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HappySkunkstarted grow question 5y ago

Is defoliation/pruning the same? And do you guys have some really good guides on how to do this? Maybe either a video or with pictures - I’m very visual. I have been looking myself, but wanted to ask here too from experienced growers. Wanna look into doing it for my next grow.

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Fusionanswered grow question 5y ago

Old school yes its the same. But technically pruning where you half chop the follage. Deffolation is removing the leaf. Can look at my pics. I do it a lot. Sadly don't have a video. Basically your just trying to get light under the canopy. I leave top shade sets but remove the rest.

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HappySkunkanswered grow question 5y ago

Thank you, Fusion. I’ll have a look!

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