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HeavensHarvest89started grow question 5y ago

I wanted some opinions.. does anyone think it harms the plant clipping leaves to expose bud sites early in veg even if the plant is healthy? I took some of the upper fan leaves it only looks a little droopy cause fan was on a little strong but just wanted to get some advice

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DeadwebsiteBoringcommunityanswered grow question 5y ago

After clipping many canopy leaves I can tell it absolutely has an "effect" on the plant.. It stops it from growing up... So if I had a node that was particularly tall I could cut off the "fan" leaves and that would slow that node down.. It would stop it from stretching.. There is a whole lot more lab specific data to be down... But the idea that defoliation can increase yield is not "set" in stone at all period.. It's opinion based... Cliping the plant to grow Huge buds is easy but is the yield larger then the plant as a whole? Does the amount of light have a more direct impact on the amount of Buds? Yes.

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Mr_Weeds_Autosanswered grow question 5y ago

Hey Growmie, No harm in defoliation, I do it all the time to receive great results at harvest. Hopefully, I answered your question and remember ..."Happy Growing" and "Free your mind one puff at a time"

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