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Should i lollipop/defoliate?
Rickyspanish414started grow question 4 years ago
Hi all. This is my first grow and im wondering whether to lollipop or heavily defoliate these plants now or should i leave them bush out? any answers would be greatly appreciated!
Peace out,
Ricky Spanish.
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NobodysBudsanswered grow question 4 years ago
This late, i would not be taking leaves off up top. It's just ripening at moment, so it won't really impact yield to increase light penetration now vs potential dangers.
as far as lollipopping... again, a bit late for it to be most effective. if you make bubble hash or other extracts, the fluff can be used with great resuls, if not up to standards for use as nugs. If it's a barren stem at bottom, sure... the leaves completely shaded and mottled can be removed to imrpove airflow... as far as up top, i'd only do it selectively and minimally for airflow.
best time to defoliate and lollipop is about 7-14 days before it stops growing -- easier to know with a photoperiod, of course. do it once that way instead of multiple times. work smart, not hard.
Cheeba_Inuanswered grow question 4 years ago
Hi there! I find it's good to lollipop, particularly cleaning all the small lower bud sites before they develop as they will be a waste of resources for the plant. The leaves you can leave unless you are having humidity issues, because that's the biggest reason to remove leaves in my opinion. Leaves otherwise power the plant and really don't need to be removed. Buds will swell just fine even (or especially) with some good leaves around them. You will see some people getting great results with heavy defoliation, but they are usually running strong lighting and wouldn't necessarily yield more than if they left the leaves. Happy growing! 👍🌱
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