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Further to that, I think that's probably why plants grown in a symbiotic media like living soil don't need flushing as often as a soiless or hydroponic grown plants.
Living soil communicates with the plants through exudates and soil microorganisms to only really provide what the plant needs. Whereas chelated nutrients in a hydroponic system is much more like being hooked up to a feeding tube. Whatever I put in there is what the plant is gonna take up. Whether that's too little or too much. But it's almost always a little too much, especially when you're pushing plants hard for production.
Living soil communicates with the plants through exudates and soil microorganisms to only really provide what the plant needs. Whereas chelated nutrients in a hydroponic system is much more like being hooked up to a feeding tube. Whatever I put in there is what the plant is gonna take up. Whether that's too little or too much. But it's almost always a little too much, especially when you're pushing plants hard for production.