K here's both the WW's before flushing them with 9 gallons of water each. Went much smoother this time, not as messy and they took the water a lot easier.
Mariah:
Jennifer:
I'm liking the conversation! Always cool when people share different ideas cause everybody learns something
I like to periodically flush my mediums. Around once a month on organics, and twice a month or every two weeks for synthetics. This is especially helpful when using synthetics because the salts tend to build up over time. Leeching the salts out periodically throughout the grow will prevent a harmful amount to accumulate.
A wise grower I know doesn't ever pre-harvest flush, but he has been running the same strains for 10+ years and can accurately predict his yield. He thinks flushing is essentially to rinse out the build up of salts in the medium, which it is. Since he knows his strains so well he has perfected the amount of nutrients each strain needs, therefore he states he does not need to rinse out the excess salts (leftover nutrients) before harvest because there simply isn't any food leftover. He looks at it as less is more, and he rarely goes over 1000ppms while getting fantastic plants. Most people figure how much food can I feed them without hurting them, however that is completely different from how much food can I feed them before it stops being beneficial! He does low concentration feeds with mini flushes every two weeks.
I have also noticed faster growth with watering/feeding less frequently, quite ironic if I must say so. Maybe it has something to do with the decrease in oxygen to the roots after watering?
Two ways to increase more oxygen to the root zone is using aerated water obviously, and mixing in H202. H202 has been used in commercial hydroponic reservoirs for years. Here is a some info on H202
I'm liking the conversation! Always cool when people share different ideas cause everybody learns something
I like to periodically flush my mediums. Around once a month on organics, and twice a month or every two weeks for synthetics. This is especially helpful when using synthetics because the salts tend to build up over time. Leeching the salts out periodically throughout the grow will prevent a harmful amount to accumulate.
A wise grower I know doesn't ever pre-harvest flush, but he has been running the same strains for 10+ years and can accurately predict his yield. He thinks flushing is essentially to rinse out the build up of salts in the medium, which it is. Since he knows his strains so well he has perfected the amount of nutrients each strain needs, therefore he states he does not need to rinse out the excess salts (leftover nutrients) before harvest because there simply isn't any food leftover. He looks at it as less is more, and he rarely goes over 1000ppms while getting fantastic plants. Most people figure how much food can I feed them without hurting them, however that is completely different from how much food can I feed them before it stops being beneficial! He does low concentration feeds with mini flushes every two weeks.
I have also noticed faster growth with watering/feeding less frequently, quite ironic if I must say so. Maybe it has something to do with the decrease in oxygen to the roots after watering?
Two ways to increase more oxygen to the root zone is using aerated water obviously, and mixing in H202. H202 has been used in commercial hydroponic reservoirs for years. Here is a some info on H202
. I couldn't find many of your picture with the plant before flower and that is where I'm at. I would like to know when you flowered etc if you can find some spare time. Thanks buddy.
