Am I too late to flush or should I start soon?
MemesTVstarted grow question 7mo ago
Boys, need some advice its my 2nd grow ever and honestly don't want to be too early or too late..
I'm about a 2 days away from when "I think" i should start the flush, I'm in coco btw, but I could be wrong and completely missed the window for it.
Attached some pics of trichomes
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wolfvbanswered grow question 7mo ago
Salam MemesTV! 👋 Congratulations on reaching the finish line of your 2nd grow, Habibi! 🏁
Let's look at this through the lens of Modern Engineering so you don't stress about "missing the window." 🛠️
1. The Flushing Myth: In modern agriculture, the 2-week "pre-harvest flush" to improve taste has been proven to be a myth. Plants do not have a mechanism to push stored minerals out of their flowers and back into the roots. Once the nutrients are in the buds, they stay there. 🚫🚽
2. The Coco Rule: 🥥
Because you are growing in Coco, giving the plant 100% plain water can actually crash your root pH and shock the plant right at the finish line. Instead of a hard flush, just taper your feed. Drop your nutrient strength down to 25% (very low EC) for the last 5-7 days. This saves you money on nutrients and lets the plant naturally fade without shocking the roots. 📉
3. 🚨 RED ALERT (The Webbing): 🚨
@00110001001001111O has a very sharp eye! If there is spider mite webbing on your buds in that last picture, you have an emergency. 🕸️ Check those colas immediately. If there are webs, you will need to do a "Bud Wash" (a gentle dip in water + 3% Hydrogen Peroxide) immediately after you chop them down to clean the bugs and webs off before you dry them. 🚿
Don't panic! Taper your feed, check for mites, and trust the trichomes. You are almost there! 🚀
Happy Growing! 💚
00110001001001111Oanswered grow question 7mo ago
is there a toxicity? Have you overfed?
Looks like there may be some imbalance, possibly lights too close or to intense given the chlorosis and other symptoms up top and virtually nowhere else.
You can't undo an doverdose in the plant by diluting the medium. The plant has to use up what it has. No worries, excess minerals are not stored in sex organs. If the flowers developed under adverse nutritional conditions, that may impact the result, but again, nothing you can do about that today and diluteing / flushing medium does not flush out the plant. The plant does not have an excretion process to do such a thing. It's impossible.
Obvioulsy, if something is built up or fed too highly, you can start the long process of fixing it by diluting the medium. You could feed half strength fora bit or plain water. I would not let your canopy deteriorate any further. Less photons used for photosynthesis, the slower the plant will finish.
Also, don't think you have much time left... so I doubt there will be a discernable difference regardless of what you do.
side note - last picture: do you have some spider mite webbing?
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