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Vxlypsstarted grow question 5y ago

She just started flowering, do you think I should cut the leaves at the base of the stem? she is an autoflowering plant so maybe it would cause her too much stress? Thank you very much

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JesusChristanswered grow question 5y ago

Why bother it'll just use the energy to make new ones and those buds are going to be LARF no matter what they are are the bottom of the plant leave them remove leaves once they go yellow

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Vxlypsanswered grow question 5y ago

Ok thank you!

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