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macroft1

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I've been told I need to flush my plants - they're about 2 weeks off harvest. What does flushing involve and how do I do it????
 
newtoit

newtoit

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macroft1 said:
I've been told I need to flush my plants - they're about 2 weeks off harvest. What does flushing involve and how do I do it????
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flush with 3 times the volume of the pot... 5 gallon pot, flush with 15 gallons of water. PH your water first!!!
 
KAOSOWNER

KAOSOWNER

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newtoit is confused that is a flush you would do to get rid of salt buildup or to fix nutrient problems, to do a end of harvest flush just water with ph'd water for the last 2 weeks, no more nutrients during the last 2 weeks. This will allow the plant to use all those fertilizers in the plant so you dont smoke them. Hope this helps...
 
newtoit

newtoit

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KAOSOWNER said:
newtoit is confused that is a flush you would do to get rid of salt buildup or to fix nutrient problems, to do a end of harvest flush just water with ph'd water for the last 2 weeks, no more nutrients during the last 2 weeks. This will allow the plant to use all those fertilizers in the plant so you dont smoke them. Hope this helps...
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idk that is what i keep hearing and being told on here... isnt that the whole point to flushing(get rid of salt excess nutes etc)... maybe i should stop smoking before posting...bongsmilie
 
ORECAL

ORECAL

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newtoit said:
idk that is what i keep hearing and being told on here... isnt that the whole point to flushing(get rid of salt excess nutes etc)... maybe i should stop smoking before posting...bongsmilie
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your both right.......... there are two types of flushing, one is because you fucked up and you need to get rid of nutes in the soil.... and the other is the harvest flush..... the harvest flush is straight ph'd water for the last 2 weeks of the grow (watering normally)
the oh fuck flush is like newtoit says, 3 times the pot size in water: ie 5 gallon pot = 15 gallons of water.
 
KAOSOWNER

KAOSOWNER

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ok lets put it this way if you were to water everytime for the last 2 weeks with 3x pot size you would drown your plant. If your plant is suffering before harvest from salt buildup then sure do a strong flush but just once then water reguarly without nutes for the rest of the 2 weeks. A large flush like that is usually meant for sick plants. Your call though its quite simple from my stand point. hell just using water for the last 2 weeks will get rid of salts and any left over nutes.
 
ORECAL

ORECAL

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KAOSOWNER said:
ok lets put it this way if you were to water everytime for the last 2 weeks with 3x pot size you would drown your plant. If your plant is suffering before harvest from salt buildup then sure do a strong flush but just once then water reguarly without nutes for the rest of the 2 weeks. A large flush like that is usually meant for sick plants. Your call though its quite simple from my stand point. hell just using water for the last 2 weeks will get rid of salts and any left over nutes.
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isn't this kinda of exactly what I just said?
 
KAOSOWNER

KAOSOWNER

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sorry orecal was typing when you posted thanks for the back up though i dont know if i ever would have gotten this across without someone confirming!
 
ORECAL

ORECAL

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haha.... it's cool, I know what you mean..... sometimes people just don't get it until it's explained like 10 different ways............

dont worry newtoit, I'm not talking down on you at all...... it's a generalization for the site.
 
newtoit

newtoit

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ORECAL said:
your both right.......... there are two types of flushing, one is because you fucked up and you need to get rid of nutes in the soil.... and the other is the harvest flush..... the harvest flush is straight ph'd water for the last 2 weeks of the grow (watering normally)
the oh fuck flush is like newtoit says, 3 times the pot size in water: ie 5 gallon pot = 15 gallons of water.
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my bad... thanks for the correction:peace:
 
newtoit

newtoit

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ORECAL said:
haha.... it's cool, I know what you mean..... sometimes people just don't get it until it's explained like 10 different ways............

dont worry newtoit, I'm not talking down on you at all...... it's a generalization for the site.
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no sweat man i want to be told if i make a mistake, or mix up advice...
since you seem to know your stuff can you take a look at my journal and give me any tips?
 
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