When to flush in regard to trichome colour and harvest time

Hi guys,

My lemon skunk is 8 and a half weeks into flower since the lights went 12/12. Now my question is, when do you know it is time to flush in regard to trichome colour? Right now my trichomes are clear and my pistils are about 20% curling into the buds. So i am thinking if i flush with plain water, wait 3 days until it is dry again, then a second final flush, and then wait a further 3 days, what colour will the trichomes be then? I am hoping milky, but my issue is how to predict when the plant will be ready but getting a flush in and plant dry before cutting down for hanging and drying?

I realise this might be a guessing game but any little hints or tips on how to time your flush and final harvest whilst taking into account trichome colour and plant harvest readiness is much appreciated.

FS

Are you in soil?

What nutes?

I do clones so I know when to harvest.

As a general rule I will start backing off nute strength (hydro) after the 12/12 stretch. Then when the Trichs are mostly milky I will down strength again. By the time of mostly amber I will be giving the last week just ph'ed water.

Strain, setup will be different as well as people's opinions regarding flushing.

Let me put it this way. After 3 days from harvest I have smooth smokeable bud doing what I do. Of course curing brings out more potency, but I have smoke while it cures.

You don't know when harvest is going to be exactly so just another reason flushing is the biggest fucking pot myth of all time.

Don't overfeed and there's no need for flushing.

If you know the strain and working from clones you know when it will finish.

Last week I load enzymes and kelp.

Unless you are growing some exotic sativas you should flush now and continue to water with straight H2O until harvest. Some sativas from Laos, etc. may take 14-18 weeks to flower. Everyone else should be done at 10 weeks or less. It is smart to learn to correlate pistil color with tri coloration. Reason is it is much easier to check pistils than tris, eh? I grow short bushy indicas and I know that when the tris start turning milky my pistils are 50% orangey.

Good luck, BigSteve.

Depends on how much you have fed.

I am in soil, i gave it 8ml of bloom and 8ml topmax. The lemon skunk is a greedy slut! That may seem a lot but it is responding well to notes and 8ml of each is as high as i am going. I gave it a few litres and will start to flush tomorrow evening or thursday evening and keep watering with plain water until the milky/brown combo of trick's and pistils show their presence. What strains have you guys been growing recently any favourites?

It simply never stops, does it

What never stops?

You would think that all the nute mfg would encourage not flushing to sell more product but every bottle I have read says last 7-10 day flush that sheet out? Organic soils and sheet impossible.
#DebateLives

Cx2H said:

You would think that all the nute mfg would encourage not flushing to sell more product but every bottle I have read says last 7-10 day flush that sheet out? Organic soils and sheet impossible.

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They are recommending flushing because they are pushing overly aggressive feeding schedules that are building up salt content in soil.

Bugeye said:

They are recommending flushing because they are pushing overly aggressive feeding schedules that are building up salt content in soil.

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Thanks makes sense. The first person, I saw not flip tha fuq out from explaining it.

Keep it simple flush for 1 week before harvest it cleans tha plant and improves taste in many strains OG Kush for one - many say 3x's container size in a 2 week period fro plant flushing. Then again some don't flush -

There a nutrient manufacturer's that make "kush specific" nutes for people who like to flush money down the drain.

You do not want brown Trichs. Past amber to mocha/brown is shitty weed from my experience.

FruitSpirit said:

I am in soil, i gave it 8ml of bloom and 8ml topmax. The lemon skunk is a greedy slut! That may seem a lot but it is responding well to notes and 8ml of each is as high as i am going. I gave it a few litres and will start to flush tomorrow evening or thursday evening and keep watering with plain water until the milky/brown combo of trick's and pistils show their presence. What strains have you guys been growing recently any favourites?

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I have a perp grow and harvest 100 plants a year. In 2015 close to 80% of my finishing plants were one strain - Blueberry Gum from G13 Labs via Attitude. I've been doing this for awhile and can't think of any strain with the CONSISTY of my beloved BG. Most important factor is that the BG clones I generate WILL root by day 9 or 10 religiously. Knowing the clones will be rooting at the same time allows me to keep the choreography that is a perpetual grow to flow like it has to.

This year I'm mostly growing clones from an original seed pack of High Priority from 710 Genetics Seeds also via the "Tude. Customers are getting more sophisticated and want to see a variety of product. I started with the HP because again it is an on-the-money clone rooter. I've found the HP to have weak secondary colas that means large side branches can and will head for the floor. Especially in the critical 5-6 week stage. I've been too lazy to laser in on a new strain so I'm producing 5 or 6 strains with a plant or 2 of each every week. Works for me.

Good luck, BigSteve.

When all or very close of he hairs turn red I start flushing and continue it till the hairs recede

FruitSpirit said:

What never stops?

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The belief that "flushing" does anything but overwater your plants and cause pH problems.

"Flushing" is a MYTH! PERIOD!!

harris hawk said:

Keep it simple flush for 1 week before harvest it cleans tha plant and improves taste in many strains OG Kush for one - many say 3x's container size in a 2 week period fro plant flushing. Then again some don't flush -

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No, it doesn't!
And it does not improve taste!
3x the pot size in water is, well, stupid!

It's all in a proper long dry and cure!

Dr. Who said:

The belief that "flushing" does anything but overwater your plants and cause pH problems.

"Flushing" is a MYTH! PERIOD!!



No, it doesn't!
And it does not improve taste!
3x the pot size in water is, well, stupid!

It's all in a proper long dry and cure!

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Just look at flushing as cleaning the plant - Thanks for your view point - you are correct curring does bring out taste. It all comes down to what works for you --- be it right or wrong