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Should I defoil the plants longstemmed leafs now? ...
Varkhondstarted grow question 6 years ago
Should I defoil the plants longstemmed leafs now? I feel like the light will be distributed way better and that the humidity will go under 60% then.. :P Just the lower wide leafage and some of the longer stems with pretty cripsy dry leafs especially?
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Experimentgreenanswered grow question 6 years ago
Your buds are looking really good so i would go with yes, defoliate. Remove anytging thats being a drain on the rest of the plant, large fan leaves, lower tiny popcorn buds, and any damaged leaves like you mentioned. Not only will your big colas flourish, but yes the lower amount of foliage should bring your humidity down. However i do see you're growing an auto and those typically have a little more resilience where mildew, mold and humidity in general are concerned...they just seem to handle abuses a little better in my opinion.
Happy Harvesting and great job with the grow...enjoy the trimming. 😊✌️
Nomadanswered grow question 6 years ago
Easiest way to bring the humidity down is to defoliate and if you have a fan you can put at the bottom of the tent it’ll definetly help bring the humidity down. I live in a high humidity climate and thats how i bring mine down.
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biggreens420answered grow question 6 years ago
yeah buddy I would remove the lower faded leaves it will help a lot as your plant will be trying to fix them wasting energy which could go into producing better buds and will definitely help with the humidity
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OutForRealanswered grow question 6 years ago
Hello ! Nice plant , a slight defoliation can be done like you said it will improve the airflow and the light penetration on some bud sites , you ca also try to knit your leaves together if you don't wanna cut them off. I hope it will help you 😁👍
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