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Dean1started grow question 4 years 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 4 years 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 4 years 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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