Most of my statements go beyond the poster, as other newbie's read this stuff, too. You stating that you do not ph adjust your 'out of range' water for flushing raised a red-flag, as some of us have water way out of the 'normal' ph range and ammending is strongly recommended, if not absolutely necessary.
If your water's ph is out of range and you use it anyway...you are the one that risks having to pay the price. If this isn't lazy and cheap...how does "risky" sound? Would it make you feel good to have someone see that you didn't ammend water for flushing, and ruined their crop as a result?

My point was that the Clearex is unnecessary, if you do a good flush with properly ph'd water. Likely you have your own reasons for being flippant with your mature ladies, and don't mind the potential for one or two going hermie...but it is not recommended.

phDown is phosphoric acid, and no...I do not grow organic. Some of the components in my grow are organic, but I'm not all anal about it. I am conscious of unnecessary ammendments and additives, though. They might look great as marketed, but some are unnecessary and often there is a cheaper replacement available. (properly ph'd water instead of Clearex, for instance)

Same with SuperThrive, bulking agents, carbo loads and CalMag Plus. Most of the bulking agents and carbo-load products are derived from unsulphured molasses. CalMag Plus is a chemical concoction calcium nitrate and magnesium nitrate. (molasses contains enough calcium, iorn and magnesium to replace the CalMag) No telling what's really in SuperThrive, but my grow has done great without it for the past year or so. The micro's in molasses seem to work just fine, and I'm happy not to be providing my ladies with steroids, hormones and the unknown. :thumbsup: