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I've read opposing opinions on if you need to flush. What works best for you?
Although i use organic nutes that reqs the plants be flushed just the once before harvest i dont flush (as in running water through the pots). I simply give them just water for the last 2 weeks as normal (i only water 2x per week) so after 2 weeks i am ready to chop.
LUDA.
(happy chopping).
:)
Alot of organic soil growers don't flush. I stop feeding around day 45 and make sure I get good run off every watering after that and by the time day 65 or 70 rolls around the soil is pretty well depleted of nutes. I do a soft flush to get the trash out before harvest but as long as you make sure you get good run off there really is no need to flush if you are growing organically in soil. If you are growing with synthetic nutes then flushing is a must IMO.
Indeed, if you're growing in the ground good luck getting that "flushed." Big V also brings up another excellent point in that the definition of flushing may be different for folks. I no longer pass gallons and gallons of water (multiple x's pot volume) through my potted plants prior to harvest. I now just stop feeding, after tapering off, and I still consider that to be equivalent to flushing. I've tried that method against using FloraKleen (or was it Clearex? Now I can't remember) according to label directions one week prior and noted no real difference, i.e. if you want to keep feeding up until that point, I think you can IF you use a good clearing agent.
Let me caution all of what's previously posted by saying I have never grown in a purely hydroponic (fluid only) scenario, I have always used some sort of medium. I don't know if that makes a difference in methodology.
I appreciate the props Luda. The OP is kind of a loaded question IMO. This all depends on your grow method and there are at least a few variables to consider. I also grow in DWC and I always do a 10 day flush with Hydro Honey or the bud comes out Harsh and smelling like hay. Two completely different ball games. In the end it comes down to personal preference and how picky you are about what you smoke. My way works best for me because when growing organically in soil I don't enjoy trying to drowned my plants before I chop them down. I think it adds undue stress in a time where I don't want my girls to be stressed but in DWC or Coco this is not the case. Flushing actually relieves stress and triggers the plant to ripen.
Peace, V
Indeed, if you're growing in the ground good luck getting that "flushed." Big V also brings up another excellent point in that the definition of flushing may be different for folks. I no longer pass gallons and gallons of water (multiple x's pot volume) through my potted plants prior to harvest. I now just stop feeding, after tapering off, and I still consider that to be equivalent to flushing. I've tried that method against using FloraKleen (or was it Clearex? Now I can't remember) according to label directions one week prior and noted no real difference, i.e. if you want to keep feeding up until that point, I think you can IF you use a good clearing agent.
Let me caution all of what's previously posted by saying I have never grown in a purely hydroponic (fluid only) scenario, I have always used some sort of medium. I don't know if that makes a difference in methodology.
I'm assuming you have people you could ask? I'm not as big in the community as you can see, new member.I honestly have no idea. I'd have to ask the folks who use the stuff regularly.