Over my years I have received weed of all kinds, smells/tastes/smoothness, and for sure I've received/smoked flower I knew something was off (some much more sure then others). I am a fairly heavy smoker so it's embarrassing to admit I am not really a connoisseur all that I really cared about is the high effect the flower gives, looks & smell are nice but anxiety relief & smiles etc were the priority . In all honesty unless it is hack a lung unsmokeable bad I have been quite ignorant to gain further knowledge as I am getting older I am becoming more conscientious of my health I hope to quit smoking cigarettes but honestly I tried vaping it just doesn't do the same thing for me as rolling a real flower joint.

My question,, I have seen a few posts recently about the PGR's used in the growth process and after doing some reading on google there seems to be mixed view on the subject of flushing since there seems to be no real long term research/study done. The main thing that got my attention/concern is although I have not gone through all the google results, apparently there are growers who do not see the need to flush their flowers at all as they feel it doesn't actually do anything?, from what I read the flushing process is feeding the plants strictly water and only water in the final weeks so to supposedly flush the excess salts,minerals or pesticides used in the earlier stages from the plant (basically fertilizers on steroids). There are so many results to read through on google I thought I might post the question here to the community about your opinions and/or any good articles that explain the particular PGR or pesticides growers may use/benefit from that may have negative health effects (any studies?) more then non-pgr/pesticide flower and best ways to tell.

Is improperly flushed flower an additional health hazard (any studies into the pgr's commonly used and how effective flushing these pgr's actually are), what are the best ways to tell if your flower has been sprayed and or not flushed completely. I found a test that was recommended to use a blank sheet of white paper and ash as you smoke the ashes should be white-greyish (there are mixed opinions it seems on google whether black is always bad) then crumble the ashes rolling in your fingers if it is not completely powder and leaves any residue other then dry ash on your fingers then it's a red flag.

Thanks

You’re kind of touching on two subjects to be honest, while both are somewhat controversial only one you really need to be concerned with and that’s PGR use. I don’t want to go as far as to say flushing doesn’t have its benefits as it’s a touchy subject but a recent study found there wasn’t a major difference between plants that were flushed in the last 2 weeks vs not being flushed.

https://atrium.lib.uoguelph.ca/xmlui/bi ... sAllowed=y

A much more digestible version for those who just want the facts:
https://medteknutrients.com.au/flushing-the-science/

It’s still way up in the air as far as I’m concerned. You’re not flushing PGR’s as they’re chemicals used as a way to genetically modify the plant during its growth. PGR’s are bad .

https://www.humboldtseeds.net/en/blog/p ... tors-weed/

JBC wrote: Sun Apr 28, 2019 7:37 pm You’re kind of touching on two subjects to be honest, while both are somewhat controversial only one you really need to be concerned with and that’s PGR use. I don’t want to go as far as to say flushing doesn’t have its benefits as it’s a touchy subject but a recent study found there wasn’t a major difference between plants that were flushed in the last 2 weeks vs not being flushed.

https://atrium.lib.uoguelph.ca/xmlui/bi ... sAllowed=y

A much more digestible version for those who just want the facts:
https://medteknutrients.com.au/flushing-the-science/

It’s still way up in the air as far as I’m concerned. You’re not flushing PGR’s as they’re chemicals used as a way to genetically modify the plant during its growth. PGR’s are bad .

https://www.humboldtseeds.net/en/blog/p ... tors-weed/

You peaked my interest, I received a flower recently where the bag appeal is absolutely fantastic the nugs are dense and caked in crystals one of the best visual looking nugs I've ever received the flower has a very sharp smell I cannot pinpoint and I am not at all a fan of the taste it is quite harsh and leaves that tingly feeling on the tongue but it is potent and gets you high. My main concern now is just the smell/taste if its simply not a great flush, to-do with the strain itself mixed with a high thc content or if that taste/smell and tingly tongue I am getting are actually bad chemicals/pgr's and what are the best ways to determine also if it was grown with pgrs (it sounds as though it's a very common practice with many growers?) and not flushed properly. Is there a particular "PGR's" that are worse health wise then others? as I say before I would just chalk it up to not completely flushed, but I'm a bit concerned about the potential health effects of smoking large amounts of flower with added chemicals filterless..

If your concerned for your health stick with organically grown cannabis. Flushed vs non flushed cannabis isn’t going to change a thing for your health if both growers fed their plants bottled nutrients. No matter how much you flush your plants your not going to get rid of those chemicals that you fed them. Smoothness of the smoke is all about the curing of the plant after it’s been harvested.

NorthernFarmer wrote: Wed May 01, 2019 8:28 pm If your concerned for your health stick with organically grown cannabis. Flushed vs non flushed cannabis isn’t going to change a thing for your health if both growers fed their plants bottled nutrients. No matter how much you flush your plants your not going to get rid of those chemicals that you fed them. Smoothness of the smoke is all about the curing of the plant after it’s been harvested.

I grow with bottled synth salt based nutes, in coco. I flush for 7 days, dry for 7 days, cure for 21+ days. The smoke is smooth and full of flavour.