Ah, I see.
I've never doubted your methods, just was wondering. I've read somewhere recently
that even organic nutes can leave a bad taste in the buds if not flushed before harvested, and I tend to jump the gun when it comes to even the slightest possibility of a hurt harvest, but I also took it with a grain of salt. Thank you for clarifying!
I hope everything is worry free (especially 'pillar-free) on the Cali Coast my friend, beautiful day out here, the sun has been shining all day and I can tell my plants are loving every second!
Well chemicals are chemicals whether that be organic or inorganic so yeah its definitely possible to over fertilize and have excess elements left over such as phosphorous from the blooming stage, which can cause the bud to be more "harsh" and make people cough more.
In my experience, flushing a completely organic crop makes little to no difference, and can lower final brix levels. I have fed my bat guano by Earth Juice all the way up to harvest quite a few times. I didn't have a problem with the buds and enjoyed them thoroughly. I also think vaporizing is a lot more forgiving to plants that haven't been flushed. If somebody had to do an "emergency harvest" for some reason, it would be harder to tell that the bud hasn't been flushed when vaping as compared to smoking. In general when I stick to all my organic nutrients and initial soil, I need not worry about flushing. But sometimes I pump a few extra gallons of water through them at the end. And if using an abundance of hard to flush granular/liquid concentrate fertilizers such as D&S and FoxFarms then I would use the flushing solution. Though, gotta love organic growing under the Sun right?, it produces some of the best tasting and natural medicine!
Sorry for the previous blunt response
And thanks for the kind words! My cannabis has been totally pillar free and I am so happy! Haven't seen any fungus either so in my book everything is good as it could possibly be. The Sun came out today which the plants loved. Could get some more rain so we'll have to see
Hope all is well in Southwest CO
Aloha Brotha Happy Skunkday She Looks Lovely
Hey Aloha my Brotha thanks
I will get some updated pictures up here. Will get some general plant shots this week.
Good Skunkday brother
Yassus RL! Always love your 'General Thoughts'. My ears prick up every time I see the title. (Forgive mixed metaphor). And they always spark an intelligent conversation. (You may or may not know it, but you're employing Socratic dialogue. You old philosopher, you).
So happy to hear that Teddy! Loved your metaphor too
Your comment brought me a great grin
Be Well Teddy
Hi R. Lester & SoilGirl too. Enjoying your organics & flushing discussion. I always flush thinking even if I grow organic, maybe I can flush out extra & unused stuff/junk of of the root zone and just clean the environment up some. Use Humboldt's Royal Flush. Heard it's milder & friendlier to microbes? RL do you think feeds close/up to harvest affect taste?
Aloha brightlight. I don't think a little extra flushing ever hurts to be honest.The idea with those flushing solutions is that since it uses a "chelated magnesium solution" it signals to the plant to start breaking down it's own stored energy, rather than continue to leech the nutrients out of the soil. It accelerates the flushing process and helps make it so there isn't as much excess elements left over in the plant matter. I'm pretty sure most flushing solutions use some kind of chelated solution, haven't seen the one your using though.
About your question, I'd say when I use healthy doses of my 0-8-1 bat guano by Earth Juice 1-2 weeks before harvest I see a more uniform nitrogen depletion in the leaves (exactly what we seek), the buds bulk up very nicely, and the essential oils really get the flavors going. I see no direct negative effects from feeding very close to the harvest date when I use my fossilized marinebird guano. Just my two cents, to each to his own!
Lots of good discussion here!! I think I'll crack a bottle of wine and relax while keeping up! We own a vape but it's not a very expensive one. Works really well and the flavor is so different than smoking. Very excited for your purple pheno being a lady! Even though some have started flowering, have you considered revegging a cutting to keep the pheno around?
Howdy JadeLotus
I hope you enjoy your relaxation time
Glad to know you like to vape, most devices get the job done pretty well. It's definitely something I enjoy over combustion, just my personal preference
Oh thanks about the purple pheno!!
I'm not gonna take a cutting, though I thought about it, the plant is just too darn small to be taking a cutting and the fibers are a little too woody. Not to mention I've got too many plants at the current moment. I've got a lot more of those Blueberry x SM seeds so I'm sure I can find some more of the pheno. Not to mention I got a couple of small sprouts of 'em and I think I may have got another purple pheno. It'll prolly be part of my winter grow plants
The final result from the Plant #1 in the KC-45 force flower harvest sequence, it came out to 16.1 grams dry (more than a half oz which I predicted so I'm happy) Like I said, low yield but high quality so I'm happy
The final result (STILL DRYING) from Plant #2 in the KC-45 force flower harvest sequence. This is an amazing pheno that I'm sure I'll be doing a lot of writing about in the near future. Flavors galore in this one that I haven't tried yet. Looks to be about the same amount, roughly a half oz when it's all dried. 
Some various shots of the final remaining force flower specimen from inside the chamber. She's got 1-2 more weeks and will probably do a selective harvest of the top flowers and try to coax a couple more grams out of the bottom flowers. It's the last force flowering specimen of the year so what the hell. Coming along good though minus the burned leaf tips and such. It's fun to puff the two initial plants while I play around with this last one. Then I can finally focus on the naturally flowering ladies 
geesh if I keep reading your praises of the KC-45 I might have to order some soon here! Brazillian Haze is a flavor I couldn't possibly forget if its anywhere near that.. (that's kind of how I imagine your buds tasting and smelling, but a bit more citrusy/maybe minty) and to finish up my meandering ramblings, wait you just fertilized your last force flower before harvest? I thought that was a no-no 
