captain
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This is now the time of year in California for outdoor growers to switch from fertilizers to ph balanced water to flush outdoor plants from the less than ideal tastes that remain in the plants as a result of fertilization. I have been using compost tea throughout the growth of the plants. My tap water's ph is ~7.24 so I need to adjust it down to closer to 6.2 so that the roots remain happy. I use a diluted amount of citric acid to lower my natural ph to the 6.2-6.8 range recommended for flushing cannabis plants. Since I'm in the bay area and flushing is recommended for the last 2 weeks of growth and I have been growing outdoors for over 10 years, my plants seem to demand harvesting either the last week of September or the first week of October, so we're getting close.
The flushing process results in a better, cleaner, and more natural tasting flavors that can be spoiled in non flushed plants by residual nutrients. Here are the recommended ph levels for flushing your plants, courtesy of ChatGPT:
“Plain pH-balanced water” = just clean water, adjusted to the proper pH range for your medium.
Happy Growing!
The flushing process results in a better, cleaner, and more natural tasting flavors that can be spoiled in non flushed plants by residual nutrients. Here are the recommended ph levels for flushing your plants, courtesy of ChatGPT:
“Plain pH-balanced water” = just clean water, adjusted to the proper pH range for your medium.
- Soil: 6.2–6.8
- Coco: 5.8–6.2
- Hydro: 5.5–6.0
Happy Growing!