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Should I defoliate?
Eponymus29started grow question 2 years ago
Hi everyone and TIA, I'm wondering if I should defoliate a little before putting them on 12/12 schedule? BTW I'm fixing a little deficiencies they had... what's the experts advice??
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m0useanswered grow question 2 years ago
I'd fix your deficiencies before defoliating.
Chances are some of the leaves will die off on their own, this gives the plant time to suck some of the mobile nutrients out of them and place it where its needed in the plant canopy on new growth. Thus an auto defoliation sorta.
If you remove to many when its not ready it could shock it a bit.
are you crunched for time to switch to 12/12? I'd grow them out a few weeks more? not needed but could help increase bulk.
Defoliation should only be used in bigger fan leaves as well to increase airflow and light penetration.
Best of luck
Ezzjaybruhanswered grow question 2 years ago
I wouldn’t, or maybe just a few leaves on the bottom there close to the medium..
I wouldn’t flip til you have those deficiencies sorted and they are growing happily again.
But once flowering has started and they stretch, consider defoliation again if needed
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