Flushing

Leeroy0886
Leeroy0886started grow question 6y ago
How do I flush my plants ? I am worried I will be over watering them.
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Stonerd
Stonerdanswered grow question 6y ago
Lets start with flushing- flushing is done by using either tap or distilled water (with distilled being more effective hence used less), you run about 50-100% (depends on how saline your soil is and what water you use to flush) of the pot volume in water/distilled water to dissolve any excess salts in your soil down to the runoff. As for over-watering you can avoid it completely by making sure your plant has proper drainage, and that after every irrigation the runoff will be about 30% of the volume watered. About nutrients, I'd suggest dropping the Cal-mag for now since plants rarely need high amounts of that in their grow cycles. Increase the macro nutrient (N-P-K) amount in irrigations (about 1/4 of what is suggested as seedling, 1/2 during veg, and full dosage when flowering) if any deficiencies appear then increase the fertilizer responsible. Now lets go back to flushing, you have no reason to flush right now since your plants are showing signs of deficiency, heck a flush would actually make it worse. As suggested try increasing fertilization without the Cal-mag and check if it helps. If that doesn't help try checking the pH levels of your irrigation, acidity might cause macro-nutrient deficiencies. Good luck with your grow! Happy growing :)
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Pierrougarou21
Pierrougarou21answered grow question 6y ago
I'm coming back to my previous comment, just water your plant with clear water and just some Cal Mag. And the problem will slowly resolve itself.
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Pierrougarou21
Pierrougarou21answered grow question 6y ago
Hello Leeroy, When rinsing, you have nothing to worry about. The purpose of rinsing is precisely to flush out all the remaining minerals and fertilizers in the substrate with plenty of water. At this point, your plant is already sufficiently developed and vigorous enough not to suffer. Enjoy!
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