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Defoliate or not

bobtheblobstarted grow question 6y ago

Should I defoliate? :-) I see at least one reason already - there's not so much space, no sub lighting and lower branches are blocked from light.

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DixonCideranswered grow question 6y ago

I think this is the most controversial topic around growing cannabis and it is very difficult to find a good side by side comparison online. I plan to do one on my next grow. At the moment I defoliate. My thought is that it will increase air flow and will direct the plants energy to the appropriate place. I generally do a first defoliation right before flower and then another after 21 days. Hopefully this helps! Happy Growing!

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Fusionanswered grow question 6y ago

I think it's always best to do it at least once in flower. Shades are more for protecting the "fruit" buds from burning in the sun. As your controlling the environment they're not nessasary. She pulls energy from the canopy shades and the leaf in the buds.

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