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When should I stop defoiling my plant?
Johnnypotgrowrstarted grow question 4 years ago
Hey everyone! I'm heading into the 3rd week of flower, is it too late to defoil one more time?? Or do I just let it ride? It seems the plant didn't mind the first 2 week defoil but I dont want to over stress it.
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Ch33cHanswered grow question 4 years ago
You can remove anytime but try not to make it a routine thing. If your gonna pull leaves then commit to it and try get it in one run. Just reduces stress to 1 hit rather than a constant cycle.
The8thChevronanswered grow question 4 years ago
You can always remove a few leaves without stressing the plant at all. This late into the game, I wouldnt defoliate anymore unless absolutely necessary.
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DoDrugs420answered grow question 4 years ago
You can defoliate anytime just make sure the leafs you remove are completely unecessary to the plant and essential for improvement, unless the benefit is greater than thr loss, like remove 1 leaf to allow light to penetrate into a area of 4x of the leaf thst wad removed.
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