How long do you wait after feeding if you flush afterwards?
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robert 14617
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Gradually build up my feeding the plants show stress when they get too much ,adjust as needed never flush myself
OrganicGorilla
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Flushing is for toilets bro
coreywebster
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Depends on your reasoning for wanting to do it.
If you fucked up and mixed your nutrients up wrong then flush straight away and feed lower dose.
If you want to flush your medium due to salt build up then flush already.
If you want to flush after feeding normally then I would question your logic. No point feeding them just to wash it away before they have chance to take up those nutrients.
If you want to flush because you want your nutrients flushed out of your buds then refer to the above posters comments. Taper your nutrient down instead. It doesn't remove elements from buds.
If your using a medium which is recycled like coco then reduce your nutrients for last week slowly, so the plants don't suffer. I water only for the last two days. Or wash your coco after use ready for next use.
If you fucked up and mixed your nutrients up wrong then flush straight away and feed lower dose.
If you want to flush your medium due to salt build up then flush already.
If you want to flush after feeding normally then I would question your logic. No point feeding them just to wash it away before they have chance to take up those nutrients.
If you want to flush because you want your nutrients flushed out of your buds then refer to the above posters comments. Taper your nutrient down instead. It doesn't remove elements from buds.
If your using a medium which is recycled like coco then reduce your nutrients for last week slowly, so the plants don't suffer. I water only for the last two days. Or wash your coco after use ready for next use.
chemphlegm
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feed well, skip the flush.
notice directions on all fertilizer systems for marijuana indicate a slow reduction in fertilizer as the plant comes to
finish?
notice directions on all fertilizer systems for marijuana indicate a slow reduction in fertilizer as the plant comes to
finish?
Dr. Who
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You don't flush at the end of flower either. That's the myth!
I water everyday at lights on. I water a metered amount that will get the plants to the next day at lights on.
I get better oxygen to the roots that way. It's a good thing...
Kerovan
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SouthCross
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Who the fu¢k came up with this flushing thing????
Is it from the movie Cannabis Kid? Is that where it came from? ??
Is it from the movie Cannabis Kid? Is that where it came from? ??
Michael Huntherz
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You hit a nerve, bro, lol. Flushing at the end of a run mostly just reduces final yield. @coreywebster outlined all the good reasons for flushing, to flush before harvest is largely silliness. It is a myth that refuses to die. At least not yet. Nobody is upset at you, I promise, we are all pre-pissed at the never-ending battle that is the flushing myth.
grassy007
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I just pick up what I read on pot forums. I took it for granted. I am naive. I assumed that was the norm.
And, of course, I'm talking about a healthy plant. Not one that was over fed needing emergency urgent care. Tube down its throat.
If I might ask you who replied here, I am contemplating a post about my one plant slow growth and my LED and tent setup. With pics of course. Stay tuned if you would please. I'll probably post it in the LED sub forum. A $139 1000w BestVA light and slow growth after 70 days vegging and my deeming it vegged enough to start the flowering (which it's doing 7 days on).
Promise you'll tell me the cold hard truth.
And, of course, I'm talking about a healthy plant. Not one that was over fed needing emergency urgent care. Tube down its throat.
If I might ask you who replied here, I am contemplating a post about my one plant slow growth and my LED and tent setup. With pics of course. Stay tuned if you would please. I'll probably post it in the LED sub forum. A $139 1000w BestVA light and slow growth after 70 days vegging and my deeming it vegged enough to start the flowering (which it's doing 7 days on).
Promise you'll tell me the cold hard truth.
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Indacouch
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Same reason I add large amounts of perlite to my soils .....yes I have to water more frequently, but over the years I've notice much more vigorous growth in all stages doing this .....it still amazes me how much perlite can be added to a bag of soil meant to grow our crop ......Agreed, oxygen to the roots is a good thing.
Almost forgot ...flushing is for the toilet ...correct feeding habits/schedule and proper dry and cure are where it's at ...GL
Dr. Who
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Don't bother. You have our attention right here, and you basically asked the question already.
First thing is $139 for an LED. Um, what did you expect from a "blurple" LED. Let's get something clear here. They can, and do, work. Just not well in bloom. In a tent (bet you want less heat then from HID) LED's do get plenty enough powerful to grow and grow well. Those would be COB LED's. If it ain't COB. It ain't worth spending the money on. Next thing is that just about every non-COB LED maker lies there ass off about what it will do (in a way). They talk of UV and IR nm range lighting being supplied. How nice except that the UV they supply is the wrong one, and the IR,, doesn't really do much for cannabis growing....Oh, and BTW. The Emerson effect is over rated...
On lighting in a tent: Cob LED's or 600w HID (or 1K) for 4x4's and bigger. LEC or As it can be known as, CDMH. Great for veg. but lacks in bloom. Not to mention that it's only a 3x3 footprint.
I tend to suspect that the plant is growing slow, due to the strains potentials (You didn't say what strain). It maybe a shorter running strain and your pushing it farther then it normally would grow (with any speed). It may also be in need of a new, bigger pot.....More feed.....Hard to say with out knowing the strain and seeing pictures.
Well, there it is. I gave you what you wanted.... Some LED folks will disagree. But it's still true that you can kill cheap LED's with HID. If you plan on getting out of the tent and grow tall plants. HID is the way to grow.....
Observe & Report
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Probably the same sort of person that came up with "organic tastes better," "fems are bad," "freezing seeds is bad," "you can pick a male just by looking at it," etc...
Michael Huntherz
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I don't know about freezing seeds, never bothered, but I know the big seed vaults are cold as fuck, and everything else you mentioned is apocryphal, so I am sure you are right, lol.
xtsho
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Boiling the roots pushes the resin into the buds.