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Rdwc flush

DeadHeadChef420
DeadHeadChef420started grow question 2y ago
I've been slowly dropping my nutes as I am in week 11. The first day of week 13 I plan on chopping. How long do I need to flush with ph'd r/o water?
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AutoflowersSucK
AutoflowersSucKanswered grow question 2y ago
Oh boy, what a question lol. Apparently the new information is that flushing doesn't matter. If you are in RDWC i would just flush for a week using a florakleen agent. That will remove3 salt from the roots so the plant will eat it up. I still advocate flushing simply to speed up the process of chlorophyll break down, which is what makes the plant smoke harsh and taste like shit. Studies show flushing vs. no flush there is only about 15% less nutrients in the flushed plant over the non flushed. There is a reduction, but not an elimination, which sort of debunks the theory of "flushing nutrients" from the plant tissue. By depriving the plants of nutrition and forcing them to eat the nutrition within itself, chlorophyll breaks down, which is why your leaves yellow and turn orange and all the pretty fall colours. Plants fed right to the day of harvest have shown to have the richest flavors and aromas (terpenes), and the biggest flowers, if i remember correctly. That's a loose quote from Harley Smith. I believe no flush will take longer to cure into smokable product than a flushed plant. Simply because the flushed plant has a head start on the reduction of chlorophyll through natural break down over curing gas off.
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AsNoriu
AsNoriuanswered grow question 2y ago
Heavy topic, very popular now. At least you in hydro, so that could be actually usefull if you overdid, but i saw night photos, think you are very ok by colour, means by food too. I follow one Hydro guy, trust his view, he loves plants. Just now was doing multiple strains first ever try , were no flush and feed till chop. Try to chat with him about results, worst case, you will know guys growing in hydro and previously smoking flushed ones only opinion. @Metatronix This platform has chat. Bottom right corner, press that arrow. Ask him .
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Ctrellis90
Ctrellis90answered grow question 2y ago
24 hours is plenty
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Still_Smoq
Still_Smoqanswered grow question 2y ago
Flushing will only give you an elimination of stored minerals within the leaves because the plant will draw from them, turning them colors. It would take more than a couple of days to see this, more like a week. If you’re slowly dropping nuts, the color change should already be happening. The chlorophyll within the bud is what your concerned with. To help with any nutrient build up, give yourself about 2-3 days of a pure water flush. A lot of these studies show the people conducting them don’t even smoke weed my friend. So science is what it is, first hand is another subject. If you really want to test this theory, try it once without a flush. It will help in understanding the difference.
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Cartman420
Cartman420answered grow question 2y ago
Feed right up to the end. If flushing only need 48hrs max.
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