strongpakk
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I don't have a loop im working on it first grow and I'm getting impatient im down to my last 7gs and its getting close
Are they ready?
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strongpakk
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Thanks appreciate it didn't think i could do it honestly lol
GrnMonStr
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I agree too soon right now; How many weeks are you at? But I would say by the time this is ready and gets a short cure you will be well out of smoke, so get some or you may be too tempted to harvest early.
I just got a jewelers loupe and I was surprised at how long it took for the trich heads to start to get that amber color. Currently I am at 10 weeks, and I still have very few amber ones, though I think they are getting milky now.
I just got a jewelers loupe and I was surprised at how long it took for the trich heads to start to get that amber color. Currently I am at 10 weeks, and I still have very few amber ones, though I think they are getting milky now.
strongpakk
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Yeah I'm only at beginning of week 7
ZeroTrousers
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Flower times are kinda wonky. A lot of people start counting flower from the time they flip the lights, but it's usually better to count from the time that the plant starts setting buds.
StaySticky
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I would flush in around 2 weeks. g/l
chemphlegm
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pluck a bud, decide for yourself. some people like under developed trichome contents, if that s you cut it down when decided.
chemphlegm
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how can you say that without knowing anything about the nutrients used ?
I add dry ferts a few times in flower then water only, i that flushing to you ?
StaySticky
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Why does it matter what nutrients he used.
ZeroTrousers
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It depends on the nutrient solution's tendency to adsorb in whatever medium the OP used. Organics tend to stick around longer than salts which requires a slightly different flush scheme, especially in soil grows.
chemphlegm
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flushing would be good for an overfed plant in dirt or hydro I guess but if directions are followed on the bottles no flushing is necessary. look at a feeding chart. they decrease salts as the flower finishes. 8 week chart, 10 week chart etc/ no flushing
I do not flush, except for toilets. if you flushed a hydro plant for two weeks with plain water it would fall ill.
if you use a weak nutrient solution.....thats just a reduction in nutrients, not a flush
I do not flush, except for toilets. if you flushed a hydro plant for two weeks with plain water it would fall ill.
if you use a weak nutrient solution.....thats just a reduction in nutrients, not a flush
ZeroTrousers
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I don't necessarily disagree, in Coco I thoroughly flush the pots with pH'd water and then give very dilute nutes with molasses 5 days before harvest, cutting to pure pH'd water with only molasses for the last 2 days.
I don't generally suggest blindly following the feed chart though, as I've found there's too much variability and that a short flush in hydro does benefit the end product. I'm not a master grower or anything, just following what works for me
chemphlegm
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keep doing so, nobody can argue with your success.I don't necessarily disagree, in Coco I thoroughly flush the pots with pH'd water and then give very dilute nutes with molasses 5 days before harvest, cutting to pure pH'd water with only molasses for the last 2 days.
I don't generally suggest blindly following the feed chart though, as I've found there's too much variability and that a short flush in hydro does benefit the end product. I'm not a master grower or anything, just following what works for me
then try not doing so side by side.
I know that a balanced substrate/feeding provides all necessary nutrients and mineral to above and below.
if adding anything to your plant actually makes it better then I think its just something that was missing in the first place.
plants dont eat molasses for example. beneficial orgs do. but if those were healthy already molasses wont do anything, they are there to eat your substrate contents and produce for the roots, feeding them candy might do what?
ZeroTrousers
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Molasses in Coco improves ion exchange, adds a natural chelating agent and provides some micros. I personally find that my terps improve with molasses at the end too, probably also helps prevent osmotic shock when cutting over from heavy feeding to more or less pure water.
chemphlegm
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you prolly right.
I bet with the right amendments a kitchen sponge would be a viable substrate too lol.
just joshin you, boiling coco, coc this, coc that....sound like a pita to me. my plants failed in sponges and coco alike lol.
today I open a bag, add dry ferts and grow in it with just water. no pita factor to contend with.
I bet with the right amendments a kitchen sponge would be a viable substrate too lol.
just joshin you, boiling coco, coc this, coc that....sound like a pita to me. my plants failed in sponges and coco alike lol.
today I open a bag, add dry ferts and grow in it with just water. no pita factor to contend with.
strongpakk
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I'm going to give it 2 more weeks then chop i haven't really flushed but im starting just water for the next 2 weeks or earlier depending i used foliage pro for veg and flora nova bloom its on about week 6 now
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strongpakk
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My only issue is the bottom where light didn't hit the buds are just airy...no flower really should i just use that for butter or something other then that its pretty nice i don't mind fluffy buds as long as the quality is there and the pics i believe do it justice...I've been waiting for thecleafs to start fading but there still green as can be normal?