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when is it too late to defoliate your plants?

MrBz21started grow question 4y ago

is it ok to defoliate your plants one to two weeks before harvest?

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Chucky324answered grow question 4y ago

Hello. If you take more than 1/3 of the leaves off a plant you send the plant into shock (some plants are more sensitive) which will take days to recover from. Take some leaves off and wait a few days then take a few more , Repeat. Chuck.

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BraveheartGeneticsanswered grow question 4y ago

Only defoliate to improve air flow. Tuck leaves in that are blocking light. If you do need to defoliate, try to do it before any stretch in flower has finished... You may have 5 weeks in flower you can defoliate. Different for autos though...Maybe only 3 weeks. I hope this helps, good luck

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