Flushing with Mountain Dew

ISK

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I agree nice job with the cups. Personally I think I'd let those plants go a little longer. And what's with all these mountain dew threads lately?! Stuffs nasty haha. I don't really buy into the whole flush thing but I'll keep an eye on this and see what results you get.
you may be right but they are just starting to show some amber trichromes, and they are self defoliating, so I figure they are close. (remember it's not the one on the far left, it's 4-5 weeks away)

I have never flushed before, just figure it's a waste of time and water, but what the hell.

As for using Mountain Dew....well all the credit for this idea has to go to Ryan
 

chuck estevez

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cut and paste from my link

Fermentation is strictly defined as any way of anaerobically degrade pyruvic acid and recycle NAD+ to keep glycolysis going. You can then categorize this process as lactic acid fermentation (where pyruvate accepts electrons from NADH directly and becomes lactate), alcoholic fermentation (where pyruvate is first decarboxylated to acetaldehyde which then accepts electrons from NADH to become ethanol) and others (which are much more obscure). So technically, human cells are able to carry out lactic acid fermentation. Liver cells also have the enzyme alcohol dehydrogenase (responsible for ethanol formation in yeast and other fungi), but we use it in the reverse direction so to speak to get rid of any alcohol which we consume by converting it to pyruvate.
Plants however, can carry out alcoholic fermatation. They don't normally do it, because plants are usually in contact with oxygen. However, if you flood the root of a plant for about a week the cells are starved of oxygen, and because of this they will start carrying out alcoholic fermentation to survive.
 

Dr. Who

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just the normal traditional Mountain Dew...I have actually never seen those other types here in Canada, but I drink beer not pop.
Mmmm beer. Molsen is the Canadian go to for me. Golden is good and Moosehead is nice too. Years and years ago, Labatts had a nice IPA out for awhile (Loved it). Now, down here at least. We have every stink'in micro brewer WRECKING good IPA with too many/much hops. Dbl hopping, Trpl hopping ! Give me a break! IPA is rather "hoppy" but these guys are over doing it!

Lately I've found some Mexican beers to be quite excellent! Tecate is very nice! Sol is on the lighter side as is Pacfic de clara but, the Pacifico is better. Now for the best - Modelo! I REALLY like it!
The most interesting man in the world has left the earth. Most likely because his beer is not that interesting....not "bad" though. Corona Extra is "Mexican" beer made for sale in the US! Rather hard to find outside of resorts down there! The ONLY beer made better with a lime wedge! (No fruit in beer! MAN LAW!)

I like the MD Black label = Berry Dew is the best way to describe it.
 

Chunky Stool

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cut and paste from my link

Fermentation is strictly defined as any way of anaerobically degrade pyruvic acid and recycle NAD+ to keep glycolysis going. You can then categorize this process as lactic acid fermentation (where pyruvate accepts electrons from NADH directly and becomes lactate), alcoholic fermentation (where pyruvate is first decarboxylated to acetaldehyde which then accepts electrons from NADH to become ethanol) and others (which are much more obscure). So technically, human cells are able to carry out lactic acid fermentation. Liver cells also have the enzyme alcohol dehydrogenase (responsible for ethanol formation in yeast and other fungi), but we use it in the reverse direction so to speak to get rid of any alcohol which we consume by converting it to pyruvate.
Plants however, can carry out alcoholic fermatation. They don't normally do it, because plants are usually in contact with oxygen. However, if you flood the root of a plant for about a week the cells are starved of oxygen, and because of this they will start carrying out alcoholic fermentation to survive.
Therefore drowning the roots would be just as effective as boiling water.
 

RM3

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Therefore drowning the roots would be just as effective as boiling water.
yes, this was the original way, boiling way seems to speed it up by a week and a half.
in the begining there was drowning, but in the right conditions it caused molded buds, the switch to boiled water fixed this problem and gives the same results in a much faster timeframe
 

RM3

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so when you boil your roots, do you pick a ''x' gallon pot, get it to boil, and just pour it on / in the soil your growing? or in your DWC bucket or whatever?
yeppers bout a quart of boiling water per gallon of pot size
 

shpongler

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yeppers bout a quart of boiling water per gallon of pot size
I wish you were my uncle or smth ;C could get some dank weed in notime with your knowledge.
But hey! i'm learning my ass off and trying to experiment as much as i can! next grow i will boil them roots :)
after the summer i'll be starting my 3rd grow. Thanks for replying btw :)
 

ISK

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Mmmm beer. Molsen is the Canadian go to for me. Golden is good and Moosehead is nice too. Years and years ago, Labatts had a nice IPA out for awhile (Loved it). Now, down here at least. We have every stink'in micro brewer WRECKING good IPA with too many/much hops. Dbl hopping, Trpl hopping ! Give me a break! IPA is rather "hoppy" but these guys are over doing it!

Lately I've found some Mexican beers to be quite excellent! Tecate is very nice! Sol is on the lighter side as is Pacfic de clara but, the Pacifico is better. Now for the best - Modelo! I REALLY like it!
The most interesting man in the world has left the earth. Most likely because his beer is not that interesting....not "bad" though. Corona Extra is "Mexican" beer made for sale in the US! Rather hard to find outside of resorts down there! The ONLY beer made better with a lime wedge! (No fruit in beer! MAN LAW!)

I like the MD Black label = Berry Dew is the best way to describe it.
I hear what you are saying about the over hoppy IPA....can't even drink them

I used to be a big Kokanee fan, (a BC beer), but they were bought up by Labatts and now mass produce it in Alberta

My go to beer is a local cheap beer but is decent (Hell's Gate)

As for Mexican beer, I like most of them except for Corona....total piss water that needs a lime to hide the taste
 
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