GrowingAllThisLoud
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I flushed my plants last year. But I want to know if it really helps.
Flushing? Does it change anything?
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chairroller
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It helps with a lotta things, flushing with a pH'd water (always) is a good solution when you have deficiencies (calcium, boron, iron, ..) or when you got a nitrogen toxicity (this helps leeching out the extra nitrogen.)
And more importantly, the final stage (flowering) at his last days : if excess nutrients are not flushed out of the plant's system before harvest, the buds may contain trace amounts of extra nutrients, giving the buds an unpleasant chemical-like taste. (It's like buying a kilo of apple and eating them without washing 'em) ..
Cheers !
And more importantly, the final stage (flowering) at his last days : if excess nutrients are not flushed out of the plant's system before harvest, the buds may contain trace amounts of extra nutrients, giving the buds an unpleasant chemical-like taste. (It's like buying a kilo of apple and eating them without washing 'em) ..
Cheers !
Cobnobuler
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'Well....there you go again"
~~~My best Ronald Regan imitation
Let the floodgates of flushing open once again.
To the OP--buckle up, this part of the ride might get a little rough....
~~~My best Ronald Regan imitation
Let the floodgates of flushing open once again.
To the OP--buckle up, this part of the ride might get a little rough....
churchhaze
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Who knows...
chuck estevez
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do you think they flushed the appletrees??? do you think you could taste the chemicals if it wasn't?
Scooby Doob
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you defo need to flush, it's a hassle but worth it. flush every few weeks to stop too much salt deposit building up, and as chairroller says your herb will taste pretty rotten if you don't. They stay a lot greener too.
Aeroknow
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Chuck likes to flush AFTER he shits. I personally like to start flushing rite when I start shitting to help with the smell/and the sound. I learned this from doing a grip of time in jail. Other then those differences, i think it pretty safe to say: flushing doesn't do SHIT. Unless your correcting a problem, like salt build up or over fert.
Sand4x105
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First off...I agree...
One plant in soil... that is green all the way through the grow... flushing what? The good Microbs off the roots, is a good thing?
Say, you are a woman grower... You have a ten gallon smart pot...
Can somebody explain what flushing a ten gallon smart pot will help with? And, how is this chick grower, going to flush a ten gallon plant? Where does all the flushed water go... How you lift it? Etc...
I grow green plants... they never get over ferted...or over nuted... Soil is my filter...
You Hydro guys/gals... Do what you want... no opinion...
However a soil flush... "Say Honest to Gawd"
Sand4x105
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Personally I always do a courtesy flush right after the first coil drops off....
Plop Flush...
Then... before the mid way wipe flush again....
Yes, with the water saving toilets...
You must flush multiple times to get the plant matter out of the toilet...
That's some pretty good shit...
They say....
Try a "Courtesy Flush" next time... no plunger required here...
Others will like you more and adopt your ways if you do...
Nizza
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i stopped flushing and never noticed a difference. However , I don't follow feeding schedules, because I use dyna gro foliage pro with some extras for veg and flower. Looking at the amount of nutes used on other nute lines makes me cringe, I never get to over 800 PPM after everything is added, at maximum dosage. Regular dose is at around 500, and the water used is 100 base.
What i'm getting at is that you may want to flush at the end if you have burned your plants, by following a schedule or whatever, but isn't necessary when using dosages that aren't burning your plant
Some growers taper down the nutrients towards the end, but still feed until the day of harvest
What i'm getting at is that you may want to flush at the end if you have burned your plants, by following a schedule or whatever, but isn't necessary when using dosages that aren't burning your plant
Some growers taper down the nutrients towards the end, but still feed until the day of harvest
Yep, you learn a lot in jail, you learn about courtesy flushes, how to pee sitting backwards on a toilet with ur elbows on the sink while having a conversation with ur neighbor thru a vent, how to fight over toilet paper, and how to shave with bad soap, that's what I learned in jail.
chuck estevez
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check out the part on LEACHING. this is where the "flushing" bs started. farmers leach there soil from ion toxicity or salt build up. they leach to repair the soil so it is at optimal salinity levels after YEARS of salt build up.
http://www.fao.org/docrep/003/t0234e/t0234e05.htm
http://www.fao.org/docrep/003/t0234e/t0234e05.htm
churchhaze
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I actually read a blog who tested tomatoes at a higher and lower EC and he said the tomatoes grown in higher EC had a stronger taste with greater nutritional value. I think apples would be higher in potassium and vitamin C.
http://scienceinhydroponics.com/2010/05/fruit-quality-and-high-ec-values-in-tomatoes.html
http://scienceinhydroponics.com/2010/05/fruit-quality-and-high-ec-values-in-tomatoes.html
chuck estevez
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got any good pruno recipes?
chuck estevez
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Nice find, It even says that the yield went down with higher ec levels. so you trade yield for taste or visa versa depending on how you feed.
Aeroknow
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I hate to admit this but: I never used to "flush" at the end of my grows. For years. Then I bought into this bulshit. I read about it on overgrow, and figured "ohhhhhh, thats how to get even better bud". Well........i woke back up 4-5 yrs ago. Flush some, don't flush others. Do a side by side, like i did. No difference in taste. Flushed(lol) buds, aren't smoooother mmmmkay.
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
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Flushing is just a myth that your pot will taste like chemicals or will burn poorly if you don't
Dr. Jekyll
Wonder if those who flush have actually done a side by side comparison, because we did and noticed no differences in taste or burning
Mr. Hyde
Dr. Jekyll
Wonder if those who flush have actually done a side by side comparison, because we did and noticed no differences in taste or burning
Mr. Hyde
chuck estevez
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In soil, Totally agree. I wonder about hydro though. I would like to see if there is any difference in hydro flushed vs unflushed. Never been a fan of any hydro grown bud as it ALWAYS tastes like chit.
A trash bag, oranges, grapes, water, a couple honeybuns, a bag of jolley ranchers, a sheet, heat, burp the bag as needed, a shirt for straining and a lack of a gag reflex, think that about covers it. Smoking pinners rolled with bible papers helps with the paranoia while waiting.