[bounty29]

I'd really like to try a water cure on at least one plant's harvest. Since the water cure takes all the chemicals and shit out of the buds, could I not do the two week flush, and continue to use ferts and bulk up the plants? Does anyone have any firsthand experience with this?

[Big Bud Bear]

in on this

[Tactik]

in theory, yes.

In actuality, I can not testify to this.

[Aaronponic]

A friend of mine who was new to growing ended up water curing a bunch of BBXNL that he did not flush, and had a few spider mites, and were sprayed with neem.


The buds were fine, only complaint was he used a rubber maid bin, and I could faintly smell it on the buds, so I would recommend a glass container.




I run multiple buckets per reservoir, and I never water cure an entire crop, so I flush that which I water cure.

[bounty29]

With what I've learned since I posted this, I don't feel it's worth trying. If someone wants to, I won't be stopping them, but I feel that depending on the ratios of nutrients you feed the plants, they will respond differently, and towards the end of their life it's better to first cut back completely on N, and gradually stop feeding, and let the plant turn the colors of the fall, and have a smooth delicious smoke.

[floppyfundanglr]

Is there really even an advantage to feeding them up to harvest, arent most of the nutes stored up in the plant and leaves? Shouldnt that give it plenty to munch on til harvest, or would you really get bigger buds?

[FreezerBoy]

I don't believe it's a matter of improving yield as much as convenience. Last week would've been a great time to harvest only the plants are still a bit shy of ready. Next week, when they're ready, will be damned inconveniant and they may get left in the cab for another week, or two. With a water cure I don't have to plan it out two weeks in advance. I just harvest whenever I please.