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    HELP! Trying to Figure Out Flushing Soil with Florakleen: Info is Way Too Vague

    Yo guys and gals, anyone here used GH Florakleen for flushing their soil pre harvest?
    What kinda info you got on the matter? Like, seriously.

    Cause I've spent quite the chunk of time over the past 3 days trying to research the shit out of how to use this stuff properly, but all I come up with is vague stuff.
    How is it meant to be used properly and truly?
    How long for?
    What frequency?

    I'm gonna start flushing my very first grow tomorrow, so I want my knowledge to be on point. Let's make this first harvest a beautiful and bountiful one.
    Originally posted by 420n808
    If you are new to growing, the first time you see the balls, you'll never forget the sight. You will know M-F from that point on.

    Oh my days, now that this has happened to me... SO TRUE!!!

    #2
    So far, this is what I have come to understand, having gathered all the info I found that seems reliable:

    Aim for a two week flush.

    Mix florakleen @ 5ml/gal in water. (US people and bottles seem to use this quantity)
    Or
    Mix florakleen @ 1.5-3ml/L in water. (Euro bottles say this, and my bottle is imported from europe, so gonna use these numbers)

    pH the solution between 6.0 and 7.0 (I'm gonna go for 6.3 pH) However, I don't know if i'm meant to pH the water before adding florakleen, or pH the solution after adding florakleen! Help me plz.

    Measure the ppms going into the soil before you feed the girls.

    Flush using the florakleen solution until you get some run off, maybe 10%, and test the pH out and ppms out.

    After using the florakleen solution, water feed only for the next 2 weeks (pHing the water every time).

    Possibly flush using the florakleen solution one more time in the second week of your flush. Not sure how i'm supposed to determine if I need another florakleen solution flush or not?

    Keep watering and testing the ppms for the rest of the 2 weeks, aiming to get a ppm out reading of <100ppm. This is the sweet spot, and your flush has been a success.

    Wait for the soil to dry completely. I'm assuming 3-5 days? Or is that too long?

    HARVEST.

    CURE.


    SMOKE!.!.!
    Originally posted by 420n808
    If you are new to growing, the first time you see the balls, you'll never forget the sight. You will know M-F from that point on.

    Oh my days, now that this has happened to me... SO TRUE!!!

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      #3
      GH feed chart says to use 10ml per gal.

      Use every time you water during flush period.
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        #4
        Timely..I was just reading the label today...thank you both.
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          #5
          OzBud

          Isn't that for hydroponic growing in water? I'm using soil. But still the amounts would work out almost the same.

          Since you're saying to use it with every watering, i'm gonna use it at the lighter dosage which is @ 1.5ml/L which would be 6ml/gal (which is the lower dosage, as the euro GH version recommends using it at 1.5-3 ml/L, so 6-11 ml/gal).
          I might use it at the full dosage once during the last week of the flush, if I notice that the ppms out of the soil are too high.
          Sound reasonable?

          Also, what makes you say to use it every time you water during the flush? I couldn't find that information on any of GHs charts or anywhere else for that matter. (I'm using the euro version of GH products btw)
          Originally posted by 420n808
          If you are new to growing, the first time you see the balls, you'll never forget the sight. You will know M-F from that point on.

          Oh my days, now that this has happened to me... SO TRUE!!!

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          • OzBud
            OzBud commented
            Editing a comment
            That's the drain to waste chart not the recirculating hydro chart.
            my bottle says two teaspoons (10ml) per gal as well, just looked at the label for the first time.

            I don't know why I said it, was just a guess. Should have said that, my bad.
            Well being in soil you'll only water a few times in your two week flush yes?
            So you could either use FK all waterings
            or
            first watering then just normal water
            or
            normal water and then FK for final watering. After reading the label I think this might be the best option to stop early yellowing.
            The fresh watering will slowly start letting the plant use up nutes and then the final watering with FK will get rid of any left in soil and then give a few days for the plant to get rid of nutes within itself before harvest.

            Oh and adjust pH after adding it to water just like nutes. (just another guess)

          • GreenArmadillo
            GreenArmadillo commented
            Editing a comment
            Nice one my brother.
            Yeah you're right. I'll probably only get in 4 waterings during this flush before harvest.

            Actually another forum member, a super experienced member, by the name of Green(something) gave me similar information.
            He said he uses his clearing agent with every watering during his final flush.
            And he also said to pH AFTER adding the Florakleen.

            So you were right on both fronts.

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