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skoondawg
skoondawgstarted grow question 5 years ago
As these are auto's and i want to stress them as little as possible. Should i or should i not take off the really big fan leaves that are covering at least 2 or 3 potential tops. I know the leaf is doing a good job being there but i also am not really able to tuck the leaf?
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Techniques. Defoliation
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Master_weeda
Master_weedaanswered grow question 5 years ago
Hello bro Yes is possible it's defolliation technique Defoliation involves strategically removing leaves from growing cannabis plants to locate resin production and improve yields at harvest time. Heading or topping, mainlining and lollipopping, schwazzing are well known applications of defoliation. Even cleaning by removing yellowing or damaged leaves is a form of defoliation 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. It's a magical art to manage the ratio of defoliation to the need for perspiration. Too much of it over-fertilizes your plants, exposing them to nutrient stress. When too many leaves are removed and the effectiveness of transpiration is interrupted, nutrients can accumulate in the root zone, causing a burn or blockage of nutrient absorption. The nutrient dosage should be adjusted to match the less demanding plants until they have recovered. The experience will eventually give you the right measure of the volume of greenery in the growing space. May the force be with you 💪
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BlackCousin
BlackCousinanswered grow question 5 years ago
Hello skoondawg, your girls are looking good. Its always a good idea to train your plants, especially in veg. Shape them and train them the way you want them to branch out in flower. Its not a problem if you defoliate a little bit here and there, indica leniant strains love it. So i recommend you keep up the lst, and open her up so that the light will penetrate to the lower part of your plant. Where opening up doenst work, you can defoliate. Hope this was an helpfull answer my friend, if so like my answer please. Keep on growing. Peace 👍
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Grey_Wolf
Grey_Wolfanswered grow question 5 years ago
@skoondawg I would hold back on any defoliation until about the second to third week of flowering or atleast until the stretch is over No need to stress them for no real need
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Mrs_Larimar
Mrs_Larimaranswered grow question 5 years ago
The Northren Light is a vry resiliant plant... you made topping, LST and further LST on her. Then you can clean up the bottom area too. As you have seen the plant was responding well to your Trimming. As soon as she recovered and hs taken alittle break she will go into flower. More in the comments
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HighRoller909
HighRoller909answered grow question 5 years ago
yes mate do it but when those potential tops start to form buds,about 2nd week of flowering.I wouldn't remove them at this point.They need energy atm.get rid of any covering ones in first 2-3 weeks of flowering.And you can do it increasingly till harvest but not too much to put the plant under stress.You can always bend the leaves away to make other tops get the light better. Also,I see you can't LST as stems got thicker.I got an advice for you; try HST on them.You simply break the inside muscles of the main stem(not any cracks outside,only inside) and tie it down to make other tops get the light.And you'll see in just a week that those little tops get bigger,also your main stem will be much thicker to deliver nutes,other tops will get thicker etc. HST is a very efficient kind of stress.Do it and you'll see a great difference.Cheers.Very nice looking plants btw
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