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To trim or not to trim
Frostiestarted grow question 5y ago
AK47 Autoflower, at 4 weeks. Do I need to trim back foliage? Can it grow natural and provide decent buds?
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russrahlanswered grow question 5y ago
Ya, I wouldn’t trim anything just yet. Their still pretty small and only have a few leaves, and your plant can use them all at this stage. I usually wait till just a few days before flowering starts and then take off what I want gone(large leafs blocking light, smaller runty branches that won’t reach the top of your canopy, etc.). then after 3 weeks of flowering I do 1 more final defoliation and clean it all up and even it out, removing everything needed same as before. Hope this help, cheers 💨
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