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growhowstarted grow question 3 years ago

Day 45(Week 6) defoliation(Day 1)are they looking fine or did i mess up ?

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Robertsanswered grow question 3 years ago

Well you reduced your yield, by a lot doing this much defoliation in flowering. Plants need leaves to complete photosynthesis to produce sugars for plant to use to grow. In flowering your plant will not produce more fan leaves. Defoliation is best on really bushy or where leaves are covering bud sites. I would not cut any more leaves off. Hopefully you can maintain what the plant needs to protect the few leaves left in flowering. Good luck and happy growing 🌱🌱🌱

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