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Mackinnoncommentedweek 35 years ago
These plants are monsters for autoflowers at such a young age , really impressed with the new led light
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AUTO DEFOLIATION **Experiment****
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WHITE WIDOW AUTO
BLUEBERRY AUTO
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Defoliation
weeks 5-8
100%
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Grow medium
19 L
Pot Size
1.51 L
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Week 5
Flowering
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Mackinnon5 years ago
Day 40
Everything looks good , have continued to remove some of the fan leafs , they are growing back quite fast
Day41
2 plants not flowering yet
Day 42 heavy defoliation day
Day 44 plants seem to used to the heavy stripping , bud sites are growing very nicely in my opinion. This plant has only been in the soil for 44 days . Happy with growth
There is 2 plants that haven’t flowered , debated sacrificing them for light but I’m going to see where it goes
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Mackinnonstarted grow question 5 years ago
Should I Defoliate auto flower bushy cannabis
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Luciditeanswered grow question 5 years ago
I would. Start removing a few really big leaves. Go slow. Once you are comfortable, remove a bit more. You are looking to open up the foliage a bit and allow new, more complex growth to dominate. Then you can do a fee big defoliations if you think it is working. There is a lit if discussion on the right times and how much. I don’t know. My last grow really responded well to this approach.
Mackinnonstarted grow question 5 years ago
Looking for opinions on this defoliation, think it was worth it ?
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Luciditeanswered grow question 5 years ago
Looks like they are bouncing back nicely. Good immediate return growth. This is a critical turning point though. Let’s see if they manage to switch to flowering now. This was a risky time to go extreme, because it is just when the plant is about to switch. Too early to say until that happens. They all switch then it will be worth the experience. Although next time I would still do less, more often. With autos I think you are really trying not to stress them, because it is like a sprint, not a marathon. There isn’t time to recover from small mistakes. Fingers crossed still for you.
Mackinnonstarted grow question 5 years ago
Any actual cures to gnats?
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Fruitgroweranswered grow question 5 years ago
You can buy ladybugs if its a massive problem and yellow sticky pads (flytrap). And keep the soil dryer than normal to help kill the eggs. But the ladybirds will eat those fuckers!
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OutForRealanswered grow question 5 years ago
You can check a short video clip on YouTube : https://youtu.be/ftAAj4YHRRQ
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CRiSPrGrowanswered grow question 5 years ago
yeah but only the biological one works. First thing is thinking holistically about gnats, you want to catch their eggs in the soil, just let it dry out completely, the dry breaks the eggs down : no eggs, no gnats. next thing is the larvae and the adults, try bacillus thuringiensis or bt israelis , these are nematodes that will kill these off by paraciting their brain ... plus they protect against mold for even after the chop. Hope this helps growmie ! 🚀
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Mackinnoncommented5 years ago
@Lucidite, okay , I saw you removed your fan leaves on your last grow , do you recommend I start? If so when , I have some yellow leaves also ( should they be first to go ) I’m no expert on indoor grows but I’ve taken a keen interest to this
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Luciditecommented5 years ago
@Mackinnon, I’m not an expert, having only done it on 4 plants so far. But they didn’t spread wide. They just got multiple calyxs’ instead of just one main one. Def tidier. But like I said, I would be tempted to do minor training to control space, not to break apical dominance of the main stem.
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Mackinnoncommented5 years ago
@Lucidite,
Thanx , only trouble is the space for lst , it’s 3X4 right so I’m scared of them climbing out instead of up
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Luciditecommentedweek 45 years ago
That is a big big defoliation. Be careful. It is a balance. You should let them recover and bush out again before doing more. You don’t want to over stress them. Good luck!
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Mackinnoncommented5 years ago
@Lucidite, cant believe these girls , 1 day growth was impressive since the buzzcut, Truly beautiful strains!
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Mackinnoncommented5 years ago
@Lucidite, I Went a lil too extreme , it may bite me in the ass, or it may work out perfect . Well find out !!!
I don’t plan on doing any /much more unless they block the bud sites during flower
I might just use the tuck method
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pooshoe22commentedweek 35 years ago
Damn those are vegging quick. Are you using any nutes?
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Mackinnoncommented5 years ago
@pooshoe22, yup a little too much , showing signs of nute burns
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Fruitgrowercommentedweek 85 years ago
@Mackinnon Have you noticed any negatives after removing all those leaves? I might try it out on my gelat og
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Mackinnoncommented5 years ago
@Fruitgrower, I harvested 500g but I would advise not to do heavy strips.if I were to try agian I would do more frequent light strips
I’m trying a Scrog this time
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CRiSPrGrowcommentedweek 85 years ago
hey there, hope i answered your question Mackinnon ! anything else you need just let me know 👊
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