Quote Originally Posted by tinman37
I am in the process of flushing, when they say run the water thru until it is clear, how clear are we talking about? Like i would want to drink it clear? or slight yellow tinge to it? I just assume that water filtered thru dirt will neverget clear (always be a little yellow from mud right? no?) Sorry I know this prolly sounds really newbie but I would rather ask then screw it up. Thanks
Yellow means you still have salt build up and nutrients in your soil.

I'll give you an example, in my last grow I ran into the exact same situation you are in (didn't transplant for like 3 months and just kept feeding and feeding nutes) and to be honest I was never able to 100% get my grow back in check.

It took me 45-55 gallons of water run through a 5 gallon pot to get my water clear. It will eventually run clear; what you are using is soil; not mud. Some dirt may run through in your run off but the color you are seeing and the color it will be when you have done a successful flush are totally different.

Yellow = salt and nutrient build up. Which is why your plant looks so crappy right now; it is essentially living in a salt environment.

To prevent this in the future flush every 4 weeks and be sure to transplant once every 4-6 weeks starting from a small pot and working your way up (1 gallon, 3 gallon, 5 gallon).
daihashi Reviewed by daihashi on . New here but please help I have 36 plants in 3 gallon pots under 1000w hps bulbs. They did great through vegetative growth and looked really healthy up until about two weeks into flower, although I did not get the additional growth spurt I usually get in that first two weeks of 12/12. Starting week 3 yellow leaves started showing up, has continued to get worse, yellow,curling, brown and grey leaf edges. Also,the overall color of the plants has turned to a bright neon like green. I was feeding 20-20-20 for the Rating: 5