Hi! Tomorrow I’ll flush my plant (I’m cultiving indoor on soil, 150w lamp, my plant is a hybrid 50 sativa, 50 indica)my doubt is: how many times do you suggest to flush the plant? Because I read about flushing few days before harvest and then I read two theories about harvesting with dried soil or with wet soil , I don’t what’s the best! What do you suggest?thank you
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How many times do you flush?
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raCURE
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Since your medium is soil I would recommend around two weeks of flushing before harvesting
Good luck with your herbs!
Since your medium is soil I would recommend around two weeks of flushing before harvesting
Good luck with your herbs!
Just one time or one 2 weeks before and the other before the harvest?
raCURE
Member
When you believe you’re 2 weeks away from harvest, start to feed only water every time you would normally feed.
This is to clean/remove any nutrients in the soil and force the plant to use any remaining nutrients in the plant. The result is a much cleaner and desirable end product.
Depends on what I ate the day before....
Seriously though... I flush for about ten days before harvest. Three watering cycles of pH adjusted water a day. The first day I double it but I'm in coco so it's not so harmful to use that much water.
As for soil moisture level at harvest I suggest bone dry for multiple reasons.
Good luck and happy growing!
Seriously though... I flush for about ten days before harvest. Three watering cycles of pH adjusted water a day. The first day I double it but I'm in coco so it's not so harmful to use that much water.
As for soil moisture level at harvest I suggest bone dry for multiple reasons.
Good luck and happy growing!
T
TakenByTheSky
I hate the term "flush" flushing is used to fix problems. Its more nutrient "leaching" that you're trying to do.
Thank you! I’ll harvest when the soil is dried!Depends on what I ate the day before....
Seriously though... I flush for about ten days before harvest. Three watering cycles of pH adjusted water a day. The first day I double it but I'm in coco so it's not so harmful to use that much water.
As for soil moisture level at harvest I suggest bone dry for multiple reasons.
Good luck and happy growing!
The ad hoc time for last, pre-harvest flushing can vary from one strain to another, and the plant will actually tell you when it's time. Pay attention to the volume of water the plant drinks in a 24h time, when there's a change and same volum goes in 2 or 3 days, then it's time.
Flora Kleen is great tool for flushing and medium cleaning,
Heavy flushing, like really saturating the whole rootball should be avoided, as the plant might not like it especially if done after its after requirement are lowered. It's much better to feed plain water for the last two weeks.
Irie!
Flora Kleen is great tool for flushing and medium cleaning,
Heavy flushing, like really saturating the whole rootball should be avoided, as the plant might not like it especially if done after its after requirement are lowered. It's much better to feed plain water for the last two weeks.
Irie!
Filtered, or reverse osmosis water too!
Stop spraying your plants, that'd be the first step towards flushed endproduct
chilliwilli
Waterboy
I simply gave the last 2 weeks plain water. Always stunned my plants when i flushed with too much water.
With notill i normaly whait till the plant turns light in colour on its own.
With notill i normaly whait till the plant turns light in colour on its own.
Then i have to pour water on the leaves to flush them too or just stop spraying on them?
raCURE
Member
You shouldn’t be watering your leaves, especially if you’re close to harvest.
Feed your soil PH’d (if required) tap water for the final two weeks to flush nutrients from the soil and force the plant to use any remaining nutrients within the plant.
Flushing/leaching (pedantic) is to help improve the overall smell, taste and smoke of your end product.
Sunshineinabag
Active member
i flush everytime i poop
St. Phatty
Active member
Stopped flushing a year ago.
water consumption down to 1 gallon a day.
water consumption down to 1 gallon a day.
Thank you!!!
Yes! If in container, take it to the shower to rinse off....We do that during indoor grows just to rinse off dust, etc. Or pour water over plant.
Hate the taste of chemical residue on buds....yuck! Just use water only for last waterings.
Way to grow, Gio! Got a pic?
