New Grower flushing

[illbethere]

Ok so I need some opinions I can read about this subject as much as I want but I get confused more and more since it depends so much on the way you grow.

What I understand is that because I used "chemical" nutes I need to flush because the salt build up will make my smoke taste bad.

(Green House Seed co.: Mother plant feed + mostly indica is what I've used during this grow)

I have a full watering can standing around here so it can sit 24h to get the chlorine out.
I also have some water bottles which too are filled with water and waiting 24 hours to get rid of the chlorine.

Is what I'm doing right? And does anyone have some opinions on flushing?

What I was thinking to do after the flush is also pour a bottle of water in at the end which contains 100% organic honey from my neighbours bees so that the micro organisms in the soil can strengthen a bit faster after the flush.

I finally got a microscope today and the trichs are milky so I tought it would be time!

 

[pop22]

Contrary to what everyone else here is going to tell you, flushing rmoves nothing from your plants. once its absorbed , its there to stay. What flushing does is starve your plants to death, right when they need the nutrients the most. Look up the anatomy and physiology of roots. They are designed to allow specific ionic minerals to be moved into the plant in exchange for hydrogen ( H ) and hydroxyl ( OH ) ions to trade for mineral ions in the soil.These are the only ions that are moved out of the plant. Starving does remove chlorophyll, but thats what drying and proper curing accomplishes.

"chemical" salts build up in the soil. What is in the plants is no more than what it needs. Magnesium for example is not removed from the plant, it is not transportable out of the plant. BUT isn't that what makes buds spark and pop when you smoke them? Nope, that popping is spider mites exploding from heat boiling the water in their bodies...........( Source: Marijuana cultivation Reconsidered by Read Spear )

 

[illbethere]

Thanks! I'll keep adding nutes then I already read such but wasn't too sure so hearing from a more experienced grower kinda reassures me!

 

[Trapper]

No disrespect to Pop, but with an assertion that attempts to so fundamentally refute 99.99% of the wisdom and practice currently out there, I personally wouldn't treat it as actionable fact without looking into it further. I can't argue the science so I won't try...but as a critical thinker, I would at least question the voracity of such a game-changing assertion. My 2 cents.

 

[Eekman]

It seems like years of results of my own experience works for me.

If I don't flush, my stuff smells and tastes off. When I do flush, it tastes clean and flavorful. I know I can't explain why, but those are the results.

And that is using organic nutrients.

 

[yodabuds]

Pops not sure about all that makes sense and with organics no flushing is nesscessary, but what flushing accomplishes I believe using synthetic nutes is what ever chemicals etc it's made up of, I don't know but I can assure you using nutes like AN I modt certainly can tell a huge difference between flushed nugs and ones that are not... The ones that haven't been flushed leave behind a black ash and is more harsh on my throat vs nugs I've flushed the
ash left behind is a nice whiteish grey and is very smooth on the throat...
I've heard and have tried but haven't noticed a difference much just flushing with molasses for the carbs and sugar the plant needs and also gets rid of the chemical build up as the plants will use what left and in the soil etc to feed it self, I've flushed plants for about three to four weeks to wait for seeds to ripen and yes the plant did start to cannablize it self but you only need to flush for two weeks for maximum results and the plant won't start to eat itself by that time... Excuse me am a bit medicated on some nice Tangilope..:Sharing One:

 

[Albert Eimstoned]

By making the soil hypotonic you are pulling salt from the plant (or so I thought). I love this discussion!

 

[illbethere]

Thing is I read a lot about it and if there's actually people with years of growing experience out there who say it doesn't make a difference and have put it to a test.
Then I would think that it doesn't right?

On the other hand as with tobacco some people like to smoke heavier tobacco and some lighter, of course with tobacco it makes a big difference in tast and feel to your lungs.
In weed myself I could see how somebody who likes a heavier smoke wouldn't be able to tell the difference between lighter and heavier.
This because if you are used to smoking heavier buds with more build up you might be losing the capability of spotting the differences between heavy and light because your throat (might) be a little fucked up. (or a bit numb because ofcourse you're smoking weed)
on the other hand somebody who smokes lighter bud with less build up won't have that and will spot it easier because it will irritate their throat which heavier bud smokers are already past and adjusted to.

It's really confusing me ATM I wan't to get as highest quality as possible and don't really know what to choose.

Ok I just said it reassured me but looking this up I've been convinced from the one side and then after reading further the other and so on and so on..

Thing is the dying of leaves would've also been a good thing since my plant is EXTREMELY bushy and slowly getting less bushy would have her benefit from more light at the bottom towards harvest.

 

[illbethere]

ohh and also yes the black ash how would that be explained? that is indeed a good point!

 

[Grey Bear]

I would say, if you want to know, for your self.
Do the experiment and don't tell people you smoke with which one is which and observe their responses.
I think most of us are biased enough that unless the difference is just incontrovertible, we will tend to lean towards our expected outcome.
And there are certainly no mites in anything I smoke, nor has there been in years.
Cannabis that has not been fully cured, will not smoke as well as fully cured cannabis. that is usually where snap sizzle & pop come from.