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Flushing

Vitreous

Vitreous

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I was reading an interesting comment made by a grower and I still think about it.
They mentioned not PHing the flush water, to leave it alone and use it as is. Considering the plants do not need to take in any more nutes at this stage, the high PH would lock it out anyways.
What I would like to know if anyone has heard of this, and if anyone else has chose this method with positive results.
Hope this makes sense!
 
I'm not sure who wrote that but they must be awesome... lol. I just finished doing this and I had no problems. I felt better keeping the pH chemical out of the mix at the end. :)
 
Welcome Vitreous,
I can not answer your question because for the last four DWC grows, I did not flush the plants prior to harvesting them. I am, in a few more weeks, going to flush out my reservoirs using some GH FloraKleen. They recommend using it at 10 ml per gallon. I have also heard that one can flush the plants with just plain water. It might make sense using plain water because dissolved solids want to equalize the saturation levels, so a lower saturation level, in the water, should 'draw' out the higher concentration of salts from the plants into the lesser concentration of the water. Sort of like when your fingers shrivel or swell due to swimming in fresh or salt water.
Good luck with your grow
 
Plants will react quickly and negatively to Ph levels they don't like. If the Ph chems scare you, there are lots of organic solutions e.g. citric acid crystals.
In coco or hydro I'd never risk not Ph'ing my water but in soil you should be okay.
I'm a little suspicious of the reasoning from the internet. I'm not sure you actually want nute lockout, as I understand it it is a negative shock reaction by the plant. Rather you just want to rinse away the nutes for cleaner, quicker curing buds.

I flush for a week at the end of flowering. I typically do a 50% run off watering with Ph'd water with a little Sledghammer in it, then after a couple of days either plain Ph'd water or water with some molasses in it, then finally a plain Ph'd water 20% run-off the night before I chop. I do this final watering because the climate here is generally very dry and the extra water in the buds help slow the dry and cure down a bit making it more manageable.
 
I want the plant to continue to function normally and mature, and ripen, for the last 2 weeks of their cycle. I will water them with what they are used to, minus the nutes.
 
Why mess with a clean mean machine it's gotten to the bud level and you do everything you can to keep it running perfect as a human can BUT you read some nonsense (to me) don't wreck the grow

Here's one I'd try because a trusted grower here showed you could the last 2 days of it's life leave it in the dark, sounds better then messing with the PH
 
That's great fozzy, so just to make it clear to me...you never used PH but did you use a flush solution?
 
Thanks DW2. I as well have had crops when I harvested with no flush, as people spoke of me providing the best smoke they ever had! I have also flushed and pretty much had the same result anyways! When I do flush I use FloraKleen as well, currently I have a crop that I will be flushing soon, but really am undecided if I should continue to PH the water like I have done in the past....I would really like to conclude and eliminate using the extras if not required!
 
I really like what you have to say here. I am a hydro grower and flushing does not always need to be required..I also live in a very dry climate and keep watering till the bitter end. Just want to draw a conclusion that if I were to flush, should I need to PH the water! Thank you for your insight.
 
This is something I have not done yet (2 days darkness), and will be trying this in the future,all though I still think the results are inconclusive.
 
My thoughts (I'm pretty new at this stuff) on that subject come from what is going on in the plant. At the point of flush the plant should be eating away at itself. (Leaves) Using up the nutest that are stored up in her. The plant only needs water. (Within a reasonable level of ph) Just think how if your ph is off some of the nutes get locked out and the plant starts to show signs of nutes deficiency. It like the plant starts to sacrifice of few leaves. It pulls the nutrients out of some of the leaves to protect the others (in certain instances). So to wrap this up you're not wanting the plant to pull any nutrients out of the soil so why would the pH matter. The plant will not wilt it will still have water.
I've done it with success.
 
I think that to play it safe, I am going to balance the pH of the flushing water like normal (not that most things that I do is 'normal' lol!). I am hoping that the flush will allow the buds to cure in less time. I'll let you know in about three months!
 
It's like we're writing the book , I say throw dead knowledge away and if you can see the results from doing whatever you read then you can try it . A new door is open and light is coming in on growing pot you don't need expensive anything and get good results from following a regiment of proper ph,heat,light and anyone can write a book doesn't mean he/she is right.
 
can anyone who uses citric acid crystals (or other things) maybe chime in here? i would like to go that route but when i look at them on amazon they appear to be simply a commodity...which is good, but if there are specific brands or types with which others have had good bad or indifferent experiences, i for one would appreciate their feedback.
 
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