Thanks, everybody. I think there appear to be deficiencies because of the super cropping; the area above the bends usually appear deficient until they recover. I agree that defoliating and chopping may be a bit too much stress though, so I'll continue training as I am. They get plenty of calmag and nitrogen, which is why I dont think there are those deficiencies, but I will keep an eye out and if they dont recover after healing from the bends then Ill have to see what else it can be.
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