The flush "myth"

CannaBruh said:

Confirmation Bias is about the only tactic the good ol' doc turns to when he hears anything dissonant. No worries doc not a dig just facts.

So let's try this, I like jelly, I try jelly again knowing of my biases towards liking jelly, oh look I still like jelly, so here is confirmation bias in action no? But does it negate the experiment? Do I all of a sudden NOT like jelly because confirmation bias was at play?

No, the experiment reiterates what we already know to be true.

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ruwtz said:

I see where you're going with this made up experiment to validate an opinion, aka bias

I'm purely being an ontological nit here, btw, not picking a fight. Sorry if its obnoxious...

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SPLFreak808 said:

I agree its all in the dry & cure IF your harvest was healthy during chop however IME, i find the same thing as chem said.

Heavily overfed/underfed or stressed plants don't hold that same taste/smell and actually seem to have less "pop" to its flavor once cured compared to a healthy grow.

I don't see a deficient plant through flower any much different then a RA infested plant through flower, no amount of dry/cure will make it optimal again however it may get smoother and youll smell its dominant terpene more but thats about it.

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Budley Doright said:

I have a hard time keeping an outdoor plant green till chop up here and have burned the hell out of it trying last year lol. Indoor is a different puppy and easy to keep it healthy and green till the end. This is just my experience but temperature does play a huge role in how it finishes here.

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Budley Doright said:

I have a hard time keeping an outdoor plant green till chop up here and have burned the hell out of it trying last year lol. Indoor is a different puppy and easy to keep it healthy and green till the end. This is just my experience but temperature does play a huge role in how it finishes here.

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MichiganMedGrower said:

I have tested faded and green side by side on a few strains and agree with this for sure.

Healthy green ripening plants make more canabanoids too. And have better more lasting and complex highs.

The time to cure out the chlorophyll for smooth taste seems more strain dependent than anything else. Fruity indicas taste good sooner than peppery haze in my experience.

But fading the plant can have it smooth enough for sale maybe a week sooner. It's because of the chlorophyll not the nutrients. But it will never taste as strong or as good as a non faded one cured properly.

All of the techniques we argue on forums have their place. It's mis information and lack of knowledge that causes the this or that argument.

I may leach a pot before harvest. If I overfed the plant and there is too much salt buildup.

Or I may feed heavier than average to the end. It depends on the plant and the individual grow.

Wouldn't it be better for us all to discuss why we do things? And learn to agree on common plant science before we make up or follow myths?

That is why I studied and read years before actually trying to grow. And had a successful perpetual garden for almost 3 years before ever posting any info here.

I read all the threads too but 7 years later the same arguments and misinformation is still posted every day.

I think we may be high.

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Bugeye said:

I agree, if I'm leaching a pot with a living plant in it, I've fucked up. No reason to ever do the 3x pot volume "flush". Controlled leaching with ppm checks on run off is defendable.

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MichiganMedGrower said:

I have tested faded and green side by side on a few strains and agree with this for sure.

Healthy green ripening plants make more canabanoids too. And have better more lasting and complex highs.

The time to cure out the chlorophyll for smooth taste seems more strain dependent than anything else. Fruity indicas taste good sooner than peppery haze in my experience.

But fading the plant can have it smooth enough for sale maybe a week sooner. It's because of the chlorophyll not the nutrients. But it will never taste as strong or as good as a non faded one cured properly.

All of the techniques we argue on forums have their place. It's mis information and lack of knowledge that causes the this or that argument.

I may leach a pot before harvest. If I overfed the plant and there is too much salt buildup.

Or I may feed heavier than average to the end. It depends on the plant and the individual grow.

Wouldn't it be better for us all to discuss why we do things? And learn to agree on common plant science before we make up or follow myths?

That is why I studied and read years before actually trying to grow. And had a successful perpetual garden for almost 3 years before ever posting any info here.

I read all the threads too but 7 years later the same arguments and misinformation is still posted every day.

I think we may be high.

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MichiganMedGrower said:

I have no outdoor experience except working with a friend who has a Medical Greenhouse and in the Greenhouse he is able to keep his plants pretty green unless it gets very cold.

The outdoor plants he has in the woods always yellow some by finish.

I was definitely talking about my indoor experience. So many more variables outside.

His weed is much better when the season is longer though that is for sure.

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Chip Green said:

Once again, I'll throw this out there.
Try 1/2 flushing. Use a HALF gallon of 1/2 water, half flushing agent, only pour 1/2 of that, into half of the pot, of 1/2 of the plants.
Should get about a half pound.

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Chip Green said:

Once again, I'll throw this out there.
Try 1/2 flushing. Use a HALF gallon of 1/2 water, half flushing agent, only pour 1/2 of that, into half of the pot, of 1/2 of the plants.
Should get about a half pound.

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Chip Green said:

Once again, I'll throw this out there.
Try 1/2 flushing. Use a HALF gallon of 1/2 water, half flushing agent, only pour 1/2 of that, into half of the pot, of 1/2 of the plants.
Should get about a half pound.

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Budley Doright said:

I have a hard time keeping an outdoor plant green till chop up here and have burned the hell out of it trying last year lol. Indoor is a different puppy and easy to keep it healthy and green till the end. This is just my experience but temperature does play a huge role in how it finishes here.

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SoOLED said:

IME, with some strains it just brings out color, especially if you finish with a CHM or UBV bulb. but you don't have to hardcore flush.

I will tend just to use sugar-ree or sour-dee + hydrozyme that last few days. the hydrozyme help unlock salted nuets and lets the plants use the carbs from the sugar finishing products.

I have never washed out my pots to some low ppm.

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whitebb2727 said:

I wouldn't worry. Its damn near impossible to keep one solid green to the end outdoors.

Just about every plant has the odd yellow leaf every once in a while.

I notice it a lot guerilla growing. I tend to hide them well and the bottoms might not get the best light. The plant will shed those leaves to make more where light is more plentiful.

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