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14 days to harvest, how often to flush
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gdbud
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Re: 14 days to harvest, how often to flush
I start 14 to 21 days before harvest. My pots are 2 1/2 gallon and I will run about 6 to 7 gallons of H2O between the 2 pots every other day untill my run off ppm levels are at about 150 ppm or less.
My tap water is at about 90 - 100 ppm. Then about day 4 or 5 i will flush again and check my ppm if its about the same as last time then im good if not its another flush or two.
Then it water as normal for the rest of the grow.
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I start 14 to 21 days before harvest. My pots are 2 1/2 gallon and I will run about 6 to 7 gallons of H2O between the 2 pots every other day untill my run off ppm levels are at about 150 ppm or less.
My tap water is at about 90 - 100 ppm. Then about day 4 or 5 i will flush again and check my ppm if its about the same as last time then im good if not its another flush or two.
Then it water as normal for the rest of the grow.
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many will do 2x to 3x the pot size in gallons of water
so with a 1 gallon you would put 2 to 3 gallons of water through it
I just reduce my feed and let them yellow up and don't really dump water or drown them as the girls tend to drink less at the end of their lives and I don't like leaving them in anything that soaked especially when they are slowing their uptake.
so with a 1 gallon you would put 2 to 3 gallons of water through it
I just reduce my feed and let them yellow up and don't really dump water or drown them as the girls tend to drink less at the end of their lives and I don't like leaving them in anything that soaked especially when they are slowing their uptake.
MMAjay420
Member
yeah took that into consideration too, im thinking ill leave the door ajar in the greenhouse when im flushing and make sure the fans are on...
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SeaMaiden
IF you're growing using organic soil food web methods, you don't. Just give 'em water, or maybe water + a little sugar of some sort, such as our ubiquitous molasses. Doing this at the end of flowering should cause a small population explosion of bacteria, which will fix N into their bodies and give you that nice, yellowed autumnal appearance. Let them get cold during the nights and they should build anthocyanins as well (purple).
MMAjay420
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kiwi_growa
^^how cold am i required to make the environment in order to get the buds purple?
Plants eat via osmosis. Flushing forces nutes out of the plant. You want to use up the nitrogen but why remove the rest? Why starve the plant? Running half dose pk booster only is what I do based on that logic. Its the only reason I have the stuff.
Im no grow expert. But it seems logical.
Im no grow expert. But it seems logical.
inspectordabbit
New member
Just to clarify, you're asking if it's harmful to give plain water every third feeding throughout the flower cycle?
well usually last 2 weeks is when buds pack on the weight flushing will only rid N other chemicals cannot be just flushed away so contrary to popular belief if anything you are doing harm keep feeding but back off your plant has grown for months and to think your going to rid it of its chemicals in last 2 weeks is really absurd
this on going debate will go on for ever do what you think my self personally i wouldnt bother period like a person getting ready to run the Boston marathon 2 weeks prior he backs off on his carb and food intake you think he will be in top form to complete the race ??? Not a chance think of a plant as the same thing
more n more growers are realizing to keep a decent feeding helping the plant along the way by adding carbs etc in turn the plant does not need to change and start eatting it self to survive
this on going debate will go on for ever do what you think my self personally i wouldnt bother period like a person getting ready to run the Boston marathon 2 weeks prior he backs off on his carb and food intake you think he will be in top form to complete the race ??? Not a chance think of a plant as the same thing
more n more growers are realizing to keep a decent feeding helping the plant along the way by adding carbs etc in turn the plant does not need to change and start eatting it self to survive
genedigger
Member
its funny how the only growers i hear talk about flushing is ganga growers.i only see the point if you use chemical nutes and your reusing your soil.i use water and molasses or honey the last month of flower and my results are great from this method.im also organic and reuse my soil.i wonder if the cartels are out there flushing there fields before harvest.
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xavier7995
No flushing, during the last two or so weeks I go with just water in soil. I assume that the plants are able to pull some out of the residual stuff in the soil and it just lasts them until the end, tapering off.
Would like to do a bunch of side by side comparisons of very homogenous clones and see results of various methods. Depriving a plant of food as it is doing that final plumping of buds seems illogical. Does it really result in a better end product?
Would like to do a bunch of side by side comparisons of very homogenous clones and see results of various methods. Depriving a plant of food as it is doing that final plumping of buds seems illogical. Does it really result in a better end product?
