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Should i take a few leaves off the strawbery chees...
Mining_greenstarted grow question 2 years ago
Should i take a few leaves off the strawbery cheesecake maybe the bottom 2 large ones the ww looks ok
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GrowingTrannyanswered grow question 2 years ago
High, there is no need to cut off any leaf from this plant. You only cut leaves off for 2 reasons. Reason 1 is when there are leaves stacked on eachother blocking airflow between the leaves. Reason 2 is when 1 large leaf on top of the plant is blocking a huge amount of light for a larger part of the plant. Next to those 2 reasons you just hurt the plant. During vegging it will cause unnecessary recovering time. And during flowering it will decrease yield.
GrowingGrannieanswered grow question 2 years ago
Oh absolutely not! These leaves are perfect for the veg state and are necessary for strong growth in the plant. The time you want to start considering defoliation is at the beginning of flower but certainly not before... If the leaves are really TOO big (and yours are not), you can always just tuck them under but don't trim them off.
Before you embark on any defoliation, give this article a read - it talks about the when, why and how of it all and makes a lot of sense... https://www.growweedeasy.com/nebulas-super-simple-3-step-defoliation-tutorial
The plant looks terrific! Good job so far but don't stunt her by doing things that don't need to be done!
Good luck...
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Organomananswered grow question 2 years ago
Why?
Just remember..........
less leaves = less energy being made = less growth.
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m0useanswered grow question 2 years ago
No its not needed yet, it will only hinder the plants growth, defoliation is a skill set that should only be used by experienced growers in special circumstances otherwise your likely to stunt your yields. I'd play aorund with some LST and SCROG'ing before going at defoliation.
Good Luck!
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