When during flower do you switch to water only? (I am growing diffrent strains)

**videoman40** · 04-11-2007, 03:15 PM

That stuffs expensive. If I were you, this is what I would do:

Look up each strain and get the expected flowering time.
Now remember your actual flowering time will more than likely be longer.
As that is in under optimal conditions.
If the strain says 75 days flowering, than at 70 days, stop your nutes,
and go just water and the molasses, which you should have started already.
Start the molasses about one month prior to harvest.

What ever the time frame, deduct 5 days, and expect to flower for 5 days longer than the seed banks recommendations. so thats 10 days of water.

On another note, have you done our monthly flush?

Maybe after you finish up, I can talk you into going organic?
It's cheaper! lol
Peace

**memaw** · 04-11-2007, 03:29 PM

I am not worryed about price, I am looking for the biggest buds possible! If organics will do that then I am all for em. I just have heard good things about advanced nutrients so thats why I went with them.

I haven't done a flush because of 1 reason. EVERY and I mean EVERY person I have read that has flushed their plants on this forum has had problems in one way or another related to flushing. I really only want to flush if I know I have an issue that will be resolved by doing so.

My plants have been pretty good to me seeing I have put them through hell. Heat issues, stretching, more heat issues, N deficentacy. Out 25 total I have had 5 die while sprouts, and 3 I just plucked yesterday that where males.
I really don't want to put them through a flush and give them more crap to go through... I have read about people getting by perfectly fine without flushing..

MeMaw

**abudsmoker** · 04-11-2007, 03:50 PM

to flush simply ph your water and water slowly 1/4 gal per minute till it runs clear. let it stand 5 minutes then one more dose of water, you plants will be more healthy at the end of flower with regular flushing, very little yellowing spotting will occur. once your plant has rid the soil of salts and your tri's are 50-60% cloudy then do the final flush and 10-14 days later your ready for a harvest.

the most common screw up in soil growers is to allow to much buildup and mistake salt toxicity for maturing buds. if your soil,ferts or salt levels are way off you pistols will prematurely brownout causing loss of yeild.
keeping plants healthy through the finish of the flower cycle will cause explosion in bud productivy.

#1 soil rule is never reuse!