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defoliation: autoflower faux pas?

capncrunchstarted grow question 6y ago

i've heard these girls are extra sensitive and that it's best to "tuck leaves" rather than defoliate - but ugh, don't you just end up with a jungle bush? am I risking hurting them with moderate defoliating?

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Thatsmyfirsttimeanswered grow question 6y ago

Hi! I'm growing two autos for the first time and I massively defoliated them a few times and they really couldn't care less... Obviously you must let them rest after defoliating. I usually do it in the evening (I grow outdoor) so they have all night to recover.

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GMSgrowsanswered grow question 6y ago

Autos only have so long to grow up so the more stress the smaller it will be, come flower time. Cheers

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