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Flushing your MJ soil before harvest
#5761140 - 06/17/06 04:57 PM (17 years, 7 months ago) |
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Ok, so im on day 42 of my grow and im looking at another two weeks of flowering time. Keep in mind that's the earliest date i can harvest (50-55 days flowering). I used some nutes in the beginning of flowering, however the high N content caused some clawing in my plants so i discontinued use after the third feeding.
However, i continued use of this supplement my hydro shop threw me for free. It's this stuff called "top max", it's supposed to enhance the sugar production within the buds. They tout it as a "bloom stimulator". Anyways, the bottle says "not a plant food ingriedient" and lists the contents as 15% kelp and 30% humic acid.
So, since this isn't really a nutrient, when should i begin flushing my soil? Do i even have to flush my soil since i didn't add much to it during flowering? Im assuming that the organic nutes in my soil might build up some fertilizer salts, but im not sure how much. Anyone have a good link on how to properly flush your soil?
My book is kind of vauge on this subject and id like some advice before i start pouring gallons of water through my soil.
thanks guys!
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Re: Flushing your MJ soil before harvest [Re: coda]
#5761242 - 06/17/06 05:24 PM (17 years, 7 months ago) |
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Just use plain water the last week and you';; be fine. No need to flush the top Max.
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Re: Flushing your MJ soil before harvest [Re: Magash]
#5761256 - 06/17/06 05:30 PM (17 years, 7 months ago) |
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yah, that's what i thought. However, what's the best method for flushing? How often do i need to do it, how much water should i use, and does it matter what type of water i use?
I was thinking about just using tap water since i dont want to have to go out and buy umpteen gallons of distilled.
thanks man!
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Re: Flushing your MJ soil before harvest [Re: coda]
#5762772 - 06/18/06 12:51 AM (17 years, 7 months ago) |
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I wonder what'd happen if you flushed it with liqour?
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Re: Flushing your MJ soil before harvest [Re: Anonymous]
#5762862 - 06/18/06 01:26 AM (17 years, 7 months ago) |
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++STEP A 1. take your potted plant to a sink 2. turn the plant on its side, making sure not to bend or break the stem 3.if u think the stem will break, find a long stick and place it in the soil 4. tilt the potted plant on its side and let it drain all the nutrients out
when uve finished that and cannot get any more out, run alot of water on it and let it drain out the hole in the bottom of the pot
Observe the color of the water comming out, its flushed once it comes out clear, often nutes turn the water yellow, brow, blue, or pink....
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Re: Flushing your MJ soil before harvest [Re: C-Dizzle]
#5762869 - 06/18/06 01:27 AM (17 years, 7 months ago) |
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i think liqour would just kill the roots or burn htme or fuck them up pretty bad lol
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Re: Flushing your MJ soil before harvest [Re: coda]
#5763011 - 06/18/06 02:08 AM (17 years, 7 months ago) |
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If you have a 1 gallon pot flush by pouring 3 gallons of water threw it. 3 times the amount of the pot or container they are in.
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Re: Flushing your MJ soil before harvest [Re: Magash]
#5763030 - 06/18/06 02:17 AM (17 years, 7 months ago) |
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also add frucose & sucrose. the same ingrednts in any flushing solution only it will cost you $50 a gallon(for hydro products).
Edited by durban_poison (06/18/06 02:17 AM)
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Re: Flushing your MJ soil before harvest [Re: durban_poison]
#5764247 - 06/18/06 12:46 PM (17 years, 7 months ago) |
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thanks magash that was the answer i was needing, to the others thanks for the advice as well.
But i guess my big question is the use of tap water for flushing. Since im using 3 gallon pots, that would mean i would need to dump 9 gallons of water through my plants to properly flush them. for three plants thats 27 gallons of water which = a shit ton of purchased distilled water. 27 gallons of water is going to run me about 25 bucks which is pretty expensive for something thats just going down the drain.
Im also assuming that the flushing should take place of the watering. So if im to flush a week before harvest i should plan to do it on the day i was going to water them, right?
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Re: Flushing your MJ soil before harvest [Re: coda]
#5764404 - 06/18/06 01:53 PM (17 years, 7 months ago) |
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you dont need distilled water. any water will work fine
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Re: Flushing your MJ soil before harvest [Re: coda]
#5764671 - 06/18/06 02:53 PM (17 years, 7 months ago) |
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If you're worried about chlorine, etc. Boil the tap water and let it sit out over night
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Re: Flushing your MJ soil before harvest [Re: Anonymous]
#5765081 - 06/18/06 05:15 PM (17 years, 7 months ago) |
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3gallon pots = 9 gallons of flush
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Re: Flushing your MJ soil before harvest [Re: coda]
#5765101 - 06/18/06 05:24 PM (17 years, 7 months ago) |
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plain tap water will be fine.
Just flush em one time then water as normal with plain water till harvest.
"So if I'm to flush a week before harvest i should plan to do it on the day i was going to water them, right?" Yup
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Re: Flushing your MJ soil before harvest [Re: Magash]
#5765358 - 06/18/06 06:48 PM (17 years, 7 months ago) |
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awesome man, i do appreciate all the help. I think after looking at my plants today that they are actually a week behind schedule. Hardly any hairs have turned orange, so unless those babies turn hard in the next week, im probably gonna have to wait a little longer.
Next time im going to purchase a solid timer instead of this shitty timex one.
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Re: Flushing your MJ soil before harvest [Re: coda]
#6090870 - 09/22/06 04:16 PM (17 years, 4 months ago) |
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well im gonna bump this old thread instead of starting a new one.
I have 14 days left in my flowering cycle (give or take a few days). I've been feeding them fox farms big bloom the whole time and liquid carbo load since around day 21. Should i start flushing on my next watering, or should i wait until the last week before harvest still?
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Re: Flushing your MJ soil before harvest [Re: coda]
#6091806 - 09/22/06 10:02 PM (17 years, 4 months ago) |
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I dont grow in soil, so take my advise with a grain of salt, but if your using organic ferts, you shouldnt have any salt build up, so i would probably give a 1/2 to 1/4 strenght feed this week, and just water the next week.
i think Carbload is very similar to Bontanicare Sweet, which is basically just simple sugars for the plant. Clearex is also a bontanicare product, which as far as i can tell is still a feeding of carbs. Bontanicare recommends using Sweet until the second to last week, and Clearex the last.
So according to my reasoning, carbs are not a problem even during the final flush. I would feed them your carbload, as long as it doesn't have N or much of anything else than sugars.
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