400W, 5 Plants, Indoor, First Grow

steeZz said:

I just cut an arm off the master bubba, another one at the very very bottom of the plant not getting any light and was being held up by a stick.
Quick dried it for a minute in the microwave.
Bong loaded.
not harsh at all.
not really having any taste, but not harsh.
blown as a mother fucker right now

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So are you going to flush or not flush? I'm honestly leading more towards no flush...

I've been using Sea Green throughout my entire grow. What this stuff does is it breaks down EVERYTHING (salts, sugars, starches, etc...) so there's really no point in flushing. I've argued this debate since I first joined up on RIU and my stance still remains the same. Plants don't store chemicals so there's nothing TO flush out...

I remember alotaball talking about forgetting to flush one of his girls. After it was dried and cured he couldn't tell the difference between the shit he flushed (alotaball, correct me if I'm wrong bro!!!) He said he wasn't going to bother flushing anymore.

Ehh, for me drying bud in the microwave and it still isnt harsh....
Im pretty sure flushing is bulllshit.

steeZz said:

I just cut an arm off the master bubba, another one at the very very bottom of the plant not getting any light and was being held up by a stick.
Quick dried it for a minute in the microwave.
Bong loaded.
not harsh at all.
not really having any taste, but not harsh.
blown as a mother fucker right now

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nice man! i felt the exact same way when i blazed some of the blackjack. i must say, theres just nothing better then blazing some homegrown. its just too good

steeZz said:

I just cut an arm off the master bubba, another one at the very very bottom of the plant not getting any light and was being held up by a stick.
Quick dried it for a minute in the microwave.
Bong loaded.
not harsh at all.
not really having any taste, but not harsh.
blown as a mother fucker right now

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Only a couple weeks before I can sample mine, I left a few bottom branches for the occasion. You better save me some o' that bubba

hows it goin on this end then..

I would argue the flushing theory guys. I'm not sure of alota's circumstances and it really depends on your watering. I must be very acute to the not flushing, everytime I smoke something and I can taste the chems, I get upset. It's realy easy to flush honestly and your buds will have a more even burn. If your shit sparks/ pops when you smoke it (like those little pop balls you throw at the ground on July 4th) you definitely need to flush. Maybe it isn't doing that, but there is a reason that all the literature out there says it should be done.

If you are putting in an additive that breaks down the starches and salts, etc. they is still flushin IMO. You have just been flushing the entire time. Chems in the bud shouldn't be too bad if you aren't overnuted and you are doing fresh water every other time.

Like I said before do what works for you. I have been on the other side of dispensaries (buying from vendors and such) you can definitely tell a product flushed from one not in the end.

I would flush mate, it makes a huge difference usually.
Sometimes your nutes won't linger in the plants and sometimes they will, and those nutes can affect; taste, look, feel etc.

Always flush your plants ^^
It brings out the best in them

k0ijn said:

I would flush mate, it makes a huge difference usually.
Sometimes your nutes won't linger in the plants and sometimes they will, and those nutes can affect; taste, look, feel etc.

Always flush your plants ^^
It brings out the best in them

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Word to your moms!

Well, i'm not too sure how long these strains are going to go, so I don't know when to start flushing. I think i'm just going to keep them on the schedule till I see cloudy trichs then start flushing

Yeah don't flush too soon, start flushing when you see the trichomes turning the shade you prefer (be that cloudy or orangy or whatever you like best).
Even flushing 3 days will help a lot, most people flush a week or so though.

Give the girls all the time they want, no point in cutting their time short now when they most need it

from my experience in growing other things that flower if you end up flushing make sure you do it early enough so the soil dries before you cut down. Main reason is that when things start drying out the plant but all it last power into the flower. So flush a week before cutting down and don't water from then.

steeZz said:

Well, i'm not too sure how long these strains are going to go, so I don't know when to start flushing. I think i'm just going to keep them on the schedule till I see cloudy trichs then start flushing

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If you are around 25%-50% amber start flushing. That is my recommendation, not really based on anything. Go look up the average time to flower of your strains. Check with the seedbanks and find the one where your strain originates from, again another recommendation. If you have any 11 week strains in there, you will be missing out on so much yield it's ridiculous.

