Is it necessary to flush an organic autoflower grow at the end of flowering, before harvest? I've read contradictory things online, so I'm not sure.
Any other suggestions for my grow/setup are appreciated.
chuck flushing doesnt get anything out of the buds. its impossible to get stuff out of flower tissue just by giving the plant plain water for a week or two and your bud quality will not improve because of a flush. its not about name calling or anything as you can see from comments anectodal evidence proves it as well as studies. now iโd be willing to reconsider my stance if you or someone else can provide even a semi scientific study or something that backs up flushing but that cant happen because it doesnt exist. mostly because its so bro science that real scientists will not even take the time to do a study on it.
do you know any plant thats being flushed by its growers other than cannabis? i dont know any plant on earth that requires flushing. would you eat flushed lettuce or would flushed tomatoes taste better or grow better? do they flush tobacco even? thats a smokeable plant so maybe flushing would get those carcinogens out?
nothing has to get flushed other than shit buds grown by overfeeding bottle addicts and even then iโd suggest down the toilet as an appropriate flushing technique. if someones plants smell like chemicals during curing its nasty buds which iโm not even gonna touch let alone smoke it and there is not much you can do to get those chemicals out of your buds except maybe a water cure.
with that said iโm all for a natural fade. so dont overfeed during veg and flower and slowly taper down feeding starting from the mid weeks of flowering to achieve a natural fade at the end and then your buds will smell like candy and fruit and flowers and not like chemicals. nasty nasty stuff.