Flushing In The Bathtub?

richjames

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:oI was browsing the faq and came accross this method of flushing, totally new to me. Any of u guys flush this way? (copy/pasted)-

To flush, fill up your bathtub with luke-warm water. You should have Holes drilled in the plastic pot about 2 inches apart from each other around the pot. you can have one, or two rows of these. This allows the water to get in the medium deep during the flush.

You take the pot and dunk it in the water in the tub. Hold it under the water until you see the water seep all the way to the top soil. Once you see that, Do nothing and wait about 5-10 mins. come back to it after the wait, and lift her out of the water and let the water seep out of the pot. The more yellow the water is, thats coming out, the more salt buildup you had. Depending on the size of the plant, that pot can be big and very heavy! especially with the water weight. so you have to hold it up and drain allll the water out. Then you Dunk it back under and let it soak for another 5-10 mins. Repeat the leak down and dunk again. Three times is good. The third leak down should have clear water coming out. No more salt build up in other words. If you need to continue, by all means do so.

So after that flush give your plant that breather time I was talking about. Sometimes If your having pest problems, this would have also been the time for the safers soap spray down. If your not having any pest problems this can be skipped.
 

richjames

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So what, u ph the water in the tub i suppose and proceed from there? This is right up my alley personally, since i do my flushing in the tub anyways, just pourin the water in the pots though till the runoffs clean.
 

22urbo

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won't either of the two ways of flushing cause over-watering? excuse my newbie response!
 

OregonMeds

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It's something you do when you gotta do it. It's not for flushing for harvest it's for saving sick plants usually. But it is also used as on occasional watering technique to make sure there are no dead spots in the pot that aren't taking up water. It also draws air into the roots when you pull it out. Doing this on occasion if you have a small grow can really boost your growth. It's like an ebb and flow table the way it draws air in after the water.


Overwatering is not really about overwatering. It's about watering too often.
 

richjames

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It's something you do when you gotta do it. It's not for flushing for harvest it's for saving sick plants.

Overwatering is not really about overwatering. It's about watering too often.
Ya, it's one of those things u really hope u don't end up having to do, but it happens.
 

richjames

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:idea::idea::idea:..... Hmmm, u know what i bet would make the o2 part of the deal even sweeter oregon? ..... AIR STONES IN THE TUB!
 

OregonMeds

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Airstones wouldn't help. The vacuum created as you pull the soaked pot out of the tub is what sucks massive air in. More is not needed.
You don't leave them sitting in the tub...
 
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