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I have defoliate a little . Should I do more or ju...
Grandpappyshlongstarted grow question 5 years ago
I have defoliate a little .
Should I do more or just leave her ?
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souljasamanswered grow question 5 years ago
Depends. If you are having humidity/airflow issues or light is being blocked from reaching lower flowering sites, then yes defol a little more. If not then just leave it be. Based on your photos I believe you are fine where you are. In flowering, you don't want to defol a lot because it can stress the plant. I usually will defol a fair bit during the stretch that happens the first few weeks of flower and then just maintenance defol of 5 leaves or so a day each plant as needed to keep light penetrating deep into the plant.
Philindicusanswered grow question 5 years ago
She looks really nice. I usually just slowly remove a few of the lowest fan leaves from the lower 1/3 of the plant and any popcorn bud sites Then tuck a few leaves here and there or tie them back. Take a look at her in a couple weeks once your closer to harvest then trim a few fan leaves as needed. Hope this helps.👍
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Stickanswered grow question 5 years ago
Hi @Grandpappyshlong! Defoliation is awesome when done correctly, but it could be a nightmare if done too much or at the wrong time. Before removing a leaf, I always ask myself: is this leaf really blocking the light? For how many nodes / bud sites? How close are the next leaves? How healthy is this leaf? You should make your own experiments and see how it goes. Keep us up-to-date, happy growing! 👊
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DankGardeneranswered grow question 5 years ago
No I would not. U have plenty of light penetrating. Now if one or two of those big fan leaves are blocking a bud site. Just tuck or tie it down away from the bud. Your plant needs leaves to power the buds
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OutForRealanswered grow question 5 years ago
Not necessarily needs more. You can cut the leaves that are blocking light to the lower budsites but if not leave them alone as the plant needs them.
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