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Stress related hermies in LA confidentials?

Whiteybulger1814
Whiteybulger1814started grow question 3y ago
Does anyone have any advice concerning stress related hermies with LA confidential, I want to defoliate but was advised not to by a friend just in case they hermie do to stress, any advice?
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Chucky324
Chucky324answered grow question 3y ago
Hello. Yes I believe in the LST. In my grow room I could control the RH by taking of some big fanleaves pre plant. Did that for 20 years before I got a dehumidifier. The more light that penetrants the canopy gets to the secondary buds and make them bigger. The plants use less nutrient when you take off some fanleaves. Never take any more than 1/3 of the leaves off a plant at one time, or it will throw them into shock. But being a weed, cannabis usually bounces back if it is allowed time to heal after a major stress. This is what works for me; In veg take any leaf off that blocks a branch end from growing up and thin leaves to promote new branch growth. Always allow 3 to 5 days for healing before turning over to flowering. Never trim/prune in the first 2 1/2 to 3 weeks of flowering. Do a final trim/prune at 2 1/2 to 3 weeks of flowering before the resin starts to show and then leave the plants alone until harvest. Take off the odd fan leaf if needed. When trimming/pruning be aware to remove the sucker branches as well. You want lots of air flow in the middle of the plant so you can avoid mold and powder mildew Good Luck. Chuck.
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Organoman
Organomananswered grow question 3y ago
Why defoliate at all? If the plants would not need those leaves, it would not have grown them in the first place! Just remember......... Maximum amount of healthy green leaves = maximum amount of energy production = maximum amount of growth. Defoliation if absolutely needed for whatever reason should not be done just after switching to 12/12 or in the first few weeks of flower, these are the times when stress can play havoc with your plants........but why defoliate at all, "just because"? Go easy on the feding too, they are very, very green. Too much nitrogen in flower will cause excess leaf growth at the expense of flower growth.
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GrowingGrannie
GrowingGrannieanswered grow question 3y ago
First of all, this is a great article to read on how, when and why to defoliate .... https://www.growweedeasy.com/nebulas-super-simple-3-step-defoliation-tutorial Secondly, they'll only be stressed out if you do too much too quickly... if they really need defoliation, do it judiciously and do it slowly (a little bit today, a little bit tomorrow kind of thing)... Good luck!
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