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Defoliation for autoflower
420GrowTent
started grow question 4y ago
Hi guys new grower here , i have this pineapple express 7 week autoflower and i never did topping. Can i make it now or is it too late ? Will it stress her ? TIA
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Techniques. Defoliation
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HerbalEdu
answered grow question 4y ago
if your tent is at least 180cm(5,9') in height there no point in topping an autoflower. Happy growing
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I've read that Ghost Train Haze takes 10 weeks to flower, I have only ever grown 8 week flowering plants in the past. I am at 3 weeks of flower at the moment and my plants are only just showing 1or 2 hairs here and there. At what week will I need to add Pk?
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Buds got less light
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I’m planning to water cure my weed. Is it necessary to flush my plants or not; and instead continue the nutes for a week more than was planned ( since all the nutes, chlorophyll etc will be diluted in the distilled water during the water curing process ) and why ?!
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Scheevy
Hi, Could anyone tell me when the appropriate time is to start with LST? I'm growing at home, outdoor and I want to maximize the yield as mucht as possible. Thanks
Week 3
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liliarose
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Week 7
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iGrowZ
This is my first grow. Everything seems to be looking okay so far. On day 17, I cut the center out of the top node. I see two new nodes growing nicely now. Do I need to prune more at this point? Thanks, iGrowZ
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Hi guys , do you use defoliation technique or not? Does it work?
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Does anyone have a digital PH tester they love? I'm not gaga for mine.
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Sirius_Appleleaf
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