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Pinch her?

ThemNuts
ThemNutsstarted grow question 5y ago
Some of the fan leaves are blocking new growth. I wouldn't mind doing it, but the leaves im talking about are from the last node, right underneath my topping. Is it OK to pinch the leaf off or do i chill the F out?
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Albeginner420
Albeginner420answered grow question 5y ago
U can pinch her or u can lst her under the new grow.
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Mr_Weeds_Autos
Mr_Weeds_Autosanswered grow question 5y ago
Yeah, you can remove those leaves, it's called defoliation when you remove leaves that are blocking new growth.
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