Flushing and root rot?

meenigrow · Jul 11, 2015

I was always afraid of flushing the classic way ,namely watering x3 of the pot capacity......as to avoid root rot.

So I would always flush a lot earlier ,with plain water ,using same quantities as a normal watering.

How come the roots don't rot when watering x3 ,even x5 of the pot capacity ,I always wondered......

brodietheconeking · Jul 11, 2015

Because people flush like 2 weeks top's so it's not a long enough time for root rot to set in...and even then it's not a problem as she will be coming down

brodietheconeking · Jul 11, 2015

But you do need to give them a good gush of water for built up salts normal watering will not "FLUSH" them away so even if you give your plants nothing but water for say 3 weeks that 1 salt build up spot will still be there and getting into your plant making a nasty taste when smoked

meenigrow · Jul 11, 2015

Ok ,now I'm starting to see "the light"....So for 1 gallon pot(with good drainage) ,I will need to use 3 gallons of water ,let it drain ,then wait until the soil gets dry ,and flush again......am I correct?
Do I flush even if I used a max 1/3 -1/2 nute strength?

brodietheconeking · Jul 11, 2015

Yes you still need to flush,just give them 1 big flush once then normal watering from there

meenigrow · Jul 11, 2015

brodietheconeking said:
Yes you still need to flush,just give them 1 big flush once then normal watering from there

I see different opinions about"when to start flushing".Some say 2 weeks before harvest ,others say 3 ,others say wait until you think you are ready to harvest on the spot ,and flush for a few days more.......

ISK · Jul 11, 2015

meenigrow said:
I see different opinions about"when to start flushing".Some say 2 weeks before harvest ,others say 3 ,others say wait until you think you are ready to harvest on the spot ,and flush for a few days more.......

and others would say don't flush as it has less than no value to deprive your plant in its high growth cycle.
Some will just feed straight water (no nutes) for the last 2 weeks, and others use nutes to the very end

meenigrow · Jul 12, 2015

ISK said:
and others would say don't flush as it has less than no value to deprive your plant in its high growth cycle.
Some will just feed straight water (no nutes) for the last 2 weeks, and others use nutes to the very end

That's what I had been doing.......straight water ,and let it run off a bit more than a regular watering......
Now I'm not an expert when it comes to dry/curing either ,so I don't know whether it was bad curing or not flushing that used to give me a" not so good taste" in the end.....

Flushing and root rot?

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