I prefer dead, brown, dry sugar leaves, right up to the outside of the flower. They're still alive inside the flower, but I clip them anyway. One reason I like pointy trimmers.
Don't you lose all the trichomes on the dried up sugar leaves?
I prefer dead, brown, dry sugar leaves, right up to the outside of the flower. They're still alive inside the flower, but I clip them anyway. One reason I like pointy trimmers.
No? I mean, they're dry but not **that** dry. The leaf is still alive inside the flower, so the trichs are still still there. Makes great dry ice or bubble hash.Don't you lose all the trichomes on the dried up sugar leaves?
Yes, yes it is. Even when the sugar leaves are yellow/tan/gold and dry, the flowers still have green in them. Just not so much it's a harshfest when you quick dry. Your flowers should smoke clean, smooth and tasty when simply dried. Not much chlorophyll at all.If you harvest and still have a "green plant" isn't it a sign of chlorophyll in your leaves?
Different plants have different needs. The darker/harsher burning plants were overfed, if everything was the same.The majority of the time my stuff burns really nice with a super white ash with this method. 2 of the 4 strains I grew this time didn't seem to burn quite as well as I'm used to with a bit darker ash, and the other 2 burn amazing. And everything got the same flush. I don't think I had any bud rot or mold, so not sure what's happening.
The link in my sig explains the full pH swing I use. This allows 600ppm to 750ppm nutrient levels under a 1K hps, on a .5 conversion ppm meter. (HM brand)D.c., have you posted your feeding schedule before? I would love to learn.
You say you stop feeding n- when?
If you have time, I would love to learn more.
hey bro let me bring my 2 cent
i spent some time before being satisfied with my buds
always looking for that clear white ash .. linked to flushing
with organic nute it will be less flagrant but with hydro if you give too much nute and dont flush .... black hard ash ... even shinny sometimes lol
with organic you wont really notice if it isnt well flushed. the only way to know is to roll a spliff and taste ... if you get headache after a big one there is salt left in the bud ...
let me tell you how to flush in soil
first you must not give too much nutrients during bloom ... if nute company tell you 4ml/liter, only give 2 and see
end of bloom when you notice bud are maturing cut mostly the N too
and the key is not to switch quickly from water+full strenght nute to just water
you must decrease the feed .. exemple
week 6 : 2ml of bloom 1ml of grow
week 7 : 1ml of bloom 0.5 of grow
week 8: 0.5 ml bloom 0 of grow
week 9/10: pure water
if you do this your bud will taste great
and no you wont loose on the scale, if you flush like i say you will notice your bud will explode at the end ... with nutrient till the end not realy ...
in hydro its pretty the same but you can do it without flush because you can controle the drain of your watering ... and always give the right amount
ex: 1.2 ms in and 1.1/1.2 ms on the runoff, you're in the sweet spot, and doing this way yes you can get away without flush and your product will still be good ...
your plants must not finish dark green !! that N will kill your taste !! fan leaves must fade but you must flush the P, k etc too ... so plain water is important at the end
peace my friends
hope im understandable, my english is far from good