Flushing before harvest

[Pure.Dope]

Is it necessary to flush the plant before harvest when using it for bubble? Or can I use nutrients right up to harvest?

[YukonBikerGuy]

IMHO you should flush before harvest to improve flavor and burnability anyway, even if you are just going to use it all for bubble.

[Bubbleman]

I've never seen a flush help the resin> the plant food gets stuck in the plant itself. ie the stalks and veg matter. The heads dont absorb nutrients in the same way.
I have had some terrible badly flushed herb that i made bubble into and found in no way harsh> I have also vaporized herb that burns with a near black ash, but vapes beautifuly.
has anyone else noticed this?

be good to hear from others..


Bubble man

[Green Supreme]

My first answer was no need to flush. After more thought I wonder if the flush would effect terpene profile in some way we have not yet analyzed. Definitely a topic worthy of more debate as well as more research. Peace GS

[positivevibes]

this is all theory
i think flushing tells the plant that it is time to
die ..................and 2 send all the nuts it has stored into
the resin

i persnly like it when the green color has left the plant......... 4 some reason it taste : ) better to me
but thats just me good luck
everybody






keep on shining

[Bubbleman]

guaranteed it would taste better if you were hitting the greenery, ie the herb. but the question i am posing is this.
will the resin taste better?
I have not noticed this to be so, have found herb that hasnt been flushed at all, still vaped or makes sick bubble.
Not sure the plant needs to know its dying so much to collect the profile, as long as we study the profile itself and figure out how it comes to maturity and things that affect or hinder that, is what i am dying to learn.
anyway im clearly rambling as im vaped out of my tree on sunsim's sourslut right now.


Bubble man

[johnnyballbag]

I don't really think flushing is necessary, but i said think....That's just my opinion. And i agree with you Bman, being a resin gland, it wouldn't be affected by flushing. If the argument was that flushing creates a last ditch effort to produce resin, then wouldn't you just have MORE of it? A color change in the leaves has nothing to do with the resin gland itself. Another reason i have a hard time believing flushing is good is because i've seen the most noticeable production of actual resin during the times you're supposed to be flushing. Just my 2 cents...

[petemoss]

I never used to flush. But after seeing so many experienced growers finishing with a two week flush, I've decided that I should too! Couldn't hurt.

[johnnyballbag]

I never used to flush. But after seeing so many experienced growers finishing with a two week flush, I've decided that I should too! Couldn't hurt.

You're right, couldn't hurt. But the most noticeable gains in resin and bud density usuall come in the last week or two. That's my only issue with flushing. I think a side by side should be done.

[Green Supreme]

Now I am not so sure that trichome production would be affected by food in the last weeks. Seems to me the trade off is bulk for taste. Look Amsterdam ward if you want too see what cannabis is like that is fed to the end. There they all mix their weed with tobacco so it burns. I have smoke plenty enough unflushed weed to know that ,for me , I would rather lose in yield to get something I like to smoke. Good luck however you choose. Peace GS