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Fan leaves
Budderfly
started grow question 5y ago
Should I remove these fan leaves?
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Week 6
Techniques. Defoliation
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CaptainGary
answered grow question 5y ago
Can safely snip at least 5 or 6 of the big, top leaves.. leaving the little ones to grow out again :)
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CaptainGary
answered grow question 5y ago
It will love it! :)
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Raaneal
😵😵😵 IF anyone sees this week 7 entry, and wants to chime in with some advice on how I could optimize whats already in progress for any of the situations, I would love to hear it everyone was super helpful with the thrips issue back on week 4. Thanks,👍
Week 7
Techniques. Defoliation
8y ago
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Harvestman
Advice about it?
Hello, I found a seedbag, I planted it the 30th of september and now it is looking beautiful I started the 12/12 cycle of light the 15th of december. Should I cut some leaves? or lollipopping? have you any advice? How long can least the flowering cycle? many thanks in advance
Techniques. Defoliation
5y ago
2
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marihoochi
Using 6 Parts Pro Mix HP with 2 parts WC, 2 parts perlite, 2TB gallon of powdered dolomite lime top dressed with alfafa meal & bat quano high P. I also put 2t Six Pack #6 trace elements Diatomaceous earth sprinkled on top. Should I misting with something for dense hard buds?
Week 4
Techniques. Defoliation
6y ago
3
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YellahJelle
Should I take leaves away? Maybe defoilation or something like that
Because I tried to do a lst first, but them her stem broke, she has grown in a very strange position. Aren't her leaves in the way for the but sites? Should I do something?
Week 7
Techniques. Defoliation
6y ago
3
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raptor65
I have them moved to 4 liter plastic buckets , wonder how long in general should I leave them before moving to 28 liter fabric containers , great new soil , should be good for two to three weeks ? ya think😏👌
Week 3
Techniques. Defoliation
7y ago
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1
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zedoninha
Need help! Yesterday i discovered that the pH is all wrong. (i was waterring with ph around 7) and i flush them with 50 L of pH water until it lowered to 6.5 ( the drained water) . Today i empty remaining water in the trays and i pH was around 8! whats wrong? any tips?
Week 8
Techniques. Defoliation
7y ago
1
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ProfDoty
When and how do I cut fan leaves
Can I cut some of the big fan leaves off that are blocking light to the bud sights ?? And if so what’s the best way to cut without harming the plant?? And is there a wrong way to LST ??
Week 4
Techniques. LST
Techniques. Defoliation
6y ago
4
4
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Padrino
Lollipopping
The plant on the right is growing colas on top of colas and isn’t stopping. Some of the bottom ones are pretty large but haven’t been able to make it up through to the rest. Should I do some serious lollipop and get rid of all the bottom grow no matter how big it is?
Week 5
Techniques. Defoliation
3y ago
4
4
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BadKarma
I'm growing this plant very carefully to not draw too much attention, so i'm leaving her grow without any kind of training of very specific nutrients. She looks about 1 m high, what do you guys think the harvest is going to amount to? How many weeks are left to harvest?
Week 8
Techniques. Defoliation
7y ago
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Experimentgreen
Im preparing for the curing process, Does anyone know how long you should do this for? Are there different results for doing it longer or shorter? Anyone got any cool tricks up their sleeves or things that worked well? Thanks for the help. ✌️
Week 26
Techniques. Defoliation
7y ago
14
4
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ironf1st
Sorry ass long ass skinny ass sticks
Hi there fellow growers, thank you for the tremendous help, as you can see the ladies have bounced back quite good! When I'm gone, I wonder if they do some yoga, the stretch is insane, but now I have those sorry long ass sticks in the middle and edge, what to do? Will Theycatchup
Other. General questions
Techniques. Defoliation
Techniques. Other
3y ago
3
6
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Mr_fluffy
Hello. Does the color of the tricoms look like the plants are near harvest? See pics
Week 15
Techniques. Defoliation
8y ago
3
3
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erinr8
My plants been vegging for a good 13 weeks due to different issues slowing down growth. Should I switch to flower now that she's strong or is it ok to keep veggging
Week 13
Techniques. Defoliation
7y ago
1
1
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CypressHill78
Prune bushy top of small plant?
One of my plants is kinda short but bushy on top, so i was wondering if i should maybe remove some leaves so that the lower parts of the plant will get more light ? Plant in question is 4 weeks old now and around 12cm in height.
Week 4
Techniques. Defoliation
4y ago
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3
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EmperorOfBud
Hey everyone. I’m having a little trouble keeping humidity up now that I’m in flower. Does anyone know how to keep the humidity in a tent up during flower without misting? Really don’t want to risk mold
Week 6
Techniques. Defoliation
8y ago
2
8
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907stephen
Does tying down branches make a huge difference in quantity? Why wouldnt you perform LST? My plants are super bushy, at what point do they start to take off vertically? Thanks!
Week 2
Techniques. Defoliation
8y ago
3
6
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Thomas
How does everyone get their autos to a good start?
Week 1
Techniques. Defoliation
7y ago
8
4
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TyrannusTyrannus
Thinning the Fan Leaves?
When (if ever) should I thin out the fan leaves? It's my understanding that removing the majority of the fan leaves will help direct growth towards the buds, but I don't want to do this process too early. The plant is currently outside and in its 7th week of growth.
Week 6
Techniques. Defoliation
6y ago
2
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The_Dude
I am using a 300 Watt LED light with a Veg and Bloom Function. Currently Light is 27" from soil surface and only on Veg setting. I am also using a LUX meter app (not sure how accurate they are. I am getting about 10 500 - 11 000 Lux at plant height. Is 11 000 a little bit too?
Week 1
Techniques. Defoliation
7y ago
2
2
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Interalia666
Defoliation - fan leaves Yay - to help with RH and focus plants energy on colas Nay - because plants need their leaves to photosynthasise and better to remove larfy bud sites instead A well known Phd in plant biology is firmly in the nay camp What do you think?
Week 8
Techniques. Defoliation
6y ago
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