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Defoliation every 3 days during flowering

CBDreamer
CBDreamerstarted grow question a year ago
I heard about defoliation every 3 days during the first 3 weeks of flowering. My sweet critical CBD is almost ending her first week, I already defoliate once, but I think I have to work on it more to let branches grow. What do you think about it? Thank you all!
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GrowingGrannie
GrowingGrannieanswered grow question a year ago
I'll echo almost everyone here... ONLY defoliate for a reason - not just because you "heard about..." I've had some grows where I haven't trimmed off even one leaf... and other grows where I've had to do a massive job of it... And I've seen at least one grower defoliate their plant to death - literally - and it had been a magnificent plant that unfortunately had to be pitched. This is a really good article on when, how and WHY you should defoliate... https://www.growweedeasy.com/nebulas-super-simple-3-step-defoliation-tutorial Good luck... your plant look magnificent - don't go crazy with her!
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AsNoriu
AsNoriuanswered grow question a year ago
I doubt she needs anything more than 3 leaves taken off . Defoliation is for huge plants. Yours nice, but small, leave her a chance to perform well. Better open canpy with LST and few wires.
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Organoman
Organomananswered grow question a year ago
No don't do it, your plant is relying on those very leaves to make the energy she needs to grow her flowers. They are the solar panels that power all of your plants growth, health and every other function. Just remember............ Maximum amount of leaves = maximum amount of energy production = maximum amount of (bud) growth. It really is that simple! Far better to tuck or train any leaves out of the way of any "bud sites" you might think need more exposure. Cannabis has evolved to be at the pinnacle of efficiency and performance. This peak of greatness does not involve removing healthy, green, energy making leaves "just because everyone else who believes in ghetto science does". In close to 40 years of growing, I am yet to come across a plant that gets rid of its own leaves for no reason or supposed benefit.........ever. Defoliation is like disconnecting 2 cylinders on a race car then expecting it to do the same lap times! Your plant will grow its biggest flowers (and in the fastest time too), with as many leaves as possible making as much energy as possible.
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Roberts
Robertsanswered grow question a year ago
I would only defoliate as needed. You want to maintain a canopy that is not too thick. Allows air to pass through. Especially if leaves are praying. Plants in different substrates, and different environments will grow at different speeds.
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Sciolistic_Steve
Sciolistic_Steveanswered grow question a year ago
i wouldn't remove more than what you think is necessary for good airflow... leaves are solar panels. if you wanted a bit more light penetration to lower levels, carefully select which leaves will allow the greatest light to some lower leaves. Don't strip too many from any 1 branch. less is more, really. ATP is mobile. Light hitting local leaves is better than relying on ATP being trucked in. I still think you maximize the light by removing as few leaves as possible mainly due to inverse square law and how it relates to distance from light and spreading out on 2 axes
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