

You can definitely taste the difference between flushed hydro and non-flushed.

If you want to try and experiment, try heavy feeding and then NOT flushing. Then cut some fanleaves and put them in the microwave.

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I start flushing ~ when I see any amber trichomes.

So when I see amber hairs, I should just give him clean water until its ready to harvest?

So I should not give it molasses or Epsom salts to stop it from yellowing?

i never grew a bud this big until i started using big bud, u can tastes the nutes if you dont flush, it doesnt bother me that much tho

CO2 ??? Grow Shops sell those cheap CO2 buckets called " CO2 boost"