How much defoliation is too much? I defoliate ever...

well its just like everyrhing you take away te plant tries to reproduce....i would stop that and let all the energy go to the flowers

@HighestGrade may I ask why you feel the need to defoliate so heavily? Those leaves are like energy sources or batteries if you like for your plants They store energy and the plant uses it to grow. Be careful of stressing your plant too much as it may go hermie on you

Hello dear friend the defolliation is not so simple as it seems ...🤐 Take 5 minutes of your time for a little reading😉 Defoliation is a crop augmentation technique for experienced growers. The idea is to cut the plant in a rather special way. This will allow the plant to focus its energy on the best placed heads. Warning: this is not suitable for amateurs. You have to know what you do with defoliation. Using defoliation, a grower seeks to manipulate plant growth to increase airflow and light penetration. More flowering knots receive direct light, the better they will grow and the more resin they will produce. More air circulation throughout the plant structure helps protect it from pathogens and promotes efficient gas exchange with leaf stomata. HOW TO DEFOLORE CANNABIS🌱 Removing the leaves can be done as easily as with a chisel or nail pressure. Many farmers shudder with horror at the idea of ​​defoliation. They say that nature does things well and that we just have to let it grow. However, practical tests show consistently higher yields for defoliated plants. The debate continues to rage to determine if well-managed defoliation causes inconvenience. When you decide to defoliate, the choice of applied technique is yours. Each one increases the yield in a similar way, only the silhouette of the plants differs. Factors to consider are genetics, volume of culture space and light intensity. Defoliation in general can be used on non-trellised plants to increase light penetration and airflow, rather than using any specific technique. Leaves that interfere with light penetration are removed during the life of the plant at the choice of the grower. Even during flowering. Cannabis flowers are incredibly effective for photosynthesis and will recover soon after defoliation. Good luck for your grow May the force be with you 💪