flushing during flower?
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Resinhound
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If you dont overfeed,you shouldnt have to flush at all.Monitor your ppms in your reservoir and to a lesser extent run off to get an idea what your plants are actually using.
Resinhound
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I dont generally flush but I like to run a little bit more water through at the transition to flower when I change my nutrient program,to clear salts and start fresh
Soil? What do you feed?
IMO, if you use a boutique multi-bottle "lineup" and do the "booster" activity in late flower, I would do water only with a lot of runoff the last 2-3 times.
I don't know if "flushing" (3x runoff?) is necessary. It seems excessive to me. But, best thing to do is try it. Then try what I suggested. Then try feeding normally through the last feed. See if you notice a difference.
(This is a religious topic for both the no-flush and flush sides. I personally think they're talking past each other and that it depends on an individual's nutrients, their style of feeding, if they overfeed with multiple bottles according to a proprietary boutique schedule. More information about who you feed, how much ppm, what your runoff ppm is at the end compared to the beginning?).
danny2980
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Yes soil im using. And all I use is ph prefect sensi bloom A&B and dutch pro explode. Yes 3x sounds good to me.
Gquebed
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During the first week after flipping to 12/12 ill run extra RO water only through the pots. Normally i would put 5 litres to water them so i run 8 litres just to leach the salt out of the soil (promix). Then the next watering i switch to bloom nutes.
After about 4 or 5 weeks of flowering ill do the same again...
Maybe it isnt necessary but... if youve ever locked out on salt build up and crippled a crop then you know it is worth it to do this.... a little insurance.... and girls dont ever mind...
After about 4 or 5 weeks of flowering ill do the same again...
Maybe it isnt necessary but... if youve ever locked out on salt build up and crippled a crop then you know it is worth it to do this.... a little insurance.... and girls dont ever mind...
danny2980
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Yeah I get where your coming from. Will there be visual signs of salt build up if this occurs. Thanks for advice.
Gquebed
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Not until its almost too late.
Your leaves will tell you. They will start to yellow and brown and die. That is them eating themselves because the cant take in nutes from the soil... at that point you have to flush to save them, but youve already done huge damage if youre in flower...
Be careful though...the yellowing and browning is also natural to a degree during late flower as the plant nears the end.... it is easy to confuse the two...
Also... the leaves will do the same thing if the plant isnt getting enough fresh air or co2....
I know what you're talking about. That's not a bad practice. However, if you monitor your runoff ppms you'll know if you need to do that, or if feeding with more runoff would prevent the need to do it (and/or, feed less). When I had lockouts the runoff ppms were key to everything.
rob333
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i always flush 1-2 weeks be4 hand and i get a bit heavy on the flush aswell be honest it does not really effect the taste depends if u are use to full chemical tasting weed lol but i flush cause i hate the soar throat the bad coughs and the groogy feeling from not
danny2980
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Haha can imagine mate nout worse than a raking sore throat from dog shit chemical tasting stuff haha
budman111
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The only main difference in your grow/bloom foods is the N-P-K so no need to flush.
Resinhound
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Like I said I dont "flush" I do a regular feeding,just a bit more nutrient solution to get extra run off,just to clear out any unused bullshit.I never flush with just plain water.I usually only do this at the transition to flower...do I have to? Probably not unless I messed up,but I just like to start with a fresh clean rootzone going into flower.Cheap insurance.
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humboldt bear
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potassium increases water flow and retention in plants,molassas man molassas,to make buds that stick to the wall,cant hurt plants with to much really in my experience
humboldt bear
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not my experience,i folar feed it,plants love it,increases terpene content for way nice weed,fed large crops this way with good results
Resinhound
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Lets see some pics of these plants you sprayed with molasses...aside from clogging stomata and attracting an army of insects I dont see the benefit.How often did you spray them?with what dilution rate? Too much molasses just like too much of anything is bad.What kind of terpene increase did you notice? Do you have a gas chromatagraph in your garage? Please enlighten us we are all ears...