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Defoliation regularity help

ChopperMcOGstarted grow question 5 years ago

Just wondering how often I should be doing defoliation? At the moment I’m kind of snipping off a few leaves n new growth as I see them each day. Is that too frequent? Should I wait n do a good amount at once maybe every week?

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MrHazeanswered grow question 5 years ago

hy bro) u wright,once in a week will be normal👌

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MadeInGermanyanswered grow question 5 years ago

Hey buddy :-) leaves that still look very good should not be cut off under any circumstances. the only exception if you remove the lower leaves to avoid the popcorn buds and to drive the full power of flower production up 👍

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