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Dean1started grow question 5y ago
Tryed super cropping about 6days ago has taken well to 90 angle got a few more sites to it still been growing an inch a day heading for the light so having to tie it down still using LST to keep centre open removed at least 15 leaves am I slowing down flowering with all the abuse
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Chucky324answered grow question 5y ago
Hello. Its been my experience that plants don't do as good if you top them in the flowering stage. That should be done in the veg stage. I wait till week 3 to do any major last pruning and trimming. I like the plant to be fully in the flowering stage before messing around with it too much. If you take any more than a third of the leaves at any point in the grow you have a good change of sending your plant into shock, which takes 3 or more days to recover and start growing again. Good Luck. Chuck.
Athosanswered grow question 5y ago
Even with extreme super cropping, the plant will try to right itself in a few days. Keep it tied down. As for leaf removal, as long as there is no open space where the light hits the soil / media, you are doing good, just be sure that there is at least 1 leaf taht is catching that light, in the spots where you are defoliating
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