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Defoliation before harvesting

Fattorello90
Fattorello90started grow question 3 years ago
Hello, I hope some more experience grower would be able to give me a good advice. I’m in week 9 and planning to harvest at the end of week 11. Do you think that defoliating my girls would be a good idea? Should I take all big fan leaves? 🤔
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Techniques. Defoliation
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CRiSPrGrow
CRiSPrGrowanswered grow question 3 years ago
Hey there Fattorello, when you defoliate, for the plant it's a high stress technique, so what will happen if the plant will lose leafs? it will make more, but if it's in flower it wont make normal leafs only it will make leafs inside the buds. this will give you leafy buds . it's much better not to defoliate or do any HST during flower. Hope this helps ! 🚀
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Shijo_Kingo
Shijo_Kingoanswered grow question 3 years ago
Don't do it. You will reduce the plant's capacity to convert nutrients, light, oxygen and CO2 to flowers and thereby reduce your yield. Defoliation should only be done during the plant's vegetative state.
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GrischaBXL
GrischaBXLanswered grow question 3 years ago
I defoliated and now I regret it. She can use excess foliage to redistribute nutes at the end of flower
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KushGANG
KushGANGanswered grow question 3 years ago
Hello in my opinion it is too late to defoliate and have a good effect. It will bring more stress to your plant. Try to defoliate earlier the next time. Hope this helped you. Good luck
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