Flushing- What is it ? what dose it do ?
Cureing- What is it ? what dose it do ?
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Flushing- What is it ? what dose it do ?
Cureing- What is it ? what dose it do ?
In a nutshell, Flushing is when you add a lot of water to your plant(really plant system i guess?) to either adjust PH or nute problems. Just like flushing the john.
Curing is a way to preserve your bud, and it also helps with flavor. Like letting wine age (if its the type of wine that needs to be aged i guess)
Well said. I should add that flushing usually takes twice the water as what the pot can hold..Quote:
Originally Posted by Skrappie
E.g. 1 gallon pot will take 2 gallons of water to flush etc. etc.
There are essentially two types of flushing; flushing your pot and flushing your plant. Flushing your pot means you run an amount of pH adjusted water equal to 2-3 times the volume of your pot, through your pot. Some people flush their pots at regular intervals as a maintenance measure. Other times, when your plant is having problems such as nute lock out, a flush is mandated to clean salts and stuff out of your pot.
The second kind of flushing, flushing your plant, is a process that is done at the end of your grow to allow the plant to use up all of the stored nutrients in its sytem, which leads to much better tasting bud. The final flush can last for up to two weeks (different people flush for different lengths of time - for different reasons). During the final flush, the plants are fed only water (there are some addatives that can be used during the final flush, but that's outside the scope of this answer). Due to the no-nute diet, the plants use up all of the chemicals left in the plant's system. This cleans the plant and removes not only the chemicals but also their harsh taste.
Skrappie mentioned the reason for curing. The process itself entails putting newly dried bud into mason jars and storing them there for a couple of weeks. Real connissuers might cure for several months, as the smoking quality of the bud increases with longer curing. During the curing process, the jars are opened once or more per day to allow moisture to escape the jar, then resealed to allow the buds to evenly distribute the remaining moisture.
PC :smokin:
curing also helps get out all the moisture in your buds so you have nice dense buds that smoke well......
and just to add to the flushing definition.....you're letting the excess water drain out the holes in the bottom....essentially your allowing the water to pull away excess salts and build up