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HiddenMessage
HiddenMessagestarted grow question a year ago
would you defoliate the largest 2 leafs on each plant? maybe it allows better light and air flow. or not yet? maybe would start a different technique ? all photos , no nutes, no thing done to them yet. gonna let them ride til 24in I think them top and lst and scrog. other ideas?
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GrowingGrannie
GrowingGrannieanswered grow question a year ago
Personally, I wouldn't defoliate now at all... if you're going for the "big girls" you're going to want as much energy put into growth as possible and defoliating while the plant is in veg defeats that goal as you'd be cutting off it's energy makers - the leaves. Wait until they start to go into flower and reassess then... but I think you're going to want to do some at that point - they DO look like they're going to be massive and VERY bushy! Well done! Good luck!
GrowingTranny
GrowingTrannyanswered grow question a year ago
There are only 2 reasons to use defoliation. The first reason is when leaves are stacked on eachother blocking the airflow. Then the moist that transpirate from the bottom of the leave can not escape. This moist can cause mold or fungal. The second reason is when a large leaf is blocking a huge amount of light for a large part of the plant. Other then this there is not reason to defoliate leaves and it will only harm your plant for nothing. During the growing period this will only cost you more recovering time and during flowering it will decrease yield. There is 1 more reason to use defoliation but this is not about cutting away the leaves. But to cut away the smaller and lower budsites. The reason to do this is because growers want the plant to use all her energy for the larger buds on top of the plant instead of the smaller popcorn buds.
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HiddenMessage
HiddenMessageanswered grow question a year ago
also will move the 2 small ones into other tent when room is needed . I'm sure ill run out of room cuz im going for big girls;
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