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Flushing

Pronounced / FLUSH·ing /

Watering with plain water, usually late in flower, to reduce the nutrients in the growing medium.

Example in a sentence

“After spotting nutrient burn on the leaf tips, he spent a week flushing the pots with plain pH-balanced water.”

Also called flush

Grow guide Late flower: the final weeks, fade, flushing and myths Keep conditions steady, look into unusual yellowing, and watch for hidden bud rot. Preharvest flushing isn't a guaranteed quality boost; longer nutrient… Leaf Doctor Yellowing lower leaves: what it is, and when it’s nothing Before anything else: if you're six or more weeks into flower and it's only the bottom leaves, this is probably normal. Leaf Doctor Natural senescence: when yellowing leaves are supposed to happen Late in flower, your plant starts dismantling its own fan leaves on purpose. Leaf Doctor pH lockout: why feeding more makes it worse A plant can be surrounded by a nutrient and unable to use it.