this thread is unbelievable. the guy needs better lights and or better luck with his genetics. come on people wtf. read the op's full post thoroughly. As far a potency is he taking the plant too soon? I have grown with miracle grow soil and nutes and never flushed and my buds tasted good with no complaints . the problem is something else.
Fuckin show off.....hahaha it looks fire and i bet i know what kind it is and if you smoke it in a mancave it will make you retarded hehehehehe
He needs to flush...BOTTOM LINE. The op says he never flushed. Go read the info he was given again. Go look at my photo album,my results speak 4 themselves. If u think u have a better answer then u solve his issues. U say u were in miracle grow,with no flush and no issues huh...no flush...lmao..u must have never grown a plant and thought it tasted good..I will put 1 of my organics up against a miracle grow plant all day. The proof is in the finished product. Taste,smell,potency...all that! If he does what WE say he will be fine. Listening to such bullshit u speak will only compound his issues. What,are u dumb? The root zone NEEDS TO BE CLEAR OF ALL SALTS..furthermore his soil mix is bad business. Ur talking about mg,we are talking ffof...100% organic. Organic growing let's the plant eat when it wants to. It knows what it needs and when it needs it. Miracle grow can't even feed a seedling properly w/out having to add N to the mix. Maybe u should actually step ur grow game up and u will have better results.
To the OP,pay that miracle grow ,no flush BULLSHIT no mind. That is foolish info and will only compound the issue.
Lighting has nothing to to with smell nor the taste i have grown twin clones under a 400 and 1000 watt light and the only difference is yield and a little finish time and that it is ... And i dont care what you say about no need to flush if the product is not 100% organic flushing is needed there will be salt build up and not to mention non organic nutes are absorbed into the plant and you need to flush as much of it out as you can so you dont end up smoking synthetic bullshit....before you complain about a organic growers advice learn a little about the subject your speaking onOh shit another "100% organic preacher"...
I disagree with the general consensus that flushing will have the dramatic effect he's looking for.
Logic would suggest that since no nutrients containing salts have been added and only used or washed out; there can be no salts built up in the soil. Therefore flushing would serve only to wet the soil and release more nutrients from the pellets. It seems rather idiotic to expect a salt buildup when no salts are added.
At Flip the plants should have been transplanted or re-potted into unfortified soil. This would ensure that most of the Nitrogen has been used up and a Bloom nutrient can be added. But when the plant lives it's life in fortified soil, there is no way to determine how much of what nutrient is needed for the plant to finish, and no way to gauge how much should be added.
Now while I agree that flushing for finish is always a good recommendation and there are a few good reasons to flush; I disagree with the idea of "flush flush flush that cant be stressed enough"... If you are having to flush anytime except for finish then you are wasting time and money by trying to over feed and then stunting the plants with lock-out and over watering from each flush.
As I also said in a previous post, the OP needs to upgrade his lights too. I've flowered under 2X 300watt cfl's and it just isn't quite enough the grow nice firm buds. Great for veg, but not quite sufficient for flowering.
Better lighting would help the plant dramatically, both above and below the soil, and would most likely allow the plant to completely absorb the time release pellets before flower. Then if transplanted into a PH balanced, unfortified soil just prior to flipping you can add your own flowering nutrients without overdosing.
But suggesting that lighting has nothing to do with taste and smell is simply moronic. Lighting has everything to do with taste, smell, growth rate, salt buildup, and overall health and yield of the plants.
If you don't believe it then try feeding at the normal levels and cut the light in half. The plants will look fine for a couple of days and then the plant stops or will slow down growth which requires less nutrients, so the roots slow down which causes salt to build up because the plant stops up-taking properly.
The "BOTTOM LINE" is that everything effects the finish product, whether discussing lighting, humidity, temperatures, soil, water, nutrients, or even pot size.
The OP is a beginner and from reading this thread, has several issues that he needs to work out before he will grow the beautiful buds that make mouths water like we frequently see from members here.
It sounds to me like the OP has done admirable to this point, but needs to tweak his setup and progress to the next level of growing. Even more admirable to me is that he is here asking for suggestions or advice. It is somewhat detrimental and potentially discouraging for new growers when they ask advice or make suggestions attempting to help and are insulted by the teachers. Even more so when the teachers are not entirely right...
Yes i have and i have got great taste and smell the issue was airy buds and lack of yield but a nice product considering it was 125 cfl....the idea of organics is to allow the plant to eat what it wants when it wants like it has done in nature for years and years not to force feed it high doses of what you want it to eat. The plant knows what it needs and you just build a soil mix with all the natural goodies in it so that it doesnt have a lack of what it needsyea but have you ever grown a plant under 125 watt cfl
Lighting has nothing to to with smell nor the taste i have grown twin clones under a 400 and 1000 watt light and the only difference is yield and a little finish time and that it is ...
And i dont care what you say about no need to flush if the product is not 100% organic flushing is needed there will be salt build up and not to mention non organic nutes are absorbed into the plant and you need to flush as much of it out as you can so you dont end up smoking synthetic bullshit....before you complain about a organic growers advice learn a little about the subject your speaking on