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First grow, when should I flush it?

GreenleafSWO
GreenleafSWOstarted grow question 3y ago
I'm a newbie getting towards the end of my first grow and I'm wondering about flushing the plant before harvest, ive read that you must stop nutes two weeks before harvest and other accounts say no flush at all till 3 days before cutting, any suggestions on how to finish my grow?
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GrowingGrannie
GrowingGrannieanswered grow question 3y ago
You're going to get a lot of different answers to this question - and it's all going to depend on what YOU want to do. Some people do indeed stop nutes for about 2 weeks before they chop and this is probably the best way of ridding the plant of excess nutrients that SOME people think they can taste in their smoke if not done... but that's really only for folks who use chemical nutrients and who have HIGHLY developed taste buds... which is why some people don't think it at all necessary and don't flush at all. Folks who use organic nutrients probably don't even need to think about this as there WON'T be any nasty chemical taste. Some people do a hard flush just before they chop - but this only rids the SOIL of the nutrients, it won't rid the plant of them so THAT'S kind of useless as well. Whether or not you flush is going to depend on your preferences... and what nutes you've been using ... I personally don't bother and no one has ever complained about the taste even though I DO use chemical nutrients... So good luck on your decision... I'd say it really doesn't matter and to do what is most likely to satisfy YOU... Good luck! Nice that you're almost at harvest!
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DutchDoobie
DutchDoobieanswered grow question 3y ago
High GreenleafEIRE, The best is to flush the last 2 weeks. That will start when around half of the pistils (hairs) turned brown. But even better is to look at the trichomes with a x60 pocket microscope. When about half of the trichomes turned into a milky white colour it is time to start flushing. Flush for 2 weeks, just give 20% from the pot volume in pH 6.2 water till the top layer is dry and keep repeating this till the 2 weeks are finished. Both of these indicators will be around the same time and make sure that you will harvest them on full potency! When you are in a doubt and want to ask again when to harvest you can always send me a private message! Happy Growing! 😋
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Ezzjaybruh
Ezzjaybruhanswered grow question 3y ago
All I can say is do what makes sense to you. Stopping feeds for 2 weeks before harvest doesn’t make sense to me. I personally taper my feeds down slowly once I’m sure bulking has finished.. then maybe 2 days of just pH’d water.
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