when i flush my plants isnt that kind of like over watering??

sneakerhead702

sneakerhead702

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i was just wondering beause when you flush your plants your giving your plant a maximum of water till it seeps through the bottom so i was thinking is that like over watering..or is it okay to do that? if so how often?....THANKS
 
djruiner

djruiner

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no..over watering is watering the plant too often...not the amount of water you use per watering...its best to let the plant dry out before watering again....if you repeatedly water the plant while its still wet..thats overwatering
 
Mother's Finest

Mother's Finest

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Yes, flushing can be considered overwatering. For a plant to be in enough of an overwatered state to cause problems, however, there needs to be more than one watering involved. Just like with a heavy rain, plants can survive a good drenching without problems, as long as the substrate is allowed to dry afterward. Also, proper drainage in the soil will cause excess water to run out, leaving a more normal moisture level behind. A growing medium with perfect drainage would always end up at the right amount of water, no matter how much extra it's given.
 
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hampster

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A complex issue. A flushing is most often a procedure to leech out excesses, and you run a lot of water through... Overwatering is like djruiner says to constantly keep it too wet, which more often than not induces rot.

If the plant is sickly when flushed - which it often is - the flush might just kill it or induce rot, cause it's not capable of drying up the media by drinking afterwards. Then the flush made it overwatered...

Small plants in big pots, same problem.

Do you use perlite? 30% is nice, and increases the aeration so that the risk of rot decreases substantially.

I never flush I water with 10-20% run-off instead, to rid the media of excess unused nutrients and metabolic waste-products that otherwise builds up. But this way of doing it is dependent of correctly matched plant and pot-sizes, and perlite enhancement.

I would of course advice you to go my route with perlite, correctly sized pots, and run-off when you water, but opinions is like assholes...
 
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Wetdog

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djruiner said:
no..over watering is watering the plant too often...not the amount of water you use per watering...its best to let the plant dry out before watering again....if you repeatedly water the plant while its still wet..thats overwatering
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+ rep for you! Like your sig line also, not like these no balls "I'm just kidding" sigs. Grow a pair or go home, ya know?

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Wetdog

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hampster said:
A complex issue. A flushing is most often a procedure to leech out excesses, and you run a lot of water through... Overwatering is like djruiner says to constantly keep it too wet, which more often than not induces rot.

If the plant is sickly when flushed - which it often is - the flush might just kill it or induce rot, cause it's not capable of drying up the media by drinking afterwards. Then the flush made it overwatered...

Small plants in big pots, same problem.

Do you use perlite? 30% is nice, and increases the aeration so that the risk of rot decreases substantially.

I never flush I water with 10-20% run-off instead, to rid the media of excess unused nutrients and metabolic waste-products that otherwise builds up. But this way of doing it is dependent of correctly matched plant and pot-sizes, and perlite enhancement.

I would of course advice you to go my route with perlite, correctly sized pots, and run-off when you water, but opinions is like assholes...
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+rep for you too. Good info!!

What Hamster is describing is called "leaching" and is the proper way to water. It results in sort of a mini flush every watering, so a real flush is never needed. Unless you fuck up and totally douche the plant with too much nutrients.

Doing this, you really need to observe the dry part of the cycle, so it's usually 5 days or more before you need to water again. However long it takes for the container to dry out.

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mededcannabis

mededcannabis

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Mother's Finest said:
Yes, flushing can be considered overwatering. For a plant to be in enough of an overwatered state to cause problems, however, there needs to be more than one watering involved. Just like with a heavy rain, plants can survive a good drenching without problems, as long as the substrate is allowed to dry afterward. Also, proper drainage in the soil will cause excess water to run out, leaving a more normal moisture level behind. A growing medium with perfect drainage would always end up at the right amount of water, no matter how much extra it's given.
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yes but with small containers it is overwatering. outdoors has a huge buffer. it ends up being a lesser of two evils. increase dehimidification process to compensate for extra water. heat and increased airflow will help. of course as said drainage is important also.
 
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