Lanternslight said:

If you are around 25%-50% amber start flushing. That is my recommendation, not really based on anything. Go look up the average time to flower of your strains. Check with the seedbanks and find the one where your strain originates from, again another recommendation. If you have any 11 week strains in there, you will be missing out on so much yield it's ridiculous.

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thats when you harvest

alotaball said:

thats when you harvest

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That depends on a lot of things, namely the persons preference.
I know people who harvest when the trichomes are cloudy and 5% amber and some of who harvest when all the trics are amber.
It's all about personal preference and what taste, colour, high etc. the person wants

alotaball said:

thats when you harvest

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Yeah he could do that.


That depends on a lot of things, namely the person preferance.
that's what im saying too.

if you start flushing at 50 percent amber.. thats gonna be one very ripe bud

MOAB WORKS, if you don't buy it you're a fool.
The hindu kush cola doubled in size over night..........

Anyways.
I think I would rather not have amber trichs to be honest guys.
After smoking the premature weed that was horribly dried, I actually enjoyed the high.
I might wait for cloudy, flush then harvest immediately.
Anyone have opinions about cutting off all the top canopy and letting the bottom finish out?
The wifey talked to the guy who gave us the dream plant, he said its a 9 week strain.
I did research online about NL, lot of it said its a 45 day strain... then other people say its a 65 day strain.
Master bubba suppose to take 60 days
Hindu Kush 60 days.
But still, is this 60 days with cloudy, clear, amber... people don't ever fucking elaborate on anything, they just answer the fucking question.
I just don't want to cut down my shit premature, so I'm gonna sit back, hold on to my 30x loupe and check out the crystals on the daily.

jwr38 said:

from my experience in growing other things that flower if you end up flushing make sure you do it early enough so the soil dries before you cut down. Main reason is that when things start drying out the plant but all it last power into the flower. So flush a week before cutting down and don't water from then.

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haha I was just about to ask this question. props man
[video=youtube;VdphvuyaV_I]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VdphvuyaV_I&ob=av3e[/video]

steeZz said:

MOAB WORKS, if you don't buy it you're a fool.
The hindu kush cola doubled in size over night..........

Anyways.
I think I would rather not have amber trichs to be honest guys.
After smoking the premature weed that was horribly dried, I actually enjoyed the high.
I might wait for cloudy, flush then harvest immediately.
Anyone have opinions about cutting off all the top canopy and letting the bottom finish out?
The wifey talked to the guy who gave us the dream plant, he said its a 9 week strain.
I did research online about NL, lot of it said its a 45 day strain... then other people say its a 65 day strain.
Master bubba suppose to take 60 days
Hindu Kush 60 days.
But still, is this 60 days with cloudy, clear, amber... people don't ever fucking elaborate on anything, they just answer the fucking question.
I just don't want to cut down my shit premature, so I'm gonna sit back, hold on to my 30x loupe and check out the crystals on the daily.

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I enjoy cloudy as well myself.
I don't let more than 15% go amber if possible.
Don't follow the company flowering period circas. They are never right and you might end up with clear trics or fully amber.
Always use the loupe and determine them yourself based on your own preference

Indica dominate strains are really good at all cloudy hardly any amber.. you get a nice two sided high... I prefer my sativa's a little more ripe

Steez NL#5 is a 45 day strain the rest of the northern light breeds are closer to 60 I believe.. My hindu was a 45 dayer as well I think I normally harvest around day 55 on that one.. Just wait it out ..

The biggest clue when they are close .. is you will see the buds swell for the last time .. and the hairs will retract kinda back into the buds.. they will just look swollen .. thats when I really start checking trich's .. some strains do this earlier then others .. ripeness wise .... BUt if you wait for the "swell" lol you will be happy