Last time I flushed for 5 days, dried for about 8 days, then cured for about 3 or so weeks and my bud was a little harsh. When I feed I feed about half strength recommended. Although it was harsh It was very potent This time I have tapered the nutes down to half of what I normally feed since I have about a week or two until harvest and I may do a plain water flush for days.
I'm just worried about killing my plants or degrading the thc on the plants like some have warned me about.. Or should I just keep feeding very low nutes until harvest hopping the plant will use up the nutrients plus whatever is stored? Man you're starting to get in that realm of heavy opinion.
I recommend trying different methods till you find the one that works For you. I usually taper and and flush a few days. But long as the plant is fading you shouldn't have excess nutrients in plant.
Midwestjay said:. Click to expand Yea it's one of those hot topics. Also the longer the cure the smoother the smoke. Also dry trimming improved my flavor day and night. Some people say fade dont matter, but my best tasting plants have always started to fade or are faded.
Seamaiden Living dead girl. When growing in coir and using salt-based fertilizers, what I do is I taper off as mentioned above but I never go to straight water. The last days I use molasses or another sugar. This does two things; it prevents shock to the plant caused by going from a solution with an EC reading think: osmotic pressure to none at all; the sugars cause a bacterial bloom that sequesters nitrogen and makes it unavailable to the plant, thus giving me the blonde buds I grew up loving.
In other words, it forces a fade. Savage Henry. I start tapering 10 days before chop. Dumme said:. Flushing for taste is a myth. New posts. Unanswered threads. Search forums. Forum Guidelines FAQ's. Log in. Install the app. Contact us. Close Menu. JavaScript is disabled. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding.
You are using an out of date browser. It may not display this or other websites correctly. You should upgrade or use an alternative browser. Thread starter celticlyle Start date Jul 21, I have not fed anything since last Thursday Night. As of last Saturday I initiated the flush by putting around litres of 5. Should I be seeing fading in the leaves before I chop or is this not always the case? I may have been slightly heavy handed with the nutrients over the flowering cycle, this may be a cause?
I am planning to plunge them into 48 hours of darkness and water less time before harvest to increase resin production and hopefully dry the plant out a bit.. Just wait a little longer. How To Flush For Maximum Results Instead of flushing with plain water, which starves your plants and reduces floral growth and resin, you need Flawless Finish. Share the Post. About the Author. The Advanced Nutrients Team. Related Posts. Read More. Special Challenges while Indoor Gardening.
Environmental Benefits of Hydroponic Growing. Factors that Influence Plant Cloning Success. Pretty mush spot on I been growing in coco for around 20 years. And they look like they are still at lest 2 weeks away. I always flush with strait water for the last week in coco. Shakedown St. Why do people do this? Because they don't want to get whatever product they have been using in their bud to end up smoking it; such as pesticide.
If they water it out of the soil for a good week, they can know for sure what they are smoking is pure bud and won't cause a headache. I never flush, don't worry about it; don't mess with pesticides or mix nutrient teas so don't know anything about them. What I do know is flushing may not be beneficial, but does it really cause any harm?
It won't make any difference what you do with your plant the week before harvest, after growing with nutrients for it's entire life cycle what difference does it make?
I am skeptical and feel too many are making too big a deal over nothing. You say Shakedown. And yet you are telling us how to grow plants. I would put my plants up agonist any grower here.
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