Flushing

Homegrown Hero

Homegrown Hero

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Flushing is really only necessary if you have been over-feeding and haven’t been properly draining the excess water from your root system. If you check your runoff and the ppm levels are high, I think running water a few times over through the roots until ppm levels are lower is a good idea. Otherwise I’ve had really good results tapering feedings towards harvest, and the last time the roots get wet are with plain water. I wait for the dirt to get very dry, almost too dry, then harvest. Personally I’ve always had the cleanest burning flower by tapering feedings
 
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MAK1

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drsaltzman said:
Why do people constantly ask this question here? Where do they think these nutrients go?
If you could flush nutrients out of plant matter, how does dead plant matter put nutrients back into the chain?
I wish I could come up with the be all end all answer that would put an end to this ridiculous debate.
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What is flushing? There is no straight answer for that. What am I trying to flush? There is no straight answer here. Why am I flushing? Answers vary. I have heard this is a nitrate issue. The studies done are not properly controlled anyhow. Then after they test for everything there is except they never test for nitrates. The smoke is to obscure your view, the mirrors are to direct your attention elsewhere.
There should be a test concerning the ONE thing that the end of grow flush was attempting void, NITRATES. Nobody is testing for nitrates, WHY?
 
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MAK1

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Homegrown Hero said:
Flushing is really only necessary if you have been over-feeding and haven’t been properly draining the excess water from your root system. If you check your runoff and the ppm levels are high, I think running water a few times over through the roots until ppm levels are lower is a good idea. Otherwise I’ve had really good results tapering feedings towards harvest, and the last time the roots get wet are with plain water. I wait for the dirt to get very dry, almost too dry, then harvest. Personally I’ve always had the cleanest burning flower by tapering feedings
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What is your nitrate situation? Are you using a nitrated fertilizer at the end of flowering?
 
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ec121

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You don't flush to remove nutrients out of the buds or whatever is commonly cited. You cut nutrients to force the plant into senescence.

Senescence is a molecular mechanism that the plant understands. The plant's entire existence is to fruit in order to reproduce. When you deprive the plant of nutrients and the plant goes into senescence and realizes its life is coming to an end and hasn't yet been seeded, it stresses the plant out and forces the nutrients left in the plant to the tissues where the seeds are supposed to be but since there are no seeds, the resin glands get all that activity.
 
twentyeight.threefive

twentyeight.threefive

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ec121 said:
You don't flush to remove nutrients out of the buds or whatever is commonly cited. You cut nutrients to force the plant into senescence.

Senescence is a molecular mechanism that the plant understands. The plant's entire existence is to fruit in order to reproduce. When you deprive the plant of nutrients and the plant goes into senescence and realizes its life is coming to an end and hasn't yet been seeded, it stresses the plant out and forces the nutrients left in the plant to the tissues where the seeds are supposed to be but since there are no seeds, the resin glands get all that activity.
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Oh that's how it works? LMAO
 
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Jafo232

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Herb & Suds said:
You realize there are plenty of studies that say there is no correlation between flushing and flavor profile?
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I have been thinking about this myself. Is there any other reason to flush besides if you're burning your plant with nutes by accident? I mean, really, is there any other PROVEN reason why we must flush our plants or stop feeding them before harvest?
 
bk78

bk78

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ec121 said:
You don't flush to remove nutrients out of the buds or whatever is commonly cited. You cut nutrients to force the plant into senescence.

Senescence is a molecular mechanism that the plant understands. The plant's entire existence is to fruit in order to reproduce. When you deprive the plant of nutrients and the plant goes into senescence and realizes its life is coming to an end and hasn't yet been seeded, it stresses the plant out and forces the nutrients left in the plant to the tissues where the seeds are supposed to be but since there are no seeds, the resin glands get all that activity.
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lulz
 
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ec121

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bk78 said:
Can you please post any significant study done which proves your claim?
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If you want, I can give you the name of the doctor with a PhD in Plant Molecular Physiology with an emphasis on plant senescence who made the claim and you can write him and ask for him to cite his research. Will you post it here if you do?

To me, it made enough sense to change my mind about it. You've got guys cutting lights for 72 hours, revegging for a week before harvest, throwing ice, etc., yet stressing the plant out by making it realize its life is about to end sounds like complete nonsense, right?
 
bk78

bk78

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ec121 said:
If you want, I can give you the name of the doctor with a PhD in Plant Molecular Physiology with an emphasis on plant senescence who made the claim and you can write him and ask for him to cite his research. Will you post it here if you do?

To me, it made enough sense to change my mind about it. You've got guys cutting lights for 72 hours, revegging for a week before harvest, throwing ice, etc., yet stressing the plant out by making it realize its life is about to end sounds like complete nonsense, right?
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You could’ve just typed no, bro.
 
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