How long until NM DOH MCP approval?

allwx I use the bubble brand of bags and have the 8 bag system with the washing machine.But even with the machine it is a lot of work. Then you are using ice and your hands tend to get real cold while you are straining you wash.I myself think that it is too much work to do it all the time.But you have to do something with your trim. Waste not want not. But MOB had that Idea if you like the rush you get with hash you can try doing oil. I have made some using 5x refined butane and made some good oil I think that it is basically the same as rick dose but a different extraction system.P.S. yea that stuff can taste nasty if you use all the layers.And I found it easier to freeze the water in plastic container then it is easy to push out and cut top layer off.

OK, I will look for those. I had been thinking only three bags, according to one article I read. I've been wondering the diff between 3 bags or more, up to 8 bags. Is it worth it? Whooboy, I see those bags are expensive. But as you say, waste not, want not. I even hate to waste the keif that sticks to my fingers.

Hard work past two days, flushing my five bonitas. I got some of that Sledgehammer Flush over at AHL. I used it on all five, two gal of flush mix, followed by a gal of standard nute mix. This grow is the first time I've done any flushing. I hope it is worth it, I think it is.

Allwx the three bags will work but it will take longer to strain with just 3 bags.When I trim I make finger hash with what I get off fingers and scissors.here is a link to them also they give a 20% discount to medical patients. freshheadies.com/catalog
I just flush the last week week and a half with plenty of water. Dependes how hard you were hitting them with nutes at the end.Can I ask why you did that gal of nute mix after you flushed?

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Originally Posted by alfonso2002

I just flush the last week week and a half with plenty of water. Dependes how hard you were hitting them with nutes at the end.Can I ask why you did that gal of nute mix after you flushed?

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Thanks for the info and link.

Well, last time I flushed, (with just plain RO water), I just ran three gal thru each 3 gal pot. Then, at the end of it, since they were all due for a feeding anyway, I gave each enough nuted mix to force a small amount of run-off from the already wet soil.

This time, I used the Sledgehammer flush stuff, and did the same thing with the nute mix at the end. Again, they were due for a feeding anyway. I alternate feeding with plain RO watering. When they're at this age they usually get watered every day and a half. If they'd been due for just a watering, then I may've not nuted at the end. But, then again, I might've, according to this reasoning: I think I'm pretty light on nutrients. I never use more than a single teaspoon of Grow Big or Tiger per galling. Then once flowering starts I add in only two teaspoons of Big Bloom. Lately I've started adding some Cal-Mag, one teaspoon/gal, because I don't use any tap water at all. So I may be light enough on nutrients that I'm more likely to have a deficiency than an abundance. So that was additional rationale for the nuting after flush.

What thinketh thee? Did I crap all over myself again?

Oh, you must've thought I was close to harvest and flushing my plants the last time. No, this was an intermediate flush. I did one 3 weeks ago just before initiating 12/12, and now this one, and then a last one in three more weeks, which will be approx 2 weeks from harvest at that point.

This grow is the first time I've ever used forced flushing. Before, I'd just stop using all nutrients about two weeks before harvest.

I'm getting more sensitive to details. I'd always noticed the crust buildup in the drip trays, and it had occurred to me that there is a lot of that same salty crap in the soil. Can't be good.

Yea I though it was your last flush. so adding nutes at that time is good. As for flushing I just use plenty of water on any flush.The way I water is that I kind of flush on every watering. by that I mean that I water or feed till I have runoff of 1/4 to 1/2 of what I put in yea it is a lot of work but I think doing that helps with salt buildup.also scratch dirt on top of the pots to help break up surface tension and let my whole planter get wet .I also use a wetting agent SM-90. I'd keep adding molasses even after you stop the nute's at the end just a little 1 tablespoon per gallon. If you are using RO water then you better be Adding cal mag to your water I think I have said that I use tap water that I let sit in buckets that I put air stones in for a day or two that way I don't have to add cal mag.

Looks like we're doing close to the same things. I also overwater on every watering and suck the overflow out immediately with an ear syringe. Roger also on breaking up the topsoil. Never used a wetting agent, though. I'll look into that. Also have never used molassas, though I've heard of it.

Is there any particular type or brand of molassas to recommend. I'm about four to five weeks away from harvest on these, so maybe now is a good time to start with that. I might try it on one or two of the five to see how it makes them compare to the others. This PCK grow I've got going right now has been a bummer. Very persnickity plants. Very slow growing, though some of that may have been due to my not checking my RO water, just assuming it was OK. After using a few gal of it I did check it to find out what I had was at about 8.5. Now I check every gallon for ph.

The water out here on our end of town is way too hard to use on plants. We don't even drink it. OK for showering, though.

The best are brer rabbit blackstrap molasses but when I was looking I had to order from the internet could not find in town since then I did find some at All Seasons hydro. Not the brer brand but Botanicare makes it blackstrap molasses I think it is more expensive than what I got through the internet.What you are looking for is unsulfured molasses. I think the brand you will find at your local store will be a brand called grandmas unsulfured molasses. They are not blackstraped but they will work. And now would be a good time to start using it. I live in the south west part of town and our water is about the same as yours 8 8.5 I use PH down to lower to 6.5 after I have added whatever I am adding.

Hmmm... Brer Rabbit... my dad's favorite breakfast syrup... OK I will look for it, or for the Bontanicare version, thanks. I'm gonna go get some today.

What is the main advantage of using the syrup, from what you've seen yourself? I had understood it is a way to bulk up the flowers and make them more flavorful. I like the idea of flavorful. I've never been real happy with the flavor and aroma experience of what I've grown.

We live on the SW side too. Howdy, neighbor! Our tapwater is about like yours, usually around 8.5 or higher. ph is one thing, but the ppm undissolved solids, according to the water quality report we get, is way high for growing, according to what I've read. Still, if your results are good, then maybe I will consider using more of it. Lord knows we need a little calcium and magnesium. I had used tap in combo with RO water before without any obvious bad effect on the plant in the short term, but I stopped using it altogether based on stuff I read about the dissolved solids. Tapwater sure is easier to use. Hauling that RO water from the store is a pain.

Main reasons are the fatter buds and resin production and then there is the taste your plants need carbohydrates to do those things in a bigger way. OH no for soil growing the tap water will work just fine but you have to let it sit a couple of days.In a hurry but I think I answered what you were asking about.