is flushing necessary?
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BeastGrow
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I want to hear what is happening when I flush that causes my buds to burn into white ash versus black ash.
chuck estevez
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sugar, go burn some, then you will get it. My point is, I don't like seeing misinformation. I am teaching you how a plant works, then you won't say that crap anymore. you should thank me.
chuck estevez
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chuck estevez
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Root pressure is caused by active distribution of mineral nutrient ions into the root xylem. Without transpiration to carry the ions up the stem, they accumulate in the root xylem and lower the water potential. Water then diffuses from the soil into the root xylem due to osmosis. Root pressure is caused by this accumulation of water in the xylem pushing on the rigid cells. Root pressure provides a force, which pushes water up the stem, but it is not enough to account for the movement of water to leaves at the top of the tallest trees. The maximum root pressure measured in some plants can raise water only to about 7 meters, and the tallest trees are over 100 meters tall.
I bolded a key word in that paragraph for ya
I bolded a key word in that paragraph for ya
vostok
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FLUSHING vs LEACHING?
'Leaching' a describes the even wherein liquids dissolve soluble minerals (in our case) as it passes through media.
'Flushing' is the process of dumping the water through the media.
Not interchangeable. But not a big deal.
FREE ONLINE DICTIONARY (I didn't edit out the part where your face gets red. Maybe it's informative.):
leach (lch)
v. leached, leach·ing, leach·es
v.tr.
1. To remove soluble or other constituents from by the action of a percolating liquid.
2. To empty; drain: "a world leached of pleasure, voided of meaning" (Marilynne Robinson).
v.intr.
To be dissolved or passed out by a percolating liquid.
n.
1. The act or process of leaching.
2. A porous, perforated, or sievelike vessel that holds material to be leached.
3. The substance through which a liquid is leached.
flush 1 (flsh)
v. flushed, flush·ing, flush·es
v.intr.
1. To turn red, as from fever, embarrassment, or strong emotion; blush.
2. To glow, especially with a reddish color: The sky flushed pink at dawn.
3. To flow suddenly and abundantly, as from containment; flood.
4. To be emptied or cleaned by a rapid flow of water, as a toilet.
v.tr.
1. To cause to redden or glow.
2. To excite or elate: The team was flushed with the success of victory.
3.
a. To clean, rinse, or empty with a rapid flow of a liquid, especially water: flush a toilet; flush a wound with iodine.
b. To remove or eliminate by or as if by flushing: "The weakness in demand and productivity will at least ... flush out some of the inflation premium that has been built into interest rates" (Fortune).
n.
1.
a. A flooding flow or rush, as of water.
b. The act of cleaning or rinsing by or as if by flushing.
2. A blush or glow: "here and there a flush of red on the lip of a little cloud" (Willa Cather).
3.
a. A reddening of the skin, as with fever, emotion, or exertion.
b. A brief sensation of heat over all or part of the body.
4. A rush of strong feeling: a flush of pride.
5. A state of freshness or vigor.
'Leaching' a describes the even wherein liquids dissolve soluble minerals (in our case) as it passes through media.
'Flushing' is the process of dumping the water through the media.
Not interchangeable. But not a big deal.
FREE ONLINE DICTIONARY (I didn't edit out the part where your face gets red. Maybe it's informative.):
leach (lch)
v. leached, leach·ing, leach·es
v.tr.
1. To remove soluble or other constituents from by the action of a percolating liquid.
2. To empty; drain: "a world leached of pleasure, voided of meaning" (Marilynne Robinson).
v.intr.
To be dissolved or passed out by a percolating liquid.
n.
1. The act or process of leaching.
2. A porous, perforated, or sievelike vessel that holds material to be leached.
3. The substance through which a liquid is leached.
flush 1 (flsh)
v. flushed, flush·ing, flush·es
v.intr.
1. To turn red, as from fever, embarrassment, or strong emotion; blush.
2. To glow, especially with a reddish color: The sky flushed pink at dawn.
3. To flow suddenly and abundantly, as from containment; flood.
4. To be emptied or cleaned by a rapid flow of water, as a toilet.
v.tr.
1. To cause to redden or glow.
2. To excite or elate: The team was flushed with the success of victory.
3.
a. To clean, rinse, or empty with a rapid flow of a liquid, especially water: flush a toilet; flush a wound with iodine.
b. To remove or eliminate by or as if by flushing: "The weakness in demand and productivity will at least ... flush out some of the inflation premium that has been built into interest rates" (Fortune).
n.
1.
a. A flooding flow or rush, as of water.
b. The act of cleaning or rinsing by or as if by flushing.
2. A blush or glow: "here and there a flush of red on the lip of a little cloud" (Willa Cather).
3.
a. A reddening of the skin, as with fever, emotion, or exertion.
b. A brief sensation of heat over all or part of the body.
4. A rush of strong feeling: a flush of pride.
5. A state of freshness or vigor.
churchhaze
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You do not need to flush, especially when using salt based nutrients.
churchhaze
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If you're doing DWC and you give the plant 0ppm water for a week or two, you are starving the plant of nutrients needed to continue healthy metabolic process (needs inorganic phosphates) so the plant can effectively use sugars for growth rather than stockpile it as starch. Starving the plant of nutrients also increases the chance of bud rot , and early senescence from calcium deficiency.
Neither chlorophyll nor "chemicals" are the reason weed burns poorly... The white ash is called "potash". It's potassium and calcium oxides.
Chlorophyll actually breaks down on its own just in oxygen. It does this naturally in the cure.
What makes a bad cure is a starchy final product that does not break up or burn well no matter how much you dry it out. A low starch bud will crumble up in your fingers with minimal pressure when dry.
Neither chlorophyll nor "chemicals" are the reason weed burns poorly... The white ash is called "potash". It's potassium and calcium oxides.
Chlorophyll actually breaks down on its own just in oxygen. It does this naturally in the cure.
What makes a bad cure is a starchy final product that does not break up or burn well no matter how much you dry it out. A low starch bud will crumble up in your fingers with minimal pressure when dry.
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churchhaze
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Starchy weed, like bread, will eventually go stale in air, and also more likely for things to grow on it.
vostok
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Me too, tho the last 2 years I have been feeding them 20% pot volume of goat shit, I was running out of that since the goat lady dumped me, and was forced to use the last.. to a hemp sack and soak in an old trash bin for a month, and now foilar feed 2x times per day for some fantastic results, you can never burn with a foilar feed, also great for oldies and noobs alike that feel they need to do something!
chuck estevez
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What kind of soil? and No, it's not leachingflushing when you just use water to water with. flushing or leaching is to remove stuff from the soil by running mass amounts thru the rootzone.
ProHuman
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I use FFOF mix with B'Cuzz soil less mix
1:1 when rooting clones or seedlings in a solo cup
2:1 when vegging in a 2gal pot
3:1 when flowering in a 5gal pot
I fill jugs of water, and leave them uncapped for 24 hours, and its about all i use to feed my girls. I have a busy life, and I find this is the easiest way to grow great buds.