(DON'T) Flush & let plant yellow before harvest?

EastCoast710 said:

my tap water comes out at 44-50ppms.. its so low I think it will be fine for flushing..

and I do 2 sometimes 3 weeks in coco.. for some reason.. these plants love to stay green .. I was doing 2 week flush but wasn't getting the fade I like.. so I switched to 1 week of half .. then 2 weeks flush.. and have been seeing a way better fade..

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DunHav`nFun said:

Hey bro....That`s awesome for tapwater quality , but even 50 ppms will slow down the cannibalization process during late phase....

Coco`s CEC/cation exchange capacity is such that it holds onto X amount of nutrients before the plant gets access to said ppms built up in the rootzone from the get....that said...

You`re not flushing the plant , but rather the medium , and depending on what feed levels you ran up until the time you start the flush , plus what`s already built up in the medium AND all excess nitrogen stored in the large fanleaves , will altogether slow natural plant senescence till end of cycle...and yes....

Very good points made Weedaholic , but even though subjective as Sourpuss states , Cali Medville has determined over the last 20 yrs of grower competition and dispensary/collective`s requirements for so-called top shelf product as such to be the cleanest end result by whatever means necessary to let the plant cannibalize itself till end of cycle....anyways....

EC710....You can hasten the fade runnin coco by getting rid of all large fanleaves and any more that aren't growing out of the colas/golfballs over the last few weeks as you begin your flush.....

After all...with straight water the plants will be using what`s leftover in the coco , and with all fans gone , the only part of the plants that will be using leftover nutrient storebanks will be said colas/golfballs for swelling during lights off , and worse things could happen....and lastly....

For all you guys thinking about losing the plant`s solar panels disrupting photosynthesis , I assure all here that what`s left on the plants that`s growing out of the nugs themselves are far more than enough foliage left for end of cycle and all that scientific sugar conversion shit I know nothing about....

Just a grower that busted my ass over a lifetime of doin this shit , in an illegal state I might add , and learned from my mistakes , and the last medium I grew in was coco , and that shit has issues , but once dialed , produces as close to hydro returns compared to my other setups over the yrs that killed it as well.....regardless....food for thought...and again....to each their own....

My 2 cents from all those yrs....and....

Peace....DHF........

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EastCoast710 said:

ya I know the 50ppms could be changed.. but as of right now.. in a rental.. what would be a cheap easy solution to get my ppms to 0 or very close to it?

could I just use a pur water filter to try and filter the calcium and whatever else?

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because this could explain why no matter how much flushing I cannot get a fade on every single plant especially 1 variety I have just will not fade out.

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DunHav`nFun said:

First off..how high are you feeding throughout the grow before the flush....then...

Try pullin fan leaves last couple weeks till they`re all gone as you flush with your 50 ppm tapwater and see if they keep swellin from the 50 ppms of cal but finally fade from natural plant senescence caused by all the nitrogen stored in the fans being done away with by pluckin the fans...and sure....

You can get pur filters if you`re only growin small amounts , and you can get that new H2 Zero filter thingy that comes with it`s own TDS/EC/PPM meter , but I assure you that in the last couple weeks till chop if you remove all the fans gradually till all gone that it wont stunt the plant , but rather help it finish faster with all nitrogen reserves gone.....anyways....

Good luck....DHF........

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