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Еarly to clean up large leaves or not? or bind th...
ChillumMafia
started grow question 8y ago
Еarly to clean up large leaves or not? or bind the large leaves with small elastic bands like on the photo?
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Week 8
Techniques. Defoliation
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Stick
answered grow question 8y ago
Hi there! You can defoliate fan leaves that are creating shades onto your bud sites. Take it easy and remove max 4-5 leaves a day. Good luck with your last days!
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Athos
answered grow question 8y ago
It sure looks like they could use some defoliation, just don't go crazy and leave them bald
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FlavoursUk
answered grow question 8y ago
Nope, go for it. Defoliate anything blocking bud sites from receiving light. Hope this helps
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