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Harukisan
Harukisanstarted grow question 4 years ago
Is flushing absolutely necessary? I’ve read that some people now has mixed opinions on the matter and that it doesn’t actually help with the final product. If it is in fact necessary, based on my pictures, do you guys think I should start or wait a bit?
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Buddha2
Buddha2answered grow question 4 years ago
I do not believe in this flushing myth. But others certainly disagree 😉 Especially since you are using organic nutrients, I do not see any reason why it should be needed (who does the flushing in the wild?). The only reason BioBizz recommends to not give nutrients in the final week is that this would just be wasted because organic nutrients need several days before the plant can uptake it, so giving it in the last week is just wasting it.
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GMSgrows
GMSgrowsanswered grow question 4 years ago
Would you flush growing plants in the great earth? No Organics dont need a flush just like your organic earth. There is no sense, the plants will just cannibalize themselves. Not the best for great tasting weed. Non organics is a little different the nutes usually start building a little in the medium nearing the end so 2 weeks of plain water at the end let's them use up the nutes in the soil. Cheers
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CUBULATOR
CUBULATORanswered grow question 4 years ago
I would feed your plants plain water for the last 7-14 days. You will have to determine when that is.
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Burmese
Burmeseanswered grow question 4 years ago
In my opinion about flushing Flushing organic soil -you don’t need to flush organic soil.They are acting like slow release fertilizer for your plants.You will not get any toxicity in organic soil as long as your soil is in proper pH range.By flushing,You only wash away minerals like beneficial bacteria and microorganisms from soil. Flushing inorganic soil or soilless medium -Not like the organic soil,When you flush inorganic soil or soilless medium, You will wash away everything you feed that are still in your medium.So most grower did their flushing when it comes close to harvest.By doing that, plants will only get what is left in their system and start showing deficiency.When harvest, there will be nothing left of any inorganic material and you will get nice smell and taste buds.Another time for flushing inorganic soil or soilless medium is when you see some nutrient lock out followed by toxicity.That is due to improper soil pH and excess use of nutrients.By flushing, you will get rid of what’s excess in your medium and flush until your run off ppm show 0~50ppm and pH around 6.0~6.5.After that you need to feed your plant, the right nutrients types and right concentration in right pH range.Happy Growing...
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Justa_Retard
Justa_Retardanswered grow question 4 years ago
There's no proof as to whether flushing actually have any effect or not, it's purely opinion based. Your Dwarf looks almost ready for harvest tho, so if you absolutely want to flush you should do it sooner than later..
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KnightRider
KnightRideranswered grow question 4 years ago
Hi Huriksan, flushing is necessary as it helps your plant use up any nutes before harvest. This means that the buds aren't harsh when smoked, have better flavour after curing and that you are not smoking the nutes such as phosphorus yourself. I would check your flowering time and flush for the last week minimum. All the best shes looking good ✌️
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