Flavors in water res?

Sorry if this is a dumb question (and I do believe there is such a thing) but;

Could I add different flavorings (extracts or oils) to my water res during veg and/or flowering to possibly alter the flavor of the weed? If so, would the flavor hold through the cure stage?

sweetcheekz said:

Sorry if this is a dumb question (and I do believe there is such a thing) but;

Could I add different flavorings (extracts or oils) to my water res during veg and/or flowering to possibly alter the flavor of the weed? If so, would the flavor hold through the cure stage?

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No questions are dumb, only answers are.
I am not sure if it really works like that.
I suggest just growing a good tasty phenotype of a delicious strain with a good flush and better cure to maximize flavor.
Not sure you can really cheat in this area.

I think fry is right.
Those botanicare people are taking you for a ride on their "sweet" product line

It doesn't work, had a thread like this near a year ago myself, even heard from the people that had been using the products that supposedly 'flavored' it, nothing. Problem is all that is broken down by the plant, and it only absorbs what it uses. You can color it artificially like a rose, but I've been told by those that tried it that it did horrible things to the taste. Not a stupid question, because lets face it, if it could be done, that would be straight fucking awesome.

sweetcheekz said:

Sorry if this is a dumb question (and I do believe there is such a thing) but;

Could I add different flavorings (extracts or oils) to my water res during veg and/or flowering to possibly alter the flavor of the weed? If so, would the flavor hold through the cure stage?

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As the pretty color tricks are done with a cut stem on a flower: oils do not pass the root barrier; but put the cut stem in your 'flavored' water and you could wick the solvent into the plant. But every thing I read here that would be CHEATING! But I would suggest Peppermint liqueur for an experiment.

Haha alright cool thanks guys

I think Botanicare and everyone who uses Sweet knows its mainly for carbohydrates, organic acids, vitamins, and amino acids so they’ll ensure healthy leaf growth more then enhancing any flavors to your bud.

Don't knock the product because you don't fully understand what it accomplishes.

r1tony said:

I think Botanicare and everyone who uses Sweet knows its mainly for carbohydrates, organic acids, vitamins, and amino acids so they’ll ensure healthy leaf growth more then enhancing any flavors to your bud.

Don't knock the product because you don't fully understand what it accomplishes.

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Right. And healthy growth = optimal flavor.

So who's pulling any legs?

That's what one of my buddies in high school always used to say about weed. But that was a long time ago, and the culture of cultivation has come a long way since then.

I love flavors and aromas as much as the next grower, but something of what my meat-head high school friend has always stayed with me. I wonder how many people are smoking weed primarily for the flavor? Let me guess... zero.

I don't know about you, but I smoke weed to get high. I've tried many, many strains and have encoutered situations where one strain tastes/smells better while the other strain gets me more mind-bendingly high. Guess which one I pick?

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A note on General Hydroponics. I will agree that flavor transferal through your res water isn't a valid notion, but I will say that certain nute lines will leave a 'thumbprint' on your strain. I suspect GH products do this. I've compared same strain grows with associates not using GH but something else, and our harvests ended tasting / smelling different. GH tends to leave a 'peppery' or 'spicy' characteristic to the final aroma of OG's that my friend's crop just didn't have. Is this a good thing or bad thing? I've had people from local shops go both ways. Some love, love, the unique spicy tint to the aroma while others want a purer og smell.

Note: Elite OG Kush strains are more sensitive, harder to grow, and yield less (dontcha just love 'em?)... The GH thumprint phenomenon has only shown itelf on these various top-shelf OG strains I've grown. With big budding, easier to grow strains, I've not experienced the Gh thumbprint.

I'm starting to think about the brand name itself "General Hydroponics." I want my brand do be called "Marijuana Hydroponics" or better yet, "OG Kush Hydroponics."

lordjin said:

I don't know about you, but I smoke weed to get high. I've tried many, many strains and have encoutered situations where one strain tastes/smells better while the other strain gets me more mind-bendingly high. Guess which one I pick?

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Exactly. Ten characters.

r1tony said:

I think Botanicare and everyone who uses Sweet knows its mainly for carbohydrates, organic acids, vitamins, and amino acids so they’ll ensure healthy leaf growth more then enhancing any flavors to your bud.

Don't knock the product because you don't fully understand what it accomplishes.

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I'm not knocking it, but when you have a citrus and berry flavor line, you can't tell me thats not there to mislead. Well, you can, technically, but I'll know better. I've heard their great for your plants, but thats not what the OP topic was about, was it? It was about adding flavor, and neither their citrus or berry line do that. (nor, to my knowledge, anything else)

lordjin said:

I don't know about you, but I smoke weed to get high. I've tried many, many strains and have encoutered situations where one strain tastes/smells better while the other strain gets me more mind-bendingly high. Guess which one I pick?

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But if you could grow that strain that got you higher and add to it any flavor your heart desired, can you really say you wouldn't do it? I agree with you, at the end of day if I smoke a joint of berry flavored weed, and it does nothing to me, then I smoke say full moon, and it blows me away, despite not being fond of the full moon taste I would still favor it when it came time to buy. But if I could change the taste to something I more prefer WHILE keeping the same high, I wouldn't hesitate.

RavenMochi said:

But if you could grow that strain that got you higher and add to it any flavor your heart desired, can you really say you wouldn't do it? I agree with you, at the end of day if I smoke a joint of berry flavored weed, and it does nothing to me, then I smoke say full moon, and it blows me away, despite not being fond of the full moon taste I would still favor it when it came time to buy. But if I could change the taste to something I more prefer WHILE keeping the same high, I wouldn't hesitate.

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Exactly what I was thinking.

But I guess it's good that the roots don't soak up flavor.....otherwise I guess soil plants (of all kinds) would taste quite shitty....

Interesting points. There is always the option of smoking the more potent weed and then just eating ice cream. i end up doing that most of the time. LOL.

r1tony said:

I think Botanicare and everyone who uses Sweet knows its mainly for carbohydrates, organic acids, vitamins, and amino acids so they’ll ensure healthy leaf growth more then enhancing any flavors to your bud.

Don't knock the product because you don't fully understand what it accomplishes.

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I fully understand the products & i even use a botanicare product called hydroplex but thats it,the sweetner products they & others make are useless,plants do not use complex carbohydrates & sugars & the vitamins they contain do nothing as well,including vitamin b-1 which is highly touted,at clone stage when roots are 1st being formed is the only time the plant will utilize vitamins,and even then the findings are split down the middle in the sceintific community.

The sweetners a rip off & the same results can be had using distilled molasses .

Genetics, genetics, genetics...and conditions. I have a running theory that people see a benefit from some these products, because they make them more attentive to their grow. Did I hear a taste the waste reference?