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defoliate small buds?
loganchan
started grow question 4y ago
how much of the smallest flowers are generally defoliated?
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Week 15
Buds. Other
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Organoman
answered grow question 4y ago
10-25%
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OhioFarms
answered grow question 4y ago
I clean off the lower half of all my plants in flower. I do this in weeks two and three in flower. First quarter week two second quarter week three.
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DutchDoobie
answered grow question 4y ago
High loganchan, I would reommend to defoliate the lowest 30% buds from your plant. Later on you can always still defoliate the buds that barely develop and stay to small. We want those top buds to get fat and juicy! Happy Growing! 😋
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