HOW TO GROW MARIJUANA INDOORS: Flushing plants
vIDEO TRANSCRIPT
INTRO
Hi, I’m your prof from Indica Institute, and this is my beginners course on how to grow cannabis indoors. I’ve designed this course to teach beginner gardeners how to grow their own cannabis plants, so I hope you enjoy, learn and share. Visit me at indicainstitute.com, or subscribe to my YouTube channel to gain access to a growing list of cannabis related courses, tips, and more. I hope you find my videos useful, and please like and subscribe so I can continue making more videos like these!
BODY
Hi! Welcome back to my beginner course on “How to grow cannabis indoors”. Nice to have you back. This is lesson 7 of 10, where I will tell you when and how to flush your plants. For this lesson you will need a digital microscope or a jewelers loupe. If you do not have the tools necessary for this lesson, or any other lesson in this course, click the link in the description. The objectives of this lesson are to learn to: Identify trichomes and their stages, Identify which trichome stages produce what effects, Identify when to start flushing, Flush your plants of nutrients, and Identify when the flushing process is near completion.
All links mentioned in this video can be found in the video description, along with a link to Indica Institute where you can find a growing list of cannabis related courses and recommendations on the best products for purchase. I’d also like to give a special thanks to my partners at FourBudz grow equipment for supporting free cannabis education. You can check them out at fourbudz.com.
It’s been quite a while since our last lesson together! By now your buds should be looking nice and fat, nearly ready for harvesting. You have moved on to this lesson because the white hairs on your buds are beginning to curl, darken or both. This is the first sign that your plants are getting close to harvest. The biggest rule here is to BE PATIENT. Many growers harvest too early and lose out on a better yields and potency for their buds. You will likely need to wait a few weeks longer than you expect for the best results. A good benchmark for most strains is when half to three quarters of the white hairs on your buds have curled or darkened.
When about half the white hairs have curled, it is time to use the microscope or jewelers loupe. On the bud grows little clear mushroom looking trichomes. As cannabinoid levels rise in the bud, these trichomes begin to get cloudy and white. Over an extended time they can even get an amber colour. It is worth noting at this point that not all strains have their white hairs darken, so use this rule with caution and keep the microscope handy to inspect your buds regularly. The higher the number of cloudy trichomes you have on your bud, the greater the concentration of cannabinods like THC and CBD, and therefore the more potent the buds.
The effects of cannabis are varying though many growers subjectively believe that harvest times have a big impact on the resulting psychological effects of the drug, and therefore when to start flushing is important. The general thoughts around harvest times and it’s resulting psychological effects are: If you are looking for a stimulating, energetic and more heady high with a less sedative effect, begin flushing when the trichomes are cloudy. If you are looking for more of a couchlock high or intense body buzz, wait for many the trichomes to start turning amber before flushing. If you are looking for a combination of these two effects, begin flushing when about half the milky trichomes have turned an amber colour.
‘Flushing’ your plants just means that you are no longer giving your plants nutrients, and you ‘flushing’ them and the soil of any remaining nutrients before harvest. Although if you’re using a nutrient rich soil, or super soil, there is no need to flush your plants as you have not been feeding them with chemical nutrients. To flush your plants, care for them the way you always have, with one exception - stop giving them nutrients of any kind. This step is necessary for the smell, taste and smoothness of your buds. For all the nutrients to flush from both the soil and your plants, it normally takes between 7 and 14 days.
If it’s your first time growing and you’re growing multiple plants of the same strain, a beneficial option is to begin flushing at different trichome stages. This is helpful because you can test different harvesting stages and determine which one is best for you, so you can apply it with your next crop harvest.
Keep an eye out for your plant to start yellowing once you have started flushing. Sometimes plants can turn yellow overnight. It’s normal for the larger ‘fan’ leaves of your plant to turn yellow, but make sure you harvest your buds before the ‘sugar leaves’ begin to yellow. Sugar leaves are the leaves embedded in the buds.
So in review, make sure to be patient and flush your plants at the right time. A good benchmark is when ½ to ¾ of the white hairs have started to either curl or darken, but keep in mind that not all strains darken in colour. Use a digital microscope or jewelers loupe to look at the mushroom looking trichomes to judge more accurately whether the buds are ready for harvest. A higher number of cloudy trichomes means more cannabinods like THC and CBD. As the trichomes get darker and amber in colour, this means the buds are more resinous, and typically results in more sedative effects on the body when consumed. Once you have pinned the right time for harvest, begin flushing your plants for 7-14 days by not feeding them their nutrient formula.
Once you see the fan leaves of your plants start to yellow, move on to Lesson 8: Harvesting your Buds. For the next lesson you will need scissors, rubber gloves and a drying rack or string.
OUTRO
I hope you found this installment of my course “How To Grow Cannabis Indoors” useful. For more cannabis related courses or recommendations on the best grow products out there, visit me at indica institute or subscribe to my YouTube channel. If you have any comments or suggestions for a new video, be sure to join the discussion in the comment feed below. Please like and share this video, and as always, thank you for listening! Click here to skip to the next lesson.
Hi, I’m your prof from Indica Institute, and this is my beginners course on how to grow cannabis indoors. I’ve designed this course to teach beginner gardeners how to grow their own cannabis plants, so I hope you enjoy, learn and share. Visit me at indicainstitute.com, or subscribe to my YouTube channel to gain access to a growing list of cannabis related courses, tips, and more. I hope you find my videos useful, and please like and subscribe so I can continue making more videos like these!
BODY
Hi! Welcome back to my beginner course on “How to grow cannabis indoors”. Nice to have you back. This is lesson 7 of 10, where I will tell you when and how to flush your plants. For this lesson you will need a digital microscope or a jewelers loupe. If you do not have the tools necessary for this lesson, or any other lesson in this course, click the link in the description. The objectives of this lesson are to learn to: Identify trichomes and their stages, Identify which trichome stages produce what effects, Identify when to start flushing, Flush your plants of nutrients, and Identify when the flushing process is near completion.
All links mentioned in this video can be found in the video description, along with a link to Indica Institute where you can find a growing list of cannabis related courses and recommendations on the best products for purchase. I’d also like to give a special thanks to my partners at FourBudz grow equipment for supporting free cannabis education. You can check them out at fourbudz.com.
It’s been quite a while since our last lesson together! By now your buds should be looking nice and fat, nearly ready for harvesting. You have moved on to this lesson because the white hairs on your buds are beginning to curl, darken or both. This is the first sign that your plants are getting close to harvest. The biggest rule here is to BE PATIENT. Many growers harvest too early and lose out on a better yields and potency for their buds. You will likely need to wait a few weeks longer than you expect for the best results. A good benchmark for most strains is when half to three quarters of the white hairs on your buds have curled or darkened.
When about half the white hairs have curled, it is time to use the microscope or jewelers loupe. On the bud grows little clear mushroom looking trichomes. As cannabinoid levels rise in the bud, these trichomes begin to get cloudy and white. Over an extended time they can even get an amber colour. It is worth noting at this point that not all strains have their white hairs darken, so use this rule with caution and keep the microscope handy to inspect your buds regularly. The higher the number of cloudy trichomes you have on your bud, the greater the concentration of cannabinods like THC and CBD, and therefore the more potent the buds.
The effects of cannabis are varying though many growers subjectively believe that harvest times have a big impact on the resulting psychological effects of the drug, and therefore when to start flushing is important. The general thoughts around harvest times and it’s resulting psychological effects are: If you are looking for a stimulating, energetic and more heady high with a less sedative effect, begin flushing when the trichomes are cloudy. If you are looking for more of a couchlock high or intense body buzz, wait for many the trichomes to start turning amber before flushing. If you are looking for a combination of these two effects, begin flushing when about half the milky trichomes have turned an amber colour.
‘Flushing’ your plants just means that you are no longer giving your plants nutrients, and you ‘flushing’ them and the soil of any remaining nutrients before harvest. Although if you’re using a nutrient rich soil, or super soil, there is no need to flush your plants as you have not been feeding them with chemical nutrients. To flush your plants, care for them the way you always have, with one exception - stop giving them nutrients of any kind. This step is necessary for the smell, taste and smoothness of your buds. For all the nutrients to flush from both the soil and your plants, it normally takes between 7 and 14 days.
If it’s your first time growing and you’re growing multiple plants of the same strain, a beneficial option is to begin flushing at different trichome stages. This is helpful because you can test different harvesting stages and determine which one is best for you, so you can apply it with your next crop harvest.
Keep an eye out for your plant to start yellowing once you have started flushing. Sometimes plants can turn yellow overnight. It’s normal for the larger ‘fan’ leaves of your plant to turn yellow, but make sure you harvest your buds before the ‘sugar leaves’ begin to yellow. Sugar leaves are the leaves embedded in the buds.
So in review, make sure to be patient and flush your plants at the right time. A good benchmark is when ½ to ¾ of the white hairs have started to either curl or darken, but keep in mind that not all strains darken in colour. Use a digital microscope or jewelers loupe to look at the mushroom looking trichomes to judge more accurately whether the buds are ready for harvest. A higher number of cloudy trichomes means more cannabinods like THC and CBD. As the trichomes get darker and amber in colour, this means the buds are more resinous, and typically results in more sedative effects on the body when consumed. Once you have pinned the right time for harvest, begin flushing your plants for 7-14 days by not feeding them their nutrient formula.
Once you see the fan leaves of your plants start to yellow, move on to Lesson 8: Harvesting your Buds. For the next lesson you will need scissors, rubber gloves and a drying rack or string.
OUTRO
I hope you found this installment of my course “How To Grow Cannabis Indoors” useful. For more cannabis related courses or recommendations on the best grow products out there, visit me at indica institute or subscribe to my YouTube channel. If you have any comments or suggestions for a new video, be sure to join the discussion in the comment feed below. Please like and share this video, and as always, thank you for listening! Click here to skip to the next lesson.
