Best way to Final Flush a Bubble Bucket?

[CA MMJ]

Hey guys,

So my first Hydro (Bubble bucket) plant is coming to an end. I was just wondering what the best way to flush a bubble bucket is? I don't add only fresh water do I, wouldn't that fuck up the leaves/buds? Do I just use a much lower PPM'ed nutrient/water solution, or go all out fresh water? need help quick, this is a time sensitive process

Thanks guys

 

[Flo Grow]

Flush with plain water for 7 - 10 days is the "norm".
You want the leaves to yellow as much as possible.
That signals that the plant's using up it's reserve nutrients and chlorophyll.
All equates to a smother taste, along with a proper dry and cure of course.

 

[Neumann]

Plain water pH'ed to 5.8, that's your final flush. For the last week I want to flower I give them a totally fresh fully nuted res change. During the week, if needed I just add pH'ed water to let the ppm drop slowly. Then plain water for at least 5 days, so check trichomes and plan ahead. A little planning and timing go a long way.
Like FG said, be sure to cure!

 

[Flo Grow]

Thanks for clearing that up Neumann.
I see I did forget to mention PH.
+REP

 

[CA MMJ]

Thanks guys! Alright, so I swapped out my nutrient solution for fresh water, PH'ed at about 5.5. Is that too low of PH????

Ahh.....so close, my grow room is reeking so bad. =D

 

[Neumann]

Thanks guys! Alright, so I swapped out my nutrient solution for fresh water, PH'ed at about 5.5. Is that too low of PH????

Ahh.....so close, my grow room is reeking so bad. =D

At this point it isn't about the pH being too high or low, it's about matching to the old solution to prevent stressing the plant, I just used 5.8 because that's where most people try to keep the res.
Reeking so bad it's goooood, right?

 

[CA MMJ]

At this point it isn't about the pH being too high or low, it's about matching to the old solution to prevent stressing the plant, I just used 5.8 because that's where most people try to keep the res.
Reeking so bad it's goooood, right?

Oh alright, then im all good. Been keeping the PH at 5.4-5.5 since it was in early veg, so that hasn't changed.

As for the reek......I'm almost tempted to chop that mofo down right now it stinks so good =D

 

[Flo Grow]

What made you decide to start flushing ?

Breeders bloom time frame or are you actually looking at the trichomes ?

 

[CA MMJ]

Actually looking at the trichs, I have a lighted 30x handheld microscope specifically for the trichs. They're at about 30% amber and 70% clear, been raising by about 10% amber/clear a week, figured if I flush it now it'll be at 40% amber/60%clear, and my buds are fat enough as it is (can't hold themselves up anymore), so yeah ahaha. Little bit of a mess since its my first hydro grow, but I think its going alright. MUCH better than my first soil grow hahaha

 

[pwizzle]

hell yeah man, glad to hear!
keep it up

 

[CA MMJ]

hell yeah man, glad to hear!
keep it up

Thanks bro =D Hoping the harvest goes as good as the rest of the plants cycle has! Ill start a new thread and post some pics up when I chop her down. =O

 

[Flo Grow]

Actually looking at the trichs, I have a lighted 30x handheld microscope specifically for the trichs. They're at about 30% amber and 70% clear, been raising by about 10% amber/clear a week, figured if I flush it now it'll be at 40% amber/60%clear, and my buds are fat enough as it is (can't hold themselves up anymore), so yeah ahaha. Little bit of a mess since its my first hydro grow, but I think its going alright. MUCH better than my first soil grow hahaha

Ok, then you're right on top of things then ! lol
Glad to hear you're skills are improving.
THAT is what we like to hear from each other.

 

[pwizzle]

yes, yes it is!

 

[CA MMJ]

Thanks for the kind replies guys!

Sadly, I had to emergency-chop my plant, due to some kind of insect infestation or bud rot. Luckily, it only claimed about a quarter oz, so not that bad of a loss. Salvaged the rest. It's hanging up drying right now.....we can only wait....=) Seems to be about 4-5 oz.....we'll see!

 

[rayishungry]

Great job. Sorry to hear about the plants. But everyone is right....let the leaves yellow and die, pull them off day by day. Helps when harvesting.

 

[CA MMJ]

Thanks Ray!

I only had 1 plant, but yeah, only lost about a quarter oz of bud out of 4-5oz, wasn't a bad loss at all. Im just glad I found the rot when I did, and had time to emergency harvest and destroy the infected plant matter