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millerman543
millerman543started grow question a month ago
Is it right to be starting flush from now on ? Today is the start of week 8. The breeder says 8-10 weeks. Maybe I add some carbs and stuff while flushing still? To me it seems only a couple ambers mostly cloudy but 20% clear trichs? First time grower here
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001100010010011110answered grow question a month ago
your plant doesn't look like it has a toxicity or overfed in any clear way. carbs feed microbes and do nothing directly for the plant.. this will have very limited effect at this stage of the game. Are you seeing amber outside of the top colas? Make sure not to look at trichomes on the leaves. I'd guess you ahve 7-10 days left and could go water-only if you wanted. Don't do excessive runoff though, the plant still needs building blocks (law of conservation of mass). to ripen. The thing is, what if you have 15 days left? Now, you'll have a plant 80% yellow when you still need photosynthesis to power the rest of the ripening... so, don't be afraid to change course if the canopy takes a nosedive too soon and you don't see enough amber/cloudy to your personal preference. flushing just to flush is not a good reason. There should always be a reason behind it... just as blindly defoliating isn't beneficial, despite common belief. This observable effect is no different than people believing that stress is a cause of heartburn.. it is not, yet some still cling to that belief. Even doctors in the 90s long after it was known not likely to be true contineud to spread this false belief. Molecular chemisty is beyond the resolution of human senses. I was lazy and gave water only the last 7-8 days of last grow. Got a fade, but only at very end. I did this because i was lazy not beacuse i think it changes the taste of the weed. A plant that had long-term toxicities is going to taste like shit even if you flush it. as long as you avoid overfeeding or react to it quickly when it does start to progress, all is well. Your foliage does not exhibit a problem relative to stayge of life cycle (entering senescence at this point.. some damage is inevitable and depends a lot on genetics)
Roberts
Robertsanswered grow question a month ago
You have about a week to 3 weeks to harvest depending on how ripe you want the bud. I would be harvesting in 7 to 10 days based off your description.
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Krisis
Krisisanswered grow question a month ago
See how most of your pistols are sticking up and how there’s still quite a few white? For me that says your buds still have some fattening left to do and it’s probably going to be this week from the looks of it. When they fatten the last bit the hairs recede and don’t really stick out straight anymore. I’d look for that to start happening as well as keeping an eye on the trichomes -just to be safe, and then starting giving water only. No “flush” needed. The plain water for everything will wash out most build up. Also not all plants drink less water as a sign of readiness Ones I just cut stayed thirsty af until the end. Anyhow, congrats! You’re almost there
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Organoman
Organomananswered grow question a month ago
You are close, just give pain water, in normal amounts and at normal intervals, and harvest in 7-10 days. No need to drown your plants with gallons of water.........it does not do anything beneficia for your plants. Flowers look great!
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Scrubbyjimbob
Scrubbyjimbobanswered grow question a month ago
You look to be in the early stage of your harvest window from the pics, though I personally like to see a little more amber in there. Don't strictly go by breeder timetables, they tend to run on the early side and a lot depends on when you call your plant "in flower", most call it a bit early. Flushing itself is a debatable topic as you have probably picked up from here and other sources. Harvest flushing isn't the same as flushing to treat nutrient toxicities or lockout, it's just normal "watering" without nutrients. Big misconception I see out there is not flushing soil, that only holds true with super soil, aka living soil, since you aren't adding nutrients to the medium but instead allowing the microbiom to supply nutritional needs. If you use chemical fertilizer though, you most certainly should- soil holds onto these nutrients longer than any other medium. I always recommend following the advise of your chosen nutrient line, I know General Hydroponics includes a flush week on their feed schedules.
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Grey_Wolf
Grey_Wolfanswered grow question a month ago
firstly you DONT flush soil , all that does is turns the soil into slush , saturates the roots and the extra moisture can cause mold issues all you need to do is give plain water for the last week those carb products do nothing mate
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