How Do i Flush my plants after nut burn

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Villaboy

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need some help, my plants r suffering from nute burn, (LOL) ive been told to flush them in the bath with plenty of fresh water is this ok straight from tap .
 
MediMaryUser

MediMaryUser

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if u always use tap water then its probably ok but id prefer like spring water or something pure and shit without other stuff but its probably better to use just the tap water if thats all u got
 
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Villaboy

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so no need to change ph then, what about the water temp will it not shock them if water is straight from tap
 
Landragon

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Depending on the hardness of your water, flushing with tap water can be ineffective. You want either R/O or distilled water, and you should slowly flood them from above with 5x the volume of the soil. Or you can use a product like Clearex to break the ionic bond of the nutes and free them up to run out the bottom. Also allowing hard water to sit out does nothing but make it more hard. If the poster was confusing the situations whereby one allows chlorine to dissipate I understand. Check with your local water company to see if they use chlorine or chloramines. Chloramines don't just go away on their own easily.
 
rexx8

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WOW PEOPLE just give the guy a strait answer listen to me if your in a soil or soilless mix then your pH needs to be 6.2-6.8 going in and coming out after doing a flush. If your tap water is to high get pH down if its to low get pH up and make it right before using. BTW You use 2 times the amount of water that your pot holds for example 3 gallon pot = 6 gallons of water for flushing this water needs to be about 6.5 going in from the top of the soil and when your done it will be 6.5 coming out if its not dump more water in it make sure this water sits 4 at least 24 hours b4 you use it. After you are done follow up with 1/4-1/2 strength nutes id say 1/2 gallon for a 3 gallon pot then let it dry really well before you water again all water must be 6.5 going in and nutes will lower water and soil pH so be careful hope this helps:-o
+rep would be nice thanks
 
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Villaboy

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nice one will try then let u know, i have 9 plants , they r in 16 ltr pots not sure how that converts to gallons will have to look in to it, i think i will have to do 3 plants at a time , i cant store to much water for 24hrs
 
Landragon

Landragon

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rexx8 said:
WOW PEOPLE just give the guy a strait answer listen to me if your in a soil or soilless mix then your pH needs to be 6.2-6.8 going in and coming out after doing a flush. If your tap water is to high get pH down if its to low get pH up and make it right before using. BTW You use 2 times the amount of water that your pot holds for example 3 gallon pot = 6 gallons of water for flushing this water needs to be about 6.5 going in from the top of the soil and when your done it will be 6.5 coming out if its not dump more water in it make sure this water sits 4 at least 24 hours b4 you use it. After you are done follow up with 1/4-1/2 strength nutes id say 1/2 gallon for a 3 gallon pot then let it dry really well before you water again all water must be 6.5 going in and nutes will lower water and soil pH so be careful hope this helps:-o
+rep would be nice thanks
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2x the container volume is nowhere near enough to flush bound nutrients. We can't be sure if it was a one time overfeeding or chronic overfertilization. Therefore, IMO, 5x is much better at disolving things and taking them with it. Adjusting your pH for flush water is counterproductive if using very low ppm water. The R/O or distilled water acts as a solvent and will quickly go from anywhere between 5.5-7.5 to whatever your soil is. The change is nearly instant and will not affect the rootzone.
 
rexx8

rexx8

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Landragon said:
2x the container volume is nowhere near enough to flush bound nutrients. We can't be sure if it was a one time overfeeding or chronic overfertilization. Therefore, IMO, 5x is much better at disolving things and taking them with it. Adjusting your pH for flush water is counterproductive if using very low ppm water. The R/O or distilled water acts as a solvent and will quickly go from anywhere between 5.5-7.5 to whatever your soil is. The change is nearly instant and will not affect the rootzone.
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just saying im not going to have to dump 25 gallons of water into my 5 gallon bucket for a flush maybe on a bad day 15 gallons but 25 just sounds a little overkill to me not to mention it would take 3 hours to do it:o
 
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atombomb

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I usually put well over 9 gallons through three gall of soil. It doesnt hurt to throw a couple tsp of H202 in with the last gallon to give the roots some oxygen after the drowning they just received.
 
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Villaboy

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ok thanks for advice, i will post some photos today, as i have been feeding plants on plain water for a couple of days now hoping that may sort them out, i was spraying the leaves with rhizotonic could this have caused the nute burn.
 
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