The Grow Awards 2026 ๐
Start My Diary
Start My Diary
Login
Start My Diary
Home
Diaries
Strains
Shorts
Questions
Contests
Growers
Seeds
Breeders
Nutrients
Equipment
Blog
Login
Sign Up
Following
Follow
Brands
&
Growers
to get updates
Back to Grow Questions
defoliation of an auto in early flowering stage.
Lil_room_4_my_plants
started grow question 5y ago
Should Itrim leaves touching the soil? 2nd week flowering
Solved
Techniques. Defoliation
likes
Hashy
answered grow question 5y ago
If your not getting enough good air flow through the plant it may be advisable to remove them lowest leaves touching the soil.
1 like
Complain
Selected By The Grower
dr_Thompson
answered grow question 5y ago
It dosn't matter)
1 like
Complain
SpiderMite
answered grow question 5y ago
Now is the time to clean them up. You can take a few leaves off that cover bud sites and will help with air flow.
1 like
Complain
InspireMe
answered grow question 5y ago
Hey mate, You can but they will come off on their own. I'd just leave them. It wont cause any harm. Mine actually came off today coincidentally!
likes
Complain
Similar Grow Questions
Solved
BeefWellingtons
Has anyone used Kindsoil, from kindsoil.com, and what were your results? I would love to see a grow that someone used it.
Week 1
Techniques. Defoliation
7y ago
4
3
Solved
green_leaf
high @all I will switch in 3 days to 12/12. Currently i am driving my lights by approximately 150w and 10000lx and a distance about 90cm/35in at the middle of the canopy. What should do when switching? Should i drive the 150w for 2 more weeks or should i turn them to full power?
Week 12
Techniques. Defoliation
7y ago
4
2
Solved
Cyabro
Defol - help
Can i do more defol? On tops? So the lights go more ? Thanks
Techniques. Defoliation
4y ago
4
4
Solved
BigBadLion
I've been taking tons macro shots and I've noticed there are some small white dots in the leaves (especially young ones) that look like small trichomes but I don't think they are that. I wonder, what are they? And what's the most accurate and/or scientific name for those dots?
Week 3
Techniques. Defoliation
6y ago
2
2
Solved
maddog767
the girls are going to week 4, with the size it is good but am still not happy i am thinking 2 or 3 more weeks..is it good or to much?๐๐๐๐๐
Week 3
Techniques. Defoliation
6y ago
1
1
Solved
Visions
So this is a regular seed from some bud probably ak47, cherry pie, something that area. Wanted to test my growing skills. So far so good and have had no problems besides natural yellowing from now light. Any thoughts on on health by looks? Approaching 21 days into flowering.
Week 7
Techniques. Defoliation
6y ago
2
2
Solved
Bombadil
Referring to last photo (week 12), she is having weird behaviour: some leaves showing N deficiency (probably normal in this stage) but others are showing some kind of toxicity (?). Also can look like K deficiency, but it would be strange cause I'm pumping it in. What could it be?
Week 12
Techniques. Defoliation
7y ago
5
4
Solved
teabee
Manifold/Mainline question
I am trying mainline/manifold for the first time, I have created the 8 main colas, am at about 7 weeks of veg, I am curious if i am suppose to remove the lower growth tips? Do i remove all growth tips other than the 8 Main colas? Or just leave them?
Week 7
Techniques. Main-lining
Techniques. Defoliation
6y ago
1
1
Solved
belikewaterh20
Do Sativa dominant strains take longer to mature and show sex?
Week 7
Techniques. Defoliation
7y ago
1
2
Solved
PurpleDreamz
Looking to the future, would it be at all beneficial to set up a scrog net following the mainline training? Space will be limited and I feel the only way to get real cola separation if I end up with three plants, will be with a screen. Also for 32"x"32" would 3-4 be too many?
Week 2
Techniques. Defoliation
7y ago
4
4
Solved
JKT48
I am currently defoliating my plant gradually. But I worry that I am not doing enough/too much. Could the grand masters here help me by taking a look at my latest entry (Week 13) and see if I'm doing this right? Do I need to further defoliate? Or is this enough?
Week 13
Techniques. Defoliation
7y ago
2
1
Solved
GreenTeam
Anyone knows why my pistils do dry out? Did blow some bong hits into my box and have some cat hair in the air and on the buds? Could that be the fault?
Week 6
Techniques. Defoliation
6y ago
7
6
Solved
MissFlowerPower420
Hey you fine horticulterists, Has anyone got any tips on growing this fine filly ??
Week 1
Techniques. Defoliation
7y ago
7
4
Solved
CaliZA
Should I remove fan leaves and continue to scrog
Hi guys I wanted to know if I should be picking off the fan leaves at the top of the canopy... Or should I leave them on? I just started week 2 of flowering. And also if should I still tuck her under the scrog till the end of week 2 or stop now?
Week 7
Techniques. LST
Techniques. ScrOG
Techniques. Defoliation
6y ago
3
2
Solved
JacareGrows
Defoliation
Hi guys. I have some doubt , should i defoliate some fan leaves? or that procedure is only on advanced bloom phase ? Thanks.
Week 5
Techniques. Defoliation
6y ago
4
2
Solved
Cenas
Is there any way to know which strain i have? Should I adjust the light to 24h till the end of veg ? many thanks
Week 1
Techniques. Defoliation
7y ago
4
3
Solved
Ak_keith
My fan leaves seem very large which,to me, translates to a healthy plant. Should I be pulling these large healthy leaves or is it a bit early to defoilate?
Week 5
Techniques. Defoliation
7y ago
1
5
Solved
CaliBlueDreamin
Defoliation Consultation
Scared to do too much, but want to maximize small tent grow. How much more should I be defoliating over the next week or two?
Week 6
Techniques. Defoliation
3y ago
3
3
Solved
HylianGrass
This is not a โhelp neededโ question but instead, is there Anyone around here that could guess how long until harvest?! Looking fo 80% white and 20% amber trichomes. I do have a lens to chek em i just like the take a guess thing and see different opinions !! Thank fellow growers
Week 13
Techniques. Defoliation
7y ago
1
1
Solved
Professor_Daank
Do I trim autos?
Do I even bother trimming autos? If so, what is safe to get rid of? I know it's not time yet, but I'm getting all my ducks in a row. ๐
Week 3
Techniques. Defoliation
6y ago
1
3