Mid way through week three in these pics and all is good so far. They stretched up a bit more this week and I am continuing to tuck and remove the large guard leaves where needed. I will continue this til the end of week 3 then I will do a final small defoliation of all the larger leaves and let her go do her own thing for the rest of the grow. I’m trying something different then I normally do this go round in this tent, as I’m trying to maximize bud sites on the net. Usually my motto is less defoliation is best, but I decided to see what happens when I go the opposite with it and defoliate to the max during the first 2 weeks of flowering then keep everything open for the third week with selective defoliation. So far so good, we will see what happens when bud sites lock in. Well we are all caught now on this diary, see ya next week! Cheers 💨
sorry russ , advised in defol and stuff , never realised exp level. lol.
I still get caught in the dilemma of defol or not and how much to do if I do choose to defol. seen great examples both options but always worried about over stressing with an auto. Normally I do photoperiod but giving the autos a good run in winter to try and find a way that works for them too.
@Ganjagrandaddy, np man! I’m just experimenting with my new tent setups and seeing what works best. Got 5 grows down now in each tent and it’s getting better each time. Lol I used to be one of those guys who frowned on any defoliation. Lol Now I’m just trying out new techniques and seeing what happens. With my setups I do 4 plants in RDWC in a 4x8 tent with a 1000watt HPS on a rail mover, so autos are not really an option for me if I want to fill the screens. Lol I’ve dappled with a few autos in my day but prefer photo just cause I can have lower plant counts and manipulate them to what I want. Lol still always learning something new with each grow though and always appreciate any advice anyone might have. Cheers 💨