This my first grow ever I popped some seed from exotics genetix the strands are midnight Runtz and Apes in Space in growing them in fox farm soil and using there nutes as well ran across a few problems here and there and a fee guys up here helped me I Deff appreciate that I’m in week 6 of flower now I’m boutta start my flush...any tips of advise on the last two weeks of the plants life or harvesting and curing? I Greatly appreciate the feed back !
First grow what ya think
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Nunyabiz
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Look great, see zero reason to flush.
Maybe just cut down slightly on nutrients is all you need.
The last two weeks is when they fatten.
Flushing does nothing but lose you about 10% yield.
Maybe just cut down slightly on nutrients is all you need.
The last two weeks is when they fatten.
Flushing does nothing but lose you about 10% yield.
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Nunyabiz
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Flushing does ZERO to help with that.
Proper drying and curing is what gives you smoothness and flavor.
That and growing 100% organic.
Proper drying and curing is what gives you smoothness and flavor.
That and growing 100% organic.
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Nunyabiz
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Flushing, as in flushing with plain water for like 1-2 weeks to starve the plant in hopes it somehow depletes non mobile nutrients in the bud, does nothing but lower your yield.
That is an old growers tale.
Flushing, as in flushing the soil with 3x the amount of water to soil.
So 5 gal pot, flush with 15 gallons of water with some yucca extract in it to reset the soil, flush salt and get it back in balance. That is useful.
That is an old growers tale.
Flushing, as in flushing the soil with 3x the amount of water to soil.
So 5 gal pot, flush with 15 gallons of water with some yucca extract in it to reset the soil, flush salt and get it back in balance. That is useful.
The buds are looking lovely!
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So when do I perform that
Nunyabiz
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Flushing the soil?
Only if needed
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Nunyabiz
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You would have either a toxicity or deficiency, plant plucked up.
Grandma Weedstein
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Beautiful! Flush isn’t necessary but I don’t need to debate the matter again.This my first grow ever I popped some seed from exotics genetix the strands are midnight Runtz and Apes in Space in growing them in fox farm soil and using there nutes as well ran across a few problems here and there and a fee guys up here helped me I Deff appreciate that I’m in week 6 of flower now I’m boutta start my flush...any tips of advise on the last two weeks of the plants life or harvesting and curing? I Greatly appreciate the feed back !
Grandma Weedstein
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Yeah your plant looks great, don’t bother flushing. Real nice job.
Seniorweeder
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Just have to say U should be proud of that lady for a first grow, it is superb to me.... I also read that "flushing" was very needed to clean out the old nutes for a better mellow and tasting smoke, I just did my last harvest and feel great about it. At that point what do u have to loose, the buds are mature and ready anyway? I would just do it!
Grandma Weedstein
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I like your post buddy but I can’t agree with you on the flushing. I work in agriculture and no other crop sector does this. Yeah, they may lay off nutrients just as the crop is ripening to avoid waste, but there is no way regular farmers starve their plants right before harvest for “quality.” It makes no sense. The idea that chemical nutrients build up in the flower and need flushing to prevent off-flavor has no basis in reality. The plant converts all nutrients into forms it can use, it doesn’t just keep reservoirs of chemicals inside.
Grandma Weedstein
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In case that wasn’t coherent, I mean that loading up on nutrients up until the moment of harvest probably won’t help much, but starving a plant during the final flowering period can only hurt. You draw the line at a certain point, but intentional starvation has no basis in science.
Quality effort, hope mine turn out similar